food & drink photography + motion Jan 2015

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 email or contact Alan on +44 (0)20 7498 2399.

Al Richardson is a Sydney-based advertising photographer. His specialist areas include portraiture, food, still life and lifestyle.

Al's passion for his work, strong aesthetic and lighting skills allow him to consistently exceed client expectations both in studio and on location. His considerable experience includes work for clients including Woolworths, Westfield, David Jones, ToysRUs, Bonds, Sheridan, Slazenger, Westpac and Citibank.

Publishing clients include Random House, Allen and Unwin and regular work for magazine titles including Vogue Australia, Taste.com Magazine, Delicious, Fresh and Sunday Life.

Award-winning Carioca Studio is a well-known image concept house highly acclaimed for its specialist work in advertising imagery.

Carioca was founded in 2005 by three artists (Dragos Coman, Andrei Stoleru and Dragos Traistaru), all photographers with fine art and advertising backgrounds, along with production expertise. They always have a strong vision about each new project they are involved in. Carioca starts with a big idea, bringing a complete vision and perfect execution from production and shooting to post-production.

Consistently in the Top 5 CGi Studios in the world, Carioca offers integrated visual services, from production (locations, casting, hair and make-up artists, set construction and mock-ups) to photography, illustration, CGi and post-production. The company now has 23 people working in three different departments - Production, 3D and Post-Production.

The studio has extensive international experience and an exceptional list of international clients.

Food artist and photographer Carl Warner has received worldwide fame for his award-winning foodscapes and his artistic approach to food in general.

At first glance the landscapes of food look real, and it is only on second glance that the viewer realises that the scenes are made entirely out of food. During the rare occasions when Carl isn't shooting he also speaks at events and gives lectures, where he shares his extensive knowledge of the advertising and food photography industries.

During his vast career in advertising Carl has been commissioned for both photography and video by clients like Nestlé, Moe's, Unilever, Bernard Matthews, Uncle Ben's and many more.

Born in 1963 in Hildesheim, Germany, Christian Lohfink moved to Hamburg, where he lives and works today, after finishing his photography studies. His career as a professional freelance photographer started in 1991. Now, Christian has his
own studio located in the city centre and works mainly in still life, liquid, food, interior and people photography.

His customers include Adelholzener, Airwaves, Allianz, Bitburger, Coca-Cola, Krombacher, Deutsche Telekom, Emmi, Gerolsteiner, Granini, Mc Donald´s, Häagen Dazs, Ikea, Mövenpick, Nestlé, Nikon, Nivea, Siemens, Villeroy & Boch and many more.

Over the years, Christian became a reliable partner for agencies like Deep Blue, FCB, Jung von Matt, Heye, McCann Erickson, Mech, Scholz&Friends, TBWA, thjnk, Zum goldenen Hirschen and others.

With a high standard in quality and strong professionalism along with his unique work, Christian is also featured in well known magazines like Audi Magazin, Beef, Brigitte, Gala, Grazia, Home, Men´s Health, Petra, Stern, Women´s Health and others.

Both a location and studio photographer, Cristian Barnett has experience across all areas of food photography including cook books, magazines and advertising. Over the past 15 years he has worked on commissions from farms and factories to high-end restaurants in locations all across the UK, as well on many foreign assignments. Believing that less is often more, Cristian’s photography has a clean and deceptively simple feel.

September 2014 saw the publication of Cristian’s first book, ‘Life on the Line’, a collection of portraits from his long-term personal project celebrating the variety of existence along the Arctic Circle.

Deborah Jones has worked with some of the world’s most notable chefs, including Michael Chiarello, Cat Cora, Mourad Lalou, Barbara Lynch, Alice Medrich, Jacques Pepin and Michel Richard.

She has completed five books, most recently the 'Bouchon Bakery' cookbook, with Thomas Keller’s French Laundry team.

Her advertising clients include Kikkoman, All-Clad, Kashi, Four Seasons Hotels and Diageo Wines.

Dennis Savini is an experienced Zurich-based food and drink photographer. He works in advertising as well as for editorial assignments, and his photographs are regularly printed in food magazine Le Menu as well as in books and ads.

Dennis is well known for his natural approach to food photography along with his fine lighting technique which gives a luminosity to his editorial work. Agencies like his talent for special effects with liquids as well as his retouching skills. Despite his fully equipped central Zurich studio Dennis likes to shoot on location with natural light and minimal equipment. He also shoots on location people photography with food themes.

His client list includes international brands such as Vorwerk-Thermomix, Shell, McDonald's, Migros, Swissmilk, Swiss Tourism, Jacobs Coffee, Lindt Chocolate and others.

Visit his website for more information.

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, he undertakes every shoot in a friendly relaxed manner.

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

His style is clean, simple and uncluttered.

Ian Garlick specialises in food, drink and lifestyle photography as well as moving image work for a range of leading brands.

Based out of his trendy Shoreditch studio amongst the vintage boutique shops, he offers flash or daylight, a full range of props and backgrounds to compliment any shoot. He has just finished a beautiful campaign for the new Master Chef Arabia and has been working closely with Just Falafel Abu Dhabi to produce its new advertising images with food stylist Emily Ezekiel.

Clients include Jordan’s cereals, Tilda, Tesco, Morrisons, Campbell’s soup, Fairy Liquid, KFC and JDW.

Ian's easy-going, laidback style makes for a comfortable and relaxed shooting experience, Used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines regardless of budgets, he always provides a creative edge and prides himself on being able to produce something beautiful when all others have given up.

Visit his website or contact him direct to tailor budgets and discuss particular requirements.

Janyon Boshoff discovered his affinity for food photography through shooting for food magazines in the mid 1990s. From this he developed an appreciation for the beautiful interaction between light and food detail, and the natural human response to quality food imagery.

His love of directional, purposeful lighting and the nuances in between help to set his style apart from the profusion of flatly lit aesthetics that floods the food photography genre.

Janyon's vast experience in QSR and food packaging photography comes through a decade of shooting for the world's biggest food brands. His long-term clients include Sara Lee, Hungry Jacks Australia and KFC South Africa, to name a few.

The work of Jason Lowe is internationally celebrated and multi-award winning. He continues to photograph and film some of the finest food producers and most inspirational cookery writers.

Jason combines his passion for understanding the provenance and preparation of food with his strong natural visual aesthetic to create real, striking, authentic and delicious imagery for commercial and editorial clients.

When not shooting delicious recipes for Mark Hix's regular column in The Independent on Saturday Jason can be found exploring the world; his travel work is also award-winning.

Recent clients include Berry Brothers & Rudd, Carte D'Or, Kenco, Le Creuset, McDonald's and WeightWatchers.

Jeff Kauck specialises in food photography for advertising, magazines, cookbooks and packaging. His work has garnered numerous accolades, including a James Beard nomination for his work on 'The Spiaggia Cookbook'.

Known for his ability to bring his subjects to life in a way that is influenced by his training as a watercolour painter, a small listing of Jeff’s corporate clients includes McDonald's, Nestlé, Heinz, Sara Lee, Betty Crocker, Kellogg's and General Mills.

Among the many books for which he has contributed his photography are Patricia Wells’ 'Salad as a Meal', 'The ¡Salpicón! Cookbook', 'Contemporary Mexican Cuisine', 'Stonewall Kitchen Harvest', 'Wine Bar Food', 'Mediterranean Flavors to Crave with Wines to Match', 'Williams-Sonoma Mastering', 'Soups and Stews' and 'Chocolate & Vanilla'.

Whether it’s creating a global standard for a brand or telling an editorial story, Jeff’s international client base depends on his collaborative working style to bring their artistic vision to life.

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.

"Engaging, cinematic, and boldly imaginative.

Close your eyes and envision the most amazing meal of your dreams. Picture the colours, the textures, the details of what lays before you. Visualise every mouth-watering element. Open your eyes and see what you have been dreaming through the photography of Kevin Marple."

Kevin's photographs have adorned the covers of magazines and filled the pages of cookbooks. Art directors for the past 16 years have been commissioning him to create provocative images for advertising campaigns that capture the soul of the global marketplace.

Contact Kevin to discuss upcoming projects.

Michael Maes is a premiere food and beverage director and photographer with clients spanning the globe. His stunning imagery helps brand and market many companies, including McDonald's, Kraft, SABMiller and Kellogg’s, to name a few.

Michael’s love of food, travel and culture influence his ability to identify the appeal of every subject. With over 15 years' experience with creative problem solving, he relishes the unique challenges in every shoot and enjoys going above and beyond for his clients.

Michael considers himself lucky to be employed doing something he loves, while also constantly meeting new people and experiencing new things.

One of Michael's latest works is out now: the yearly calendar of Lufthansa Service Gesellschaft (LSG), featuring cutting edge food photography of some of the hottest culinary trends from around the globe.

Michael is well known for his enthusiasm in creating a state of the art visual approach for everything he shoots.

"It’s about making people feel the spirit of the food-projects I shoot“, he says, "just like telling the story with a surprising and creative edge!“

Both his professional work and his personal projects show Michael’s joy and skill in creative and experimental photography. His explicit attention to detail and enthusiasm for the perfect light gives him a true photographer’s eye.

Michael also works for leading advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, Publicis and international companies such as Lufthansa Sky Chefs and Nestlé.

Michael shoots in his own studio or on location in close cooperation with a well-attuned team of stylists and food stylists. He is also a member of Germany’s professional organisation for photographers and DOPs: Bund Freier Fotografen (BFF).

Beyond Frankfurt, Michael is very well connected to rental studios in Munich, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin.

Nuno Correia has been working in photography since 1990, but over the last 14 years has become recognised as an expert photographer in advertising. With the production of his book in New York and across the US in 2009 by Martha Stewart's publisher Clarkson Potter (Random House), his work has become known overseas.

In Portugal, Nuno is currently working for several agencies such as TBWA, Publicis, Havas, McCann, Y&R, Lowe, Duda, BAR, Partners, JWT and others. His campaigns include McDonald's - international copyrights in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta and Morocco - as well as packaging work in Portugal and Spain.

Since March 2013 Nuno has been in partnership with Pedro Ferreira da Costa to create Slowstudio, sharing the seat as D.O.P. and Director. Slowstudio is a film production company operating out of a 530 m² fully equipped studio, featuring high-speed cameras, lenses and motion control robots to perform with excellency its speciality tabletop films.

Leading food and drink photographer Rob White is based in Central London. He produces outstanding creative images and is equally at home working to a tight brief, or using his own creativity. Art Directors value his focus on the brief, his clear direction and great technical knowledge.

His wide client base includes Waitrose Magazine, BBH Advertising Agency, Conran Design, AEG/Electrolux, Sainsbury’s, M&S, Publicis Blueprint and many others.

Clients enjoy his comfortable studio in lively Farringdon, with its wide range of shops and restaurants on the doorstep.

The past year has seen Rob take his first steps into the exciting world of moving image, where he has successfully managed to translate his distinctive visual style to video.

Rick Souders, owner of Souders Studios, has one of the most well respected food and beverage photography studios in the USA. Rick is an honors graduate of the Art Center College of Design and is known as the “Mile High Food and Beverage Guy.”

Souders Studios is based in Denver, Colorado with facilities including a commercial kitchen, two studios, five client lounges and three prop storage areas. The Souders Studios team has won many prestigious awards around the world.

Souders Studios has helped transform many food and beverage brands into visual icons. Square Pixels is the company's in-studio award-winning retouching and digital compositing studio. The studio is known internationally for its creativity with food and beverage photography, including splash and flames.

Visit the website, email or call 303-384-3128 for more information.

Steve Ryan is a food, documentary and portrait photographer from Kilkenny, Ireland. Recent campaigns include Selfridges, Lidl, Peroni, Jamie Oliver, Jude's Ice Cream and reports and profile features for Olive Magzine, M&S Magazine and Cook Magazine.

In 2013, Steve 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.

For Theodosis Georgiadis, one of the leading food photographers in Greece, every shoot concerning food and beverage is a new challenge he has to meet with both creativity and authenticity.

National and international companies including Lidl, Aldi, Sklavenitis and Masoutis supermarkets have hired him and trusted his unique flair for capturing and depicting new packaging, posters, leaflets and promotional material.

Some of his recent collaborations with Estia, Savikos, Ble, Paliria and Ioniki have brought to life vibrant, bright images of food and beverage from his own fully equipped studio, and on location. A combination of excellent knowledge, cutting edge technical equipment, facilities catering for every taste, passion for detail and his commitment to perfection and originality can guarantee the best representation of food.

At the beginning of 2015 Theodosis will be shooting a new image campaign for Pat’s Select restaurant chain in United States.

Tyllie Barbosa is a Chicago-based food and lifestyle photographer. Whether shooting a product, interior space or ingredients for a recipe, her aim is to make the viewer want to be in that place or taste that food.

A photographer for more than a decade now, her work has evolved with the times. Whether the final image will ultimately be seen on an oversize poster in a retail store or the screen of an electronic tablet as part of an app, she takes the same care to create that transformative image.

Shooting primarily in her West-side neighborhood, light-filled studio, she thrives at the challenge of setting up different scenarios and environments.

Her clients have included McDonald’s, SC Johnson, Huggies, Quaker, Kellogg’s, Crate and Barrel, Food Network, Elle Decor, and Hyatt Hotels.

She has a talented crew and provides full production services in a relaxing, creative environment.

William Lingwood is one of London’s most established food photographers, and after nearly 20 years shooting food and drink he continues to lead the pack with his innovation and visual clarity.

His depth of experience means that he is confident working with any photographic discipline; digital or analogue capture, flash or daylight, studio or location, and commissions so far this year have put all these to the test.

William has shot editorial features for House and Gardens, Sunday Times Magazine, and Sainsbury’s Magazine; illustrated books including 'Mighty Spice Express' by John Gregory-Smith; and worked on campaigns for BirdsEye, packaging for Marks and Spencer, and most recently shot Christmas for Sainsbury's print and Internet media.