food & drink photography & motion Sep 2018

Despite the hottest summer on record, Andy Grimshaw hasn't taken it easy. He has been busy working away in his London studio shooting a global rebrand for General Mills, a new gin launch with Berkley Square, and working on new products for Snickers and Twix.

To book a shoot or chat about an upcoming project, give him a call on +44(0)20 7267 7600.

The atelier in Hamburg, Altona is known for its creative image design. Many years of photographic creativity and experience are now complemented with the application of the latest technologies and CGI.

"We visualise creative ideas and combine photography with CGI."

The art of making clear statements by means of powerful images has always been Jo van den Berg's trademark. He is known as a competent partner for his design work in photography and film. Typical of his style are the impressive arrangements that reflect an eye for detail, and qualify as state-of-the-art in the field of visual communication.

Joris van den Berg has been working professionally in the field of CGI for print and film for 10 years. He is actively involved in supporting on-going developments in 3D software (Pixar, among others). He has been in demand as a 3D artist and supervisor for clients such as VW, Audi, Porsche and Mercedes since 2012.

Brent Herrig specialises in creating food and cocktail visual experiences with clients ranging from advertising to editorial. He is based in New York City and the Midwest, and can deliver across photo, video, cinemagraph, stop motion, and more.

Brent's work goes beyond just food and drink; he also loves showing the bigger picture. Where does the food come from, or who makes it or grows it? Where is the cocktail or dish made and who is the chef or bartender behind it? These are all parts of what Brent calls "Culinary Lifestyle."

Brent loves to collaborate with both clients and agencies to conceive great concepts and to make the creative process as easy as possible. Contact him directly to talk about upcoming projects.

There are food photographers and then there are food visionaries. Calvin Lockwood is the embodiment of the latter.

For over 25 years, Calvin has brought his vision to life in award-winning photos for a multitude of clients in his studio located in a century old downtown Atlanta loft.

His keen sense of styling, design and lighting coalesce into stunning images and no element of a shot goes unnoticed, right down to the choice of fork.

Cherry Li / Cherry Food Studios is the premier space in Hong Kong dedicated to creating drool-worthy imagery. Cherry's keen eye and passion for eating allow her to translate light and shadow into aromas and textures, while her studio's kitchen set-up houses multiple sets and food prep stations to cater to every food shoot scenario.

Brands and publications include Anchor New Zealand, Sunny Idea, Dining Concepts, Okra HK, Honbo, Black Sheep, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Travel+Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller, GQ, Malaysia Airlines, Dragonair, Wall Street Journal, Theme, Wallpaper, The Cleaver Quarterly, Qatar Airways, British Airways and Australian Gourmet Traveller.

After earning her degree in Photo Communications at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, Dina Avila spent several years photographing for award-winning photographers Jenn Lindberg and Bill Kennedy.

A desire to be closer to her family brought Dina to the Big Island of Hawaii, where she developed her photojournalistic eye and passion for visual storytelling while shooting for local newspapers.

After moving to Portland in 2007, Dina shifted her focus to editorial and commercial photography focusing on food, lifestyle, portraiture and architecture. She is a regular contributor to Eater PDX and has amassed a respectable client list which includes American Express, The Wall Street Journal, Nike, and Vogue Japan.

She is also winner of the James Beard Award for Visual Storytelling.

It’s been another busy summer for Duncan Loughrey, with back-to-back menu shoots for Beefeater, Brewer’s Fayre and Premier Inn among others.

With a wealth of experience, Duncan has a keen eye for detail, is technically adept, and thrives on a bit of problem solving. An expert at retouching too, he likes to keep most post-production work in-house allowing complete control through all stages of the image-making process.

Happy to shoot in studio or on location, Duncan undertakes every shoot in an enthusiastic, professional and friendly manner.

Since 1994, Frank Weinert has worked as a commercial photographer in Frankfurt am Main. Although his early focus was on classical still life, his innate love of cooking - and eating! - has become more present throughout his career and now merges with his experience as a photographer.

Together with a team of international food stylists, stylists and set builders, he manages to relate single components extraordinarily and creates a unique atmosphere in his work.

Frank's passion for food photography and successful collaboration with his team always motivates him to go beyond. He is also curious to start producing moving images in the near future.

London food photographer Gareth Morgans is revered for his colourful, vibrant and detailed images with a subtle graphic twist. Shooting out of Bermondsey, Gareth has a 1000 sq. ft. studio with a fully equipped large kitchen, and works with a strong and regular team of food stylists and assistants.

This year Gareth has been successful in competitions around the world. He was awarded a 2nd place in the UK’s Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, gained a medal in the International Color Awards and took a Silver in the TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards for his Black & White Food series. He also received an honourable mention for the same series in the PX3 Rix De La Photographie Paris.

This year, brands such as Häagen Dazs, Kirin Beer, Waitrose, M&S, BBC, Delicious and Tesco Magazines have filled Gareth’s busy schedule.

Highlights include starting new packaging ranges for Häagen Dazs with agency Love Creative; advertising imagery for Kirin Beer with agency Noah Advertising; promo imagery for drinks brand Waste Not; and editorial Christmas imagery for Tesco customer magazines.

Gareth is represented by RARE by Trayler. Follow him on Instagram.

Hilary Moore continues her busy schedule with recent commissions from Taylors of Harrogate, McDonald's, and a social media campaign for Gu. When not working on commissions, she enjoys creating abstract, conceptual and playful images of food.

She has recently been commissioned by JWT to shoot a new and exciting advertising campaign involving moving image and stills photography. All to be revealed shortly!

Hilary works from her centrally located studio in Battersea, London and is delighted to announce that she is now represented by Metcalfe Lancaster.

16 photographers, five CGI creators, 10 producers, and nine kitchen studios, all specialised in food and beverage.

hue inc. is a Tokyo-based still and motion production company focusing on the food and beverage industry, with 30 years’ experience across advertising and product packaging.

With 16 talented photographers, the company works for a range of clients worldwide, proposing the unique creativity and character of each photographer. Some specialise in motion, others are good at lifestyle scenes, and some are highly evolved with their art direction.

Clients include McDonald's, Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Häagen-Dazs, Nestlé, Ajinomoto, LOTTE, House Foods, Maruchan, Suntory, Yoshinoya, and more.

Ian Garlick shoots from his London Shoreditch studio but is more than happy to work on location if needed. He can offer a complete package of food and drink photography, food and prop styling, editing and design.

Ian also offers a recipe development service. With his small team he can produce something entirely bespoke for you.

He is always happy to work to a tight brief and budget for design or advertising.

Based in London from his studio near Old Street, James Murphy has been busy working on a variety of advertising and editorial projects. It has also seen him travel throughout the UK and Europe for exciting editorial commissions.

The work featured in this Spotlight, is from James’s recent collaboration with the talented chef Josh Katz for his cookbook - Berber & Q, published by Ebury Books. James and Josh had great fun capturing the wonderful alchemy of open fire cooking and middle eastern flavours which Josh’s recipes encapsulate and celebrate.

James is represented by his agent Sarah Yorke. Email or phone her on + 44 (0) 20 7278 4770.

One rarely goes a day without seeing Chicago photographer Joe Pellegrini’s work in store windows, magazines, catalogues, cookbooks or cereal boxes.

For over two decades, Joe has been an industry leader in product and food photography. Also an accomplished painter, he has brought his artistic sensibilities to national campaigns for Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Tyson and Ziploc and for the past 11 years, has shot virtually all of Subway’s national and international print and outdoor ads as well their in-store displays.

Unflappable, Joe has made a career delivering memorable imagery with the utmost professionalism for products ranging from Scrubbing Bubbles to Jim Beam.

Shoot days finds his studio abuzz with clients snacking on mini candy bars while Joe and his group of top food stylists, special FX and digital technicians descend on every shot with a practiced efficiency and provide proven success.

Karen Thomas is a passionate London-based food and still life photographer and director. Known for striking stills campaigns for Marks and Spencer, Waitrose, Lidl, Sainsbury’s and Costa, she has also been directing some beautiful and exciting moving images, some of which are featured in this Spotlight.

Recent clients include McDonald’s and Vue Cinema.

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at KTP? Take a look at the video in this Spotlight and you’ll see what the team get up to.

If you passed by the IMAX in Waterloo recently you may have spotted one of these images lit up in full glory. It might be a busman’s holiday, but in her spare time, she loves nothing more than cooking!

Karen is represented by Horton-Stephens.

As a child, Kfir Harbi grew up in a huge family in the Middle East, where the kitchen was the centre of the house; the place where everybody met and enjoyed good food together while chatting about daily life.

Kfir started his work in 1994 as one of the youngest photojournalists in his market. Between 2005 and 2013, he established a commercial photo studio in Tel Aviv, working alongside different teams in various fields such as portraiture, fashion, lifestyle and food. The studio was highly active and worked with top magazines and brands.

Since 2014, Kfir has been living and working in Berlin, touring all around Europe to create culinary visual content for his clients. The main strength of the visuals Kfir creates is portrayed through storytelling; capturing moments in the atmosphere in the most natural of ways.

His latest work includes visual content for culinary App BiteMojo, stop-motion recipe videos for Nestlé, lifestyle shots for Sauter, yearly recipe campaigns for Heinz, and many cookbooks as well as stories for magazines such as Elle.

Kris Kirkham is a freelance food photographer based in London specialising in food photography for advertising, packaging and editorial.

From his Clapham Junction studio, Kris shoots regularly for clients including Nando’s, M&S, Lidl UK, Byron Burger, Good Housekeeping, Sainsbury's Magazine, Waitrose Food, Ocado Magazine, and many others.

Kris was delighted to be a finalist in this year’s 2018 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards for his image of Dai Pai Dong - Hong Kong, as well as having two images in the 'Highly Commended' category.

This year marks an exciting new venture for Kris, partnering up with re:fresh Agency and their roster of talented photographers. Images in this Spotlight are from a range of recent advertising work that Kris has been commissioned to shoot by Byron Burger.

Lena and Nicolas are an artistic photography duo whose roots are embedded in the fashion and glamour world. At one point in their career, they decided to join forces and create LenaKa, a food-fashion photographic studio specifically dedicated to the art of cooking.

Their images are not static but rather present food in motion, providing a peep into the world of food photography.

After three years of operations, the pair is now working with great names from the world of gastronomy such as Favarger Chocolate, Caviar House and Prunier, as well as several Michelin Star Chefs, five-star hotels and advertising companies.

Leslie Rodriguez has been in the photographic industry for over 18 years. In all that time, her passion has never wavered and continues to grow for her medium

Leslie currently works freelance shooting food and lifestyle images for companies such as PepsiCo., Blaze Pizza, and El Pollo Loco, to name just a few, and where she is tasked with coming up with fun and millennial-grabbing images to capture the attention of new consumers.

She also works with Avion Tequila, The 1933 Group and The Glenlivet to capture new images with a classic look.

Leslie loves to collaborate with her clients to make sure she captures their vision as well as coming up with new and fresh images. She is based out of Los Angeles and loves to travel to her clients.

Inspired by his background in graphic art, Mark Zawila attempts to bridge the gap between photography and illustration. He utilises CGI and post-production, which he keeps in-house as much as possible, to create bold and striking imagery for editorial and advertising clients around the world.

Mark specialises in food, drink, liquids and still life and works from his own fully equipped London studio. He has created work for clients including Morrisons, Stella Artois, Chivas Regal, Johnnie Walker, Adaka Vodka, Nutribullet, Harrods and Delta Airlines.

Mona Lorenz runs a studio based in the heart of Austria. The past 20 years have brought recognition for her work as a food photographer. She works confidently in her studio, but is also happy to shoot on location.

Mona cooperates with a freelance team of food and prop stylists and draws her inspiration from everything surrounding her, as well as her penchant for travelling. What matters most is keeping the natural appearance of food alive in her pictures. "Apart from looking delicious and appetizing, I want my photos to capture the purity and authenticity of food."

Mona says she is "not a technique nerd, because over time I have figured out that creating emotions and a certain mood is only possible through simple but effective manners!" While she has achieved her solid competence through years of experience, her highest priority remains carefully thinking through the concept for every shoot.

Mona has created images for large retailers, advertising campaigns, packaging and editorial publications for a range of well known companies.

"I’m a food and still life photographer living in Hamburg. My passion is food; the preparation, the pleasure and all the wonderful things associated with it.

After classical training as a commercial photographer, I went through some interesting jobs and places to finally dive into photography. Specialising for several years in watch and jewellery photography, I went on to follow my passion for food photography. I have since worked for well known agencies and brands as well as food blogs and publishers.

I am currently working on a cookbook with a friend of mine. It highlights food intolerances with awareness of specific ingredients and focuses on a modular approach to the dishes. I am fascinated by the amount of creativity she puts into these recipes and how incredibly diverse and easy it is to change and enjoy simple dishes."

Paul Saraceno is a food and product photographer based in Newton, Massachusetts. With over 25 years of experience, he has consistently created stunning images through his meticulous craft and his deep relationships with creative directors, food stylists and prop/set designers.

Together with top digital, video and retouching teams, Paul is able to provide the highest calibre of work. His 5000 sq.ft. studio has a fully equipped kitchen and abundant daylight.

Visit his website for more information.

Peter Cassidy is an experienced food and lifestyle photographer based in london. Shooting advertising, packaging and editorial commissions both in the studio and on location, his clients include Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Asda, Dairy Crest, Baxter's, Tilda Bloomsbury, Quadrille Publishing, Kyle Books and RPS.

He has also shot for Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Red, Food & Travel, Good Food, Olive and Delicious magazines.

Peter has spent the last year doing a lot of travelling; he spent two months in the USA shooting the book that accompanies James Martin’s 'American Adventure', and also shot a book in Ethiopia which will be published in October for Kyle Books as well as magazine features in Japan and Cape Verde.

Meantime in the studio he shot the new book for Gunpowder restaurant in London, books for Scandi kitchen, Benito’s hat and for Irish Grande Dame, Darina Allen. He has just finished photographing a fitness and lifestyle book with Olympic Legend Dame Kelly Holmes.

Peter is currently on the road again working on James Martin’s latest series in a secret location. See his previous Production Paradise publications for more images.

Ryan Ball is an established and award-winning photographer specialising in food and drink. Best known for his conceptual food photography, he explores the use of colour and movement to bring a new and exciting angle to food.

Based in London, Ryan works with a diverse array of talented food stylists, prop stylists, and assistants enabling him to pull together a team, carefully chosen to deliver the very best for each photo assignment.

Recent clients include Lidl UK, PepsiCo, Quaker Oats, Byron Burger, and Creams Cafe.

Scott Grummett is a photographer and director who likes to make you hungry. He is known best for his burgers but believes he, along with his talented team, can turn any food or drink into something to make your mouth water.

Scott’s bread and butter clients include Lurpak and Warburton’s though his work stretches from restaurants like Honest Burgers and Nando’s to supermarket’s such as Tesco. He also works regularly with drinks brands such as Grey Goose, Jim Beam, Bombay Sapphire and Glenfiddich, and loves nothing more than finding himself filming something beautiful in a distillery on Speyside.

Clients Include Bacardi, Heinz, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Snickers, Deliveroo, Just Eat, KFC, WeightWatchers, Hawksmoor, John Lewis, Hellmann’s, The Balvenie, Byron Burger, ASDA, Dewar’s, Dominique Ansel Bakery, Diageo and Iceland.

Stills representation by Terry Manduca and Directing representation by Food Hall.

“I like to portray honesty in my photographs that I achieve through my use of natural light; I believe that there is beauty in an English grey sky which enhances the saturation and contrast in my images. A design led brief is the discipline where I feel most at home, where I can truly showcase my love of composition and combination of colour and tone. I am very adaptable in how I approach my work, always aiming to perfect the brief that I am given.

Working from my studio in the heart of Shepherd’s Bush, I collaborate with London’s leading design agencies including Coley Porter Bell, Pearlfisher, Turner Duckworth, Parker Williams, Honey Creative, Cowan, JKR and WMH Adaptive.”

Terry Specialises in still life and food photography from his centrally based Farringdon studio.

Working for a range of clients in both the editorial and advertising industry, Terry has created a unique and creative approach to food photography. His passion for food is second only to photography, which has seen him deliver on point images for clients such as Design Bridge, Thorntons, Asda Magazine and Carte D’or in recent months.

Working from both his central London studio or on location, Terry delivers images with impact, passion and technical expertise.

All these food images were created by Zoe Hill, who prepares and styles the food and chooses the props, and Tim Hill who photographs the image and completes the post production.

"We create and photograph recipes sent by clients using our collection of backgrounds and props in the food studo in our North London home.

We illustrated 700 recipes for wholesomesweet.com, an American sweetener company’s website, but we also work for small food producers and manufacturers.

Our style is appropriate for editorial and advertorial work. Many of our clients are overseas and trust us to style and shoot their products or recipes to their specifications. Jpeg choices are sent via the internet to our clients for comment and final choices. We deliver final high resolution images via broadband.

To see more food images please visit my website and whet your appetite."

Yaroslav Danylchenko and his studio team specialise in photography and post-production across product, food and advertising for clients worldwide.

With 10 years of experience, Yaroslav focuses on food, liquids and product photography. His team includes an in-house producer, art director and retouchers who work with the best stylists and food stylists. The studio team provides high level services, preferring projects with complicated post-production and design.

Yaroslav Danylchenko's studio works with global brands and advertising agencies, while his images are also available at premium stock agencies including Stocksy.