food & drink photography & motion Jul 2014

Alan Newnham shoots food and flower still lifes from his studio in Clapham, South London. He also produces his own monthly recipe blog which can be seen on his website.

For more information or to request the print folio contact Alan on 020 7498 2399 or email.

Ana Adams is a photographer looking for bold colours, shapes and movement.

With advertising images in mind, her work translates playful, happy photographs that compliment food dishes and especially liquids, glasses and back-lit subjects.

Ana was born in Brazil and comes from a television background, but photography has been a long-time passion. She speaks fluent English, Portuguese and Spanish and works closely with clients and gets fully involved in their projects, in her own studio or on location.

Brian Wetzstein is a Chicago-based food and beverage photographer who has honed his unique style over a successful 10-year career. Brian approaches each shoot with the same clear purpose - to make the food the star! His attention to detail delivers dynamic close-ups of texture and colour, as well as incredible clarity and crispness.

His beautifully styled and imaginative work is commissioned by advertising, packaging, restaurants and editorial clients. He has shot for companies including McDonald’s, Quaker, Bunn, Sam’s Club, Culver’s and Publications International.

Brian shoots out of his South Loop Studio. His tagline “It Makes Me Hungry” is well-deserved.

There is a true art to capturing the pure essence of food in still imagery. In order to convey the texture, imply the aroma and impart the taste, a photographer must embody a keen eye for the slightest of detail and maintain a thorough knowledge of lighting, styling and colour.

Enter award-winning photographer Calvin Lockwood. His food images are amazing still lifes, works of art and editorial genius. For the last 25 years he has been thrilling clients with his unparalleled imagery in his downtown Atlanta studio and on the road across the country.

Christian Mushenko's photographs have an authenticity that manages to get to the heart of the subject. He specialises in shooting lifestyle, locations, food, and people in his distinctive warm and emotive style. His work is alive and vibrant, with an eye for beauty and humanity that leaves an impression.

Christian's award-winning photography is sought by his clients to put them ahead of their competitors. For over 20 years, he has been shooting for some of the world's largest brands, working with direct and agency clients in the UK, the USA, Asia and Australia shooting everything from successful global campaigns to small pro-bono work and personal projects.

His ability to relate to put his subjects at ease, from kids to movie stars, and his easygoing and quick working style have led to long standing relationships with a broad base of clients that know Christian always delivers the goods.

Daniel Zheng is an award-winning photographer from Singapore with over 25 years' experience in the industry. He is based in Shanghai and is represented worldwide by Getty Images.

Daniel has handled many assignments in the studio as well as on location. He has a large choice of table props and backgrounds available in his studio, and his versatile portfolio covers many photography genres, with food, beverage and splash his specialties.

Daniel works for a variety of clients including Pepsi, Johnnie Walker, Heineken, Haagen Dazs, KFC, Pizza Hut, Cornetto, Knorr, McDonald's, Kraff, Lipton and Campbell's.

Visit his website to see more of his portfolio.

Dieter Brasch started his career as a freelance photographer in 1996. The scope of his work ranges from elaborate high-end advertising shots to editorial jobs, photo journalism and features.

The way photographs are created has always remained the most
fascinating aspect for Dieter. "Photographs are extremely familiar objects,
and yet we hardly know how to describe them in actual detail."

In 2007 he enrolled at the Danube University of Krems - Department for
Image Science, earning a Master of Arts degree in November 2010. In 2012 he opened a photo studio in Bräuhausgasse, Vienna.

Duncan Loughrey has been shooting food for the best part of 30 years. With great technical ability, a keen eye for detail and a flair for beautiful lighting, Duncan undertakes every shoot in a friendly, relaxed manner.

With many clients gained through recommendation, his experience and ability to interpret and execute the brief are highly valued.

His style is clean, simple and uncluttered.

Francesco and Nataly Majo are internationally acclaimed food and lifestyle photographers. They are married and work together as a team, having met in Italy where they both studied at the European Institute of Design in Milan. Francesco studied photography and also later received a degree in travel journalism in London, while Nataly moved from Colombia to Italy to study art direction and graphic design.

Clients include House & Garden, Elle, GQ, Sale & Pepe, Saveurs, Bertolli, Buitoni, Carrefour, KITCHENAID, Knorr, MONDELEZ, McDonald's, Galaxy, Giovanni Rana, Nescafé, Old el Paso, Perugina, Philip Morris, Sony PlayStation, Tyson, Unilever, BBDO, Leo Burnett, JWT, McCann Erickson, Oveja Negra, Saatchi&Saatchi and TWBA.

They share their lives between New York City, Paris and London. Francesco and Nataly love to travel and explore the flavours and cuisines the world has to offer. They are now represented in the US, France, UK, Italy, Colombia and Mexico.

Gabe Toth is a Toronto-based commercial, editorial and advertising photographer. Originally from Slovakia, in the heart of Europe, he made the trek to Canada.

When not busy shooting still life, products, food and beautiful people, Gabe enjoys adventures while still glued to his camera. He provides clients with creative and hassle-free services, paying attention to their needs and requirements.

Visit his website to see more of his updated work.

Gaby Luque is a Mexico-based photographer specialising in food, products, cars and architecture, and who works for advertising agencies, magazines and direct clients.

Recent projects include Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Ford and Prologis, among others.

Gaby is a member of Unthinkable! Entertainment Corp, which prides itself in providing expertise and collaboration for animation films.

Visit her revamped website for more images.

How2productions specialises in food and corporate videos for Web and broadcast. Produced and directed by DoP Struan Wallace and his dedicated team of professionals, the company's client list reads like a 'who’s-who' of British retail as well as many Michelin credited chefs.

How2productions' commercial video covers all stages of the film-making process, with clients ranging from first timers to seasoned professionals. "Whatever your background or experience we will happily guide you seamlessly from video concept to final edit."

Clients include Harrods, Morrisons plc., Wilkinsons, Kiddicare, Resultcc, CYT Wines, River Publishing and Xtreme Yachts NL.

As one of the best established and most creative food photographers in the business, James Murphy works with a diverse range of clients, authors and designers. Based in Central London, he divides his time between projects shot at his studio and on location in the UK and worldwide.

Jon Bader is a Sydney-based photographer and director/DoP specialising in food, still life and beverages. His regular clients include global brands such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola, with recent campaigns for McDonald's World Cup, Dominos, Masterfoods and Holiday Inn as well as editorial spreads for Selector Magazine (Australia).

Jon is now represented in Shanghai by Justin Chan and in Sydney and Melbourne by Unsigned Management.

Jörg Kritzer belongs to the 'Who's-Who' of the still life scene. His focus is also active in the fields of liquid, food and cosmetics.

Jörg's extremely high quality results are always marked by his own individual style. A number of leading global clients and agencies trust in his experience and craftsmanship, including Becks, Coca-Cola, Gerolsteiner, Jacobs Coffee, BMW, Swarovski, Siemens, Schwarzkopf, BBDO, DDB Tribal, Jung von Matt, Home, Kolle Rebbe, Service Plan and many more.

Jörg is represented in Germany by PAM-Mirjam Böhm.

Drawing on his years of experience and with a passion for the finer details, Jörk Hettmann has been photographing food in his studio located south of Dusseldorf since 1990.

Many renowned food companies shoot their advertising materials, packaging and billboards at the 400 m² studio, which features a fully equipped kitchen, a luxuriant stock of props, and everything necessary for successful food photography and corresponding special effects.

The studio equipment was recently expanded to include film gear. An extensive photo archive supplements the studio's services, as well as in-house post production that covers all areas of electronic image processing, from simple retouching to ready-to-print approved compositions.

Kai Schwabe's 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client. Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants, Kai develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite.

Curently he works for a number of British agencies.

Malou specialises in food, drink and lifestyle photography for advertising and editorial clients. Passionate about her work, she has a love of light and mood. Her energy and enthusiasm are apparent in all her subjects and the result is beautiful photography. She loves to collaborate with great creative teams to deliver and surpass clients’ expectations. Commissions have taken her across the globe and she is happy shooting in the studio or on location.

Malou has just finished working as Director of Photography on a series of commercials for Innocent in Hamburg.

Please see Malou's new website for more details.

Ricardo de Vicq is honoured to have had a piece of his latest fine art work exhibited at the third edition of the Biennale d’Arte di Asolo, held during May and June in the Treviso region of Italy.

July sees Stephen Conroy's work starring in the launch of a new global campaign from Hungryhouse, the online takeaway food delivery service. The campaign features real takeaway food - after delivery - in various lifestyle settings such as picnics and beer gardens.

Stephen has also directed the next film in his series promoting the Paleo diet.

Visit his website or view an overview of his work previously presented on Production Paradise.

Steve Baxter continues to work with major supermarkets producing packaging photography. This past year he has worked with Tesco and Parker Williams on developing a new photographic approach for the highly successful relaunch of 'Tesco Finest'.

He has also produced photography for several Waitrose food ranges from 'Fish to Bar-B-Q' to 'Love Life'. Steve also works for big brands such as Maggi and Weight Watchers. This year, he has created all photography for the launch of  the'So' range for Maggi.

While Steve continues to work with major supermarkets, he also shoots numerous advertising jobs, this year working with Peroni and Nestle.

Steve Ryan is a food, documentary and portrait photographer from Kilkenny, Ireland. He has shot reportage and profile features for The Financial Times, Selfridges, Lidl, Olive Magazine and Channel 4.

In 2013 he was ranked among the top 10 food photographers by Flavour First magazine and was nominated for photographer of the year at the Irish Magazine Awards.

Steve is a co-founder and co-editor of the London-based food magazine Root + Bone. He is based in east London.

"Zero Cool is early 80's techie-slang for something extraordinary, transcendental and magical. At times, what we do here at Zero Cool is magical - whether it's by lighting, production schedule or the sheer will of the photography Gods.

Fortunately, the past 20 years as a commercial photographer have been shaped and nurtured by those Gods. After all this time I can pretty much tell you only one thing for sure: I LOVE what I do! And since I am also an obsessive foodie, I feel extremely fortunate to be able to combine my two passions into my work.

In these 20 years I have photographed cocktails for Chronicle Books, coffee for Starbucks, protein bars for 24hr Fitness, wines for Ambrosia and all types of goodies for Safeway, Sur la Table and Cost Plus World Market. I’ve also shot all kinds of product for retailers such as Smith and Hawkin, Sunglass Hut, Discovery and Amazon.

Great food is like a great photograph - it's not about the food itself, but about the emotions that you remember from each bite."

Tony Lendill has been shooting food since 1998 and is represented by Powerhouse, with studios in London and Leeds.

His incredible creative talent, together with his down-to-earth and easy-going nature have won him numerous loyal clients, including Kellogg’s, Goodfella’s, Yorkshire Tea, Campbells, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda and Lakeland, as well as numerous well known advertising and design agencies.

Tony is supported by a production management team that manages every aspect of the shoot.

Visit his website to see more of his work.