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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
Luxembourg: Anne Lommel
Anne Lommel is a Luxembourg-based photographer specialising in food and travel. She began her career as an art director and briefly as a tourist guide, but her passion always stayed within photography.
With a genuine love for shapes, patterns and colours, Anne seeks to use food as a lens to explore new cultures. She is eager about teaming up with like-minded creatives and develop new authentic stories that are worth sharing.
Anne is also available to shoot on nearby locations such as Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, and France. Some of her recent clients include Chocolaterie Genaveh, Ma Langue Sourit, Hôtel Le Place d’Armes, Fage Yoghurt.
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
Australia: Maxine Lock
Maxine Lock is an experienced professional photographer who specialises in food and product photography.
She has a passion for playing with food and liquids to create stunning images, and she loves the creative challenge of making products stand out within an image. Some of her recent food & drinks projects includes styling and photographing a spread for a crackers manufacturer, photographing a range of manuka honey bottles, as well as photographing a range of health & wellbeing drink supplements.
With years of experience and countless props in her studio, Maxine is the perfect choice for any commercial photography project. Get to know more about Maxine by getting in touch.
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
Oslo: Aina C Hole
Aina C Hole is an award-winning and well known Norwegian food photographer who know what it takes to get tempting photos for packaging and commercial advertising. Her speciality is food and product still life. She has a big studio in Oslo stuffed with props from all over the world. She can easily adapt to different styles and create a unique environment for the client. She is known for completing tasks with great detail and on time.
Aina has been fortunate to have worked with many of the biggest commercial clients in the industry such as Norwegian Seafood, Shell, Coca-Cola, 7-Eleven, Oetker, Domino's, Kraft, Coop, Kygo, to mention a few.
To view more of Aina's portfolio, you can check out her website.
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
Baltimore - Atlanta - New York: Steve Buchanan
Steve Buchanan has been interested in photography since he was 14. In the years since, he has photographed everything, from mummies to machine guns. He has shot in lots of places he is fond of, a few he would like to forget (the blast freezer comes to mind), and all the while finding new ways to capture the beauty of the world. He is happiest when working with the crew figuring out if we really need more blueberries on those pancakes - or if that cheese is melted enough.
Steve lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore with his family and a scruffy Jack Russell.
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
Chicago: Stephen Hamilton
Photographer and director Stephen Hamilton gives back in creative ways. For years he has donated excess 'client' food to Feeding America – everything: from chicken and lunchmeat, to pasta and cookies. He also supports small food businesses with Images for Artisans by donating his photography.
His latest undertaking is to work with the Urban Growers Collective (UGC), through Workbook and APA Chicago, to photograph their produce.
UGC’s mission is to use education and their eight Chicago area gardens to build a more equitable local food system. One thing they need, which doesn’t require a green thumb, are photographs to promote and document their gardens.
In preparation, Hamilton visited a UGC Garden, then photographed their spring harvest in his studio. The challenge was to shoot the produce in a way to make it look heroic, yet different, from his work on Sara Grueneberg's cookbook, 'Listen To Your Vegetables'.
Hamilton’s solution was to photograph individual, larger than life portraits of the small vegetables. Then he used a dark background to vignette the subject with chiaroscuro lighting to create depth and texture. He is excited to see what produce UGC will send him next!
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
London: Gareth Sambidge Photography
Gareth Sambidge is an innovator in the field of food film and photography, constantly pushing the boundaries and exploring new possibilities both conceptually and technically.
In recent years, Gareth's greatest passion has been adapting these techniques to the dynamic world of moving images. He has directed television commercials, collaborated on travel films, and contributed to social media food campaigns, all while infusing his work with creativity and experimentation.
Gareth's impressive client list includes esteemed names such as Edwardian Hotels, Kellogg's, McDonald's, Sainsbury’s, Workham Hotels, Wild Bean Cafe and Waitrose.
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
London: Karen Thomas
There are not many things Karen loves more than an excuse to create stunning splashes with beautiful looking drinks. Her recent shoot for the bubble tea company Purcha was an absolute joy. Not only were the shots fun to create but the added bonus of being able to sample these amazing drinks wasn’t missed. Karen also directed a powerful video for the brand which is also featured in this Showcase.
Karen also recently had the pleasure of shooting Madhuka teas for OForest. Shown here are three of the colourful images that helped the recent exciting launch of the brand.
Franklin Lade is a fast-expanding new company that manufactures beautiful, stylish glass jars and other storage. Karen created an authentic homely setting to showcase their high-end products. Lastly in this showcase are two mouth-watering shots of Marks and Spencer meal deals. A feast to behold!
Karen Thomas is a London-based photographer and director with over 20 years of experience in producing beautifully inspiring images. Karen has an extensive client list that includes some of the biggest names in food such as M&S, Costa, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, McDonald's and Lidl to name just a few. She works with the very best food stylists in order to produce the high quality of work for which she is well known.
Karen fell in love with photography at a young age and the passion has never left her. She loves nothing more than getting stuck into an exciting project whether it’s a big advertising shoot, editorial project or some of her own experimental work. It might be a busman’s holiday, but in her spare time, she loves nothing more than cooking!
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
Florida: Aaron Van
In 2015 Aaron won a recipe contest that sent him from the US to Ireland for a week to work with a world renowned chef. He brought his camera and took nothing but photos of food that week. When he got back he knew he wanted to photograph food and beverage for a living. That was eight years ago, and over that time he has built an impressive portfolio and worked with brands both large and small, national and international.
Aaron has a passion for food and creating dynamic and dramatic imagery for his clients. He works tirelessly to bring style and craveability to every image he creates. Aaron got his start in the advertising world, working as a designer, art director and creative director for many agencies over a 20-year career. By pairing his unique eye for composition and his understanding of commercial advertising he is able to create craveable imagery that stands out for his clients.
Over the past few months he has been busy creating new work for brands such as Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Celsius Fitness Drinks, Space 220 & Morimoto Asia at Disney World Resort, Metro Diner and many others.
Keep up to date on his work by following him on Instagram or see more at aaronvan.com
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
Boston: Adam DeTour
Adam DeTour is a multifaceted photographer that is equally comfortable in a field with a farmer, a lab technician at an elite institution, a lobby of a well-appointed hotel, a restaurant with the chef and their tantalising treats or in his studio photographing amazing foods for a major corporation. "For me each image is a little mediation on a moment that I got to witness or a person I got to meet and expand my world just a little bit."
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, where he works out of his full service studio with a complete working kitchen, Adam creates images that are thoughtful and genuine.
Alongside his talented food stylists, prop stylists, and production staff he creates work for clients such as Green Giant, Macallan Whiskey, Wine Spectator, The New York Times Magazine and many others.
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spotlight magazine Jul 2023 food & drink photography & motion
New Zealand: Manja Wachsmuth
Manja Wachsmuth has spent the last 20 years in the professional photography industry shooting campaigns, packaging, and content, and running her own business in New Zealand for over a decade.
Danish-born Manja has established herself as an award-winning food and lifestyle photographer, working with agencies, publishers, lifestyle brands and top chefs.
Her Scandinavian heritage is reflected in the clean and simple style of her photography, which is evocative and beautifully lit, like the long summer nights and sharp winter days of her native Denmark.
Recent clients include American Express, Heineken, and NZ-local Lone Star and Barker’s of Geraldine. Manja was recently awarded Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, New Zealand regional winner.
Manja brings a direct approach, clear vision and a strong sense of purpose to every shoot. Her goal is to create authentic images that are beautiful in their detail, and a vision for clients to market their product in authentic ways are at the forefront of every shoot.