MARINA SPIRONETTI

Delighted to announce one of the Sikkim pictures I took on assignment for Dove magazine last autumn was awarded 2nd place in the Street Food category of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year - and hearing the announcement from former Blur bassist Alex James made it even more special. Woooohoooo! A 90s girl could not ask for more, really! This year's award saw 9,000 entries coming from 77 different countries, attracting some of the finest food photographers from all over the

Just like last year, London has gained a stunning , open-air exhibition with the latest winning images from Travel Photographer of the Year. They are now on display at London Bridge City, next to the City Hall and with the Tower of London and London Bridge as a magnificent backdrop. I am delighted to be part of it once again - this time with two images, a 2nd place and a highly commended, both in the Smart Shot section. Here they are! :) The exhibition will be viewable 24/7 a

So goodnight with this video of Travel Photographer of the Year on BBC Newsnight - so good to see my image from Burkina Faso in their selection. Londoners, tomorrow is the last day to visit the exhibition at the Scoop (London Bridge tube). Enjoy :) #BBC #BBCNewsnight #Newsnight #TPOTY #TravelPhotographeroftheYear #travelphotography #travelphotographer #travel #MarinaSpironetti #BurkinaFaso #exhibition #London #LondonBridgecity

Yes, I know - It's been a while since I last updated this blog ... The last few months have been very busy travelling and working on new, exciting photographic projects. There have been some pretty good news as well - for the second year in a row I had the pleasure of being among the winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year. Last December this picture was awarded second place in the Food - Flavours of the World section. The image was taken at a wedding I attended durin