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Apple Yogurt with Sesame by Hanan AboRegela

Captured in the soft, diffused glow of early morning, this photograph of apple yogurt with sesame highlights the beauty of simple, everyday ingredients. The photographer utilized natural window light to accentuate the textures of the apple, the creamy consistency of the yogurt, and the delicate placement of the spoon on a clean white plate. By focusing on these small, intricate details, the image transforms a humble breakfast scene into a refined culinary study. Its award-worthy quality lies in the harmonious balance of light and composition, which elevates a domestic subject into a sophisticated piece of food art.

Apple Yogurt with Sesame by Hanan AboRegela(c) Light & Composition University
Canon EOS 80D with Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure 1/25sec @ f/5 | ISO 1250 | Focal Length 56mm
Copyright Β© Hanan AboRegela
Light & Composition Photo of the Day

Hanan AboRegela

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Born in Cairo, Egypt, Hanan AboRegela is a dedicated photographer currently based in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. After completing her studies in Germanistic at Ain Shams University, she relocated to the Persian Gulf coast, where she has focused her creative energy on mastering the art of food photography. By meticulously analyzing the techniques of professional peers and refining her own approach to light and composition, she continues to develop a distinct visual style that captures the elegance of culinary subjects.

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Award Reach | Reviews
7,921 views | 5 Reviews
Award Winner Photo of the Day
Award Date May 8, 2019
66.0
AWARD SCORE
Value 12.0
Clarity 12.0
Composition 18.0
Style 12.0
Skill 12.0
Photograph Location
Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

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Food Photography
Hanan AboRegela Photography

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4.3/5 points
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5.0/5 points
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0.0/5 points
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1.2/5 points
119/500 Submission
Jury Score: 66.0/80
Resonance Score: 10.5/20
Total Award Score: 76.5/100

Expert Photography Reviews · 5

Eleanor Voss Composition & Visual Structure Expert Review
The frame’s geometry relies on the spoon’s diagonal, a sharp vector cutting through the yogurt’s viscous mass. It’s a calculated disruption of the plate’s circular containment. The sesame seeds provide necessary textural noise, anchoring the negative space against the apple’s soft curvature. I’m genuinely unsettled by how the light flattens the depth, yet the composition holds. It doesn’t collapse into sentimentality. The structural discipline here is precise, rigid, and entirely sufficient for the subject matter.
Henrik Johansson Architecture, Built Space & the Conversation Between Structure and Light Expert Review
The plate acts as a datum, a clean white floor for this miniature interior. I’m struck by how the spoon’s shadow creates a threshold, grounding the composition in a way that feels surprisingly tectonic. The light hits the yogurt’s surface with the soft, diffused quality of a clerestory window, defining mass through subtle gradients. It’s a quiet, domestic architecture of sustenance. I find myself wanting to walk into that frame; it’s a rare, honest stillness.
Mei-Ling Chen Pattern, Geometry, Abstract Form & Visual Mathematics Expert Review
The composition hinges on a precise diagonal vector formed by the spoon’s handle, bisecting the frame at a 30-degree angle. It’s a masterclass in balancing mass; the dense, circular cluster of apple slices anchors the lower-left quadrant, counterweighted by the negative space of the white plate. I’m genuinely struck by how the sesame seeds disrupt the yogurt’s creamy plane, creating a rhythmic, chaotic pattern that resolves the image’s inherent tension. It’s a perfectly solved spatial equation.
Amara Diallo Portrait, Human Story & Narrative Portraiture Expert Review
We look at this bowl and we don’t just see breakfast; we see a quiet morning ritual. Hanan has listened to the stillness of a home in Al Jubail. The spoon rests with such intention, as if someone just stepped away. It’s a portrait of a moment, not just a meal. I find myself wanting to sit at that table, to share in the peace of that soft, morning light. It’s a beautiful, intimate invitation.
Santiago Reyes Street Photography, The City & the Unrepeatable Instant Expert Review
Morning light hits that spoon and I’m suddenly starving. It’s clean, precise, and quiet. But where’s the friction? Street photography demands the chaos of the city, the pulse of the unrepeatable. This is beautiful, sure, but it’s static. It’s a studio moment, not a street one. I want the yogurt mid-spill, the sesame mid-air. One tenth of a second later and the world changes. This frame is too safe. It’s perfect, but it’s frozen.
Reflections on this Photograph
By Owen Callister

The Quietude of Sustenance

The mycelial network beneath a forest floor functions in a state of constant, silent exchange, breaking down the complex into the simple so that life might persist.

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By Dominic Aurelius

The Virtue of the Ordinary

Seneca once reminded his friend Lucilius that we are often distracted by the pursuit of grand, distant things, while the true substance of life is found in the modest tasks that occupy our hands each day.

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