RJ Hinkle is a Dallas-based commercial photographer specialising in lifestyle, food, advertising, corporate, industrial, outdoor, and portrait photography. For more than two decades, he has partnered with advertising agencies, art directors, and brands to create compelling imagery that connects with audiences and elevates marketing campaigns.

A graduate of Texas Tech University, RJ began his career as a photojournalist, developing a keen eye for authentic storytelling that continues to influence his commercial work today. He currently serves on the National Advisory Board for Texas Tech University's College of Media & Communications, reflecting his ongoing commitment to the future of visual communications.

Throughout his career, RJ has photographed campaigns for clients including King Ranch, Cabela's, BoomerJack's, Sidecar Social, New Braunfels Smokehouse, Texas Farm Bureau, SouthState Bank, Essence of Australia, Southwest Airlines, HEB, Boy Scouts of America, Lucchese Boots, The Nature Conservancy, and many others.

Known for his collaborative approach, creative problem-solving, and expert use of light, RJ creates images that feel natural, engaging, and purpose-driven. Whether producing lifestyle campaigns, food photography, executive portraits, or large-scale advertising productions, he is recognised for delivering exceptional imagery while making every production efficient, enjoyable, and successful.

Joe Pellegrini is a commercial photographer with over 30 years of experience specialising in product and food & beverage imagery. While now based in Michigan, his work remains deeply connected to Chicago, where he continues to collaborate with agencies and clients and where the majority of his projects are produced.

His approach is informed by a background in painting, bringing a nuanced, fine-art sensibility to highly crafted advertising imagery.

For 18 years, Joe served as Subway’s lead photographer, producing visuals for national and international print campaigns, outdoor advertising, and in-store programs. His work is defined by consistency, precision, and an ability to translate creative direction into compelling, brand-driven imagery. Over the course of his career, he has created recognizable work for brands including Scrubbing Bubbles and Jim Beam.

Joe works in close partnership with his producer to build the right team for each assignment—carefully aligning creative needs with efficient production, accurate bidding, and disciplined budget management.

On set, he leads a collaborative environment that brings together top-tier food stylists, prop stylists, special effects artists, retouchers, and digital technicians. The result is a seamless production process and refined, market-ready imagery that meets the highest commercial standards.

Joe shoots both in studio and on location, and is available for travel.

Sara Morris is a London-based photographer and director, specialising in creating bold, contemporary imagery with clarity, precision, and strong visual impact. Known for her meticulous attention to lighting, texture, and detail, Sara produces clean, elevated visuals with a distinctive commercial edge.

Most recently, Sara photographed PizzaExpress' latest campaign, transforming the brand's iconic Dough Balls into miniature footballs, expertly crafted by food stylist Seiko Hatfield. Combining stills and motion, the campaign celebrates real food, craftsmanship and a joyful connection to the World Cup 2026.

Sara has worked with leading brands including PizzaExpress, Costa Coffee, Cadbury, and Tesco, delivering high-quality visual content across advertising and commercial campaigns. She shoots from her fully equipped London studio, featuring a dedicated kitchen and comfortable client space, providing a practical and collaborative environment for productions of all sizes.

Sara is represented by Clare Fletcher Represents. You can explore more of her work on her website or follow her on Instagram for her latest projects.

"We produce premium photography and motion for ambitious food and beverage brands, combining creativity with meticulous attention to detail. Recent work includes working closely with  Umami Brothers' Japanese-style mayonnaise with bold, flavour-led campaign imagery, alongside precision packaging photography for Bulk Nutrition where colour accuracy and flawless product presentation were critical.

From creative studio pack shots to dynamic lifestyle imagery and cinematic slow-motion video, every project is crafted to elevate your brand across packaging, advertising, social media and digital campaigns.

AI has become a valuable tool for developing creative concepts, and many of our briefs now begin with AI-generated ideas. But when it comes to creating believable food, authentic textures, perfect lighting and imagery that customers genuinely trust, expertly crafted photography still delivers what AI cannot—realism, consistency and attention to detail.

Whether you're launching a new product or refreshing an established brand, we create visuals that feel premium, engaging and commercially effective.

We're currently expanding internationally and are seeking representation with creative agencies in London and New York. Browse our Food & Drink portfolio or get in touch to discuss your next campaign."

Scott Grummett creates delicious, mouth-watering, stomach rumbling food campaigns. Whether it's directing a slow motion campaign with explosive rigs on large motion control robots across multiple sets... Or shooting small macro tabletop moments, tweezing crumbs and seeds to the perfect place. Be it burgers, desserts, roast chicken or elegant summer salads, chefs in the kitchen or farmers in the field. Delicious food and the culture surrounding it is always at the centre of his work.

So far in 2026 Scott has worked on global stills and film campaigns for McDonald's, Maker's Mark, and Knorr. He's broken down cereal bars for Nature Valley and crisps for Lays alongside so many other large scale campaigns.

The imagery you see this month sees gifs from two McDonald’s spots. One for the UK for the World Cup another for a global World Heists campaign alongside tasty desserts and some burgers and ribs from Roadhouse.

Krzysztof Czernecki, working as Christopher Photography, is a commercial photographer specialising in drinks and liquids.

As he says: "After years of hearing my name approached the way one approaches a difficult lighting setup—slowly, from several angles, with mixed results… Christopher Photography seemed the graceful solution."

He shoots in London for advertising clients, capturing imagery that relies on precise timing and lighting rather than luck. Every product brings its own challenges: condensation, splash shape, reflections, and making the pour look natural rather than staged.

His approach is straightforward: set up the shot carefully with obsessive precision, control all the variables that can be controlled, and shoot enough takes to get every plate that works. The results are used across advertising and packaging for drinks and spirits brands, as well as other products, with work published internationally.

On assignment, Aaron Joel Santos has gone uni hunting in Hokkaido, foraged for river bugs in Laos, sampled barbecue along Highway 61, and photographed several Michelin star kitchens.

Based in New Orleans, his hospitality and food photography is rooted in the same fine art and documentary traditions that inform his broader work, finding equal elegance in a roadside plate and a tasting menu.

Style Department is a London-based agency representing leading food photographers, food and drink stylists, prop stylists and home economists.

"We create story-led food and beverage photography, film, and visual content that help brands, agencies, and production companies across the UK and internationally deliver distinctive campaigns.

Our curated team combines culinary expertise with creative vision to deliver work led by award-winning London food and drink photographer and director Kris Kirkham. His clients include Nando's, Itsu and Deliveroo, and his work has been recognised by Production Paradise, the World Food Photography Awards, International Color Awards, One Eyeland and Lürzer's Archive. In 2025, Kris judged the One Eyeland Awards, reinforcing his reputation as one of the UK's leading commercial food photographers.

From creative concept and styling to photography, film and post-production, we deliver seamless, end-to-end production for advertising, editorial, packaging and social campaigns.

Explore our portfolio or contact Style Department to discuss how we can support your next food photography or drinks photography project. Follow us on Instagram and Vimeo, and visit our News page for behind-the-scenes stories and recent work."

Kris Kirkham is an award-winning food photographer based in London, specialising in food, drink, and still life photography for brands, agencies, publishers, and restaurants. Known for bold, graphic imagery with commercial precision, he combines creative storytelling with technical excellence.

This summer, his collection celebrates one of the season’s greatest pleasures: ice cream. Drawn from commercial commissions, personal projects, and creative experiments, the images capture everything from melting scoops and indulgent desserts to playful visual concepts and graphic studies of texture, colour, and form. Ice cream is a challenging subject, demanding careful planning, technical precision, and a readiness to embrace the unexpected.

Kris works across advertising campaigns, packaging, editorial features, social media, and brand marketing. Recent clients include M&S, Itsu, Heathrow Airport, Good Housekeeping, Deliveroo, and Nando’s. His work has been recognised by the World Food Photography Awards, International Color Awards, One Eyeland, and Lürzer’s Archive.

Get in touch with Kris or his agent, Style Department, to discuss upcoming projects.

Bruce Schlehuber is a commercial advertising photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specialising in beverage, food, product, lifestyle, and animal photography. With more than a decade of experience creating imagery for brands, agencies, and retailers, he combines technical precision with a clean, polished visual style designed to elevate products and tell compelling brand stories.

Recent projects have included national campaigns for grocery and consumer brands, seasonal food and beverage advertising, and custom content for retail marketing initiatives.

Working from both studio and on-location environments, Bruce produces high-end still photography and motion content for print, digital, social, and e-commerce applications. His client roster includes major retailers, food brands, advertising agencies, and emerging beverage companies throughout the United States and around the globe.