food & drink photography + motion Oct 2015

Food and drink photographer Alan Newnham shoots from his Clapham studio in South London.

For this Spotlight Alan has put together a series of chocolate images.

Working on a wide range of chocolate products, recent brands this year include Côte d’Or for the European market, the Swedish Marabou range and Fox’s for the UK market. He has also worked on Milka and the McVitie’s Go Ahead range.

Alan 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) 207 498 2399.

Jeff Braddy uses his vast experience in the photography industry to perfect images for a wide variety of clients, including Fortune 500 brands. He started in the profession as an assistant and acquired a deep appreciation and knowledge for the details for each photograph.

Jeff masters the art of making products look real for the audience. He creates heroes out of products in each photograph, making food look tastier, beers look colder, and products look sharper to bring drama to each shot.

He often has satisfied clients approach him to ask him how he reached the result. Jeff strives for client gratification in each job. He finds that the ever-changing world of technology within photography is fascinating and gives him the constant challenge that he craves.

Shooting from his Sydney studio but also regularly on location around Australia and the rest of the world, Andy Lewis is an accomplished food and beverage photographer whose work encompasses packaging, advertising and editorial briefs.

Andy has recently been creating images for Coles Supermarkets, Lilydale Free Range Chickens, WeightWatchers, Diabetic Living and Taste.com.

Working closely with his clients and teams he methodically creates beautifully composed and unique results.

Specialising in food, drink and still life photography Andy Seymour operates out of his Central London studio.

Visit his website for more information.

Anna Tsaregradskaya is a food photographer and stylist currently residing in Dubai, UAE. Her interest in food photography started back in 2005 and today it remains her speciality.

Anna regularly produces photo shoots for restaurants and food manufacturers and contributes images to magazines and digital platforms. Her main passion is her work on cookbooks, where she is in charge of not only photography but also prop styling and occasionally food styling.

Anna has provided photography and stying for nearly a dozen cookbooks and her list of clients includes Hilton, Shangri-La, Rotana Hotels, KitchenAid, Ahmad Tea and PepsiCo.

Food has been the focus of Brigitte Wegner’s work for more than 20 years. Responding closely to clients’ needs, she makes products shine regardless of whether her brief is for detailed and focused packaging work or an emotive series for editorial purposes.

Brigitte can offer several workspaces from her spacious studio in Bielefeld. A professional kitchen and wide variety of props is also at hand. Backgrounds are all handmade and individual solutions such as hand-dyed table cloths are available. Her clients can settle down in the comfortable conference room and continue their work while following the shoot.

Aside from organising the entire workflow, Brigitte loves to develop new aesthetics for her pictures, whether it is through new ideas for lighting, special props or an unusual perspective. Clients often look for her consultation when it comes to putting new product designs into pictures, sometimes even before the design is ready.

Carl Warner's ‘Foodscapes’ brought him world-wide acclaim for his unique artistic vision.

During his vast career in advertising, Carl has been commissioned internationally by clients such as Nestlé, Unilever and General Mills, and signed a publishing deal with Abrams Books which saw the launch of his first book.

Originally from Atlanta, Caroline Petters now calls Brooklyn home. She began creating imagery while in school at CU, Boulder but didn't fall in love with the medium until she took a few months to travel around Southeast Asia with her camera as a companion.

Caroline loves the challenge of taking a person, a scenario, a space - and of course food - and capturing it in a way that allows that image to live within an on-going story. She enjoys working closely with clients to create imagery that is at the heart of their brand.

Christian Mushenko's early enchantment with the natural world led to a sensitivity of the environment around him. A camera gave him a vehicle to illustrate this consciousness. The desire to create and share something of beauty has extended into his career as a photographer, with Christian developing a style rich in feeling and humanity. Food becomes mouth-wateringly appetising, lifestyle images are cinematic and emotive.

Having moved around the globe several times as a kid, he has a wanderlust that fuels an empathy to connect with people and tell their stories. Perhaps this also has given him the perspective to see life as an adventure, new horizons as possibilities, and approach projects with an easy-going, positive nature.

Over a long career he has shot for many of the largest brands, working in Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA, and has been recognised by international awards in advertising as well as photography.

Debby Lewis-Harrison's food photography is skilfully composed and infused with a feminine touch. Her love for experimenting with colour and pattern brings a certain warmth and playfulness to her imagery.

She has a keen eye for detail and a fresh “hands-on” approach to photography. She loves “to start with an empty table top and finish with a beautiful image.” Debby has a growing video portfolio and enjoys translating the look of her stills into motion.

Her recent clients include Starbucks, Costa, Philadelphia, Lurpak and Haywards.

Denny Culbert tells culinary community stories through his images of chefs, farmers, butchers, pit masters, fishermen, and of course the food. His primary focus lies on the foodways of south Louisiana where he is based. This newspaper photojournalist turned editorial and commercial food photographer brings his love of unique light and the decisive moment into the studio or out in the field for his clients, who range from Tabasco to Southern Living.

Working with partners like the Southern Foodways Alliance and the John Besh Foundation in New Orleans has allowed Denny to build strong relationships throughout the food world and collaborate with some of the best chefs in America. He adapts to any situation and delivers polished images with a unique style for his clients.

Years of travelling to smoky barbecue pits, beautiful farms, and the finest kitchens has allowed for a constant education on the road for this young photographer. He believes in learning something new every day to inform and constantly evolve his photographic voice.

Dero Sanford’s joy in his career is to solve production issues and go beyond expectaions with regards to photography and video projects. He loves to create stress-free environments that ease the minds of art directors while creating imagery that fulfills his clients' needs.

Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dero specialises in food, architecture, and lifestyle photography - and anything that is photographically challenging.

Clients include UPS, Sodexo, Riceland, The Wall Street Journal, Walmart, and many more.

Francesco and Nataly Majo are international food motion and still photographers. The photographic duo are married and work as a team, and both of them recently turned their lenses to motion pictures.

They 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. Nataly moved from Colombia to Italy to study art direction and graphic design.

Some of their clients include House & Garden, Condé Nast Traveller UK, Elle, GQ, Sale & Pepe, Saveurs, Vogue Gioiello, Wine Enthusiast Mag, Bertolli, Buitoni, Carrefour, Knorr, Kraft Foods, McDonald's, Mondelez, Giovanni Rana, Nescafé, Perugina, Unilever, Leo Burnett, JWT, McCann Erickson, Saatchi&Saatchi, TBWA and Young & Rubicam.

Francesco and Nataly love to travel and explore the flavours and cuisines the world has to offer.

Visit their website for more information.

It has been another very busy year for successful food and drink photographer Gareth Sambidge, shooting stills and moving image. Through working with a wide range of brands including Wagamama, Sainsbury’s, KFC, Waitrose and Pizza Hut, Gareth has developed a strong base of regular clients. Shooting from his daylight studio in South London, his work continues to embrace a clean, distinct style with impeccable presentation.

Extensive experience and technical expertise keep Gareth in high demand. With advertising and moving image commissions, he successfully communicates a broad spectrum of modern brands.

Ilva Beretta is a Swedish freelance photographer based in Tuscany. She specialises in food and still life photography, with a predilection for shooting in daylight.

Ilva shoots both commercial and editorial photography and has worked with clients including Esselunga, Four Seasons Hotels, Domain Wines, QA International, Sale & Pepe, Alice Cucina, Mat&Vänner, Condé Nast, Havana Club, Philadelphia Italia and Rio Mare.

She works on location and in her own studio.

Ilva is represented by DVmilano Photography (Italy & Europe) and MFAA (Asia).

Well known food and lifestyle photographer Jean Cazals is a true creative with a vision who enjoys shooting from his Notting Hill studio or on location.

Working for many years and always looking for new ideas to produce award winning images, Jean loves to apply his talent to design, editorial, advertising and publishing. His attention to detail and composition are his trademark.

Recent work includes D&D London, Condé Nast, McKormick and many more. Jean loves food as much as shooting it and likes to share his passion with his clients as well as numerous world-renowned chefs, with whom he has worked on a variety of projects.

Visit his new website as well as previous Production Paradise issues. Jean's work is available to purchase on request.

Jon Bader is a renowned food and still life photographer, DP and director working out of his studio in Sydney, Australia.

In the past few months, Jon has completed campaigns across stills, TV and digital for clients including Zespri, Campbells/Arnotts, Hungry Jacks, KFC, Westfield, Star Casino and the Australian Egg Corporation.

Jon's unique combination of food knowledge, technical skills and his ability to work across multiple platforms makes him a sought-after talent. His latest commissions have seen him working across editorial, high-end stills, live action TV, high-speed capture, animation and motion control.

Jon is represented in Sydney and Melbourne by Unsigned Management and Carnival Productions (TV), and in Shanghai by Justin Chan Represents.

Raul Kling is an award-winning photographer based in Arad, Romania. He runs Kling Studio and has proven to be an accomplished artist who presents his work in a unique and professional manner.

Over the years Raul has worked on a number of photographic projects that include people, products and food. Whether on location or at his studio, his ardent flare for beauty and attention to detail have produced high quality images.

Raul has a passion for food and a desire to present, through artistic imagery, the essence of a chef's idea of a perfect meal. And although he knows he will not attain perfection, he is driven toward that goal and strives to achieve it!

Raul has shot editorial work for Mercedes-Benz Romania and commercial work for clients such as Millefiori, Darimex, Kebab House, and more.

Lis Parsons is very happy to shoot from her central London studio or out and about on location. Together with her fantastic team of prop and food stylists, she has worked on a wide variety of projects from celebrity cookery books and PR campaigns, to shooting with design agencies for leading packaging brands.

To see additional work or to discuss an up-coming project, call Lis directly on +44 (0)7932 013 751.

Maria Greco Naccarato has worked for many years as a food consultant and food stylist, designing recipes and writing articles for food magazines and collaborating with major culinary events.

In 2011 she founded the blog 'Kitchen in the City', which immediately became highly popular for its original "urban-chic" style.

In early 2012 she devoted herself to film direction and photography, making her debut with 'Zero Table Top'. Addicted to detail and with an acute understanding of the need to create appetizing visuals, Maria is able to visually convey the pleasure of 'taste' and 'scent' in every shot.

Her beautiful kitchen is equipped in such a way that even the best restaurants would be green with envy!

Mark Loader has spent over 20 years developing a style that is now sought after by a wide range of fashion accessory, food and drink clients that include Jose Cuervo, Van Gogh Vodka, Ferragamo, Tabasco, U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and Avocados of Mexico.

Mark's Tribeca, NYC studio has a fully equipped kitchen and shooting space and he likes nothing more than time spent shooting a liquor bottle, a beer or a food project. His team can comfortably take the job from concept through to post-production.

Myles New is a busy London-based food photographer. Well versed in the art of creating mouth-watering images, he comes from a food background bringing with him an incredible understanding of food and how to photograph it.

As one of his life-long passions, photography and his love of the art translates into an amazing understanding of lighting techniques and how to use them. Equally at home in his London studio as he is on location, his work spans advertising, branding, packaging, books and editorial assignments.

With an ever-growing client list, Myles recently shot billboard campaigns for Sainsbury's and ads for Hellmann's, and is in the middle of a long-running advertising campaign for McDonald's. He has also translated his skills to moving images, directing TV commercials for Lidl, Sainsbury's and Knorr as well as some short films and animations.

Myles has also worked extensively with Lorraine Pascale shooting the books which accompany her TV series, and works regularly with editorial clients including Jamie, Olive, M&S, Waitrose Kitchen, Good Food and many more.

Call Myles or his agent Janice at Refresh to discuss new projects.

Nuno Correia has worked in photography since 1990 but over the last 15 years has become a recognised expert in advertising.

With the production of his book in New York and across the US in 2009 by Martha Stewart publisher Clarkson Potter (Random House), his work has become known overseas.

In Portugal Nuno is currently working for large agencies including 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 - and a range of packaging work in Portugal and Spain.

In March 2013, Nuno partnered with Pedro Ferreira da Costa to create Slowstudio, sharing the seat as DoP and Director. Slowstudio is a film production company in his 530 m² studio, fully equipped with high speed cameras, lenses and motion control robots to perform with excellency its speciality tabletop films.

Peter Cassidy is an experienced food and lifestyle photographer based in London. He shoots advertising, packaging and editorial commissions both in the studio and on location.

This month sees publication of James Martin’s 'Sweet', the long awaited follow-up to the best-selling 'Desserts', published by Quadrille. There’s loads more to see so why wait for the next Spotlight - contact Peter now!

Visit Peter's previous Production Paradise features to see more of his images.

Award-winning photographer Rob White is based in London, "the world’s food capital". After initially training as a chef, Rob retrained as a photographer and over the years has built up a very loyal and wide ranging list of clients who value his creativity, attention to detail and technical ability.

Rob is equally at home shooting to a very tight brief for design or advertising as he is finding a more creative solution for editorial work. He has managed to develop a distinctive photographic style and produces simple, classic, timeless images.

The past year has seen Rob transfer his studio knowledge to moving image, and he was lucky enough to get two short videos into the final voting at the Pink Lady Food Photography awards.

Away from the camera and the studio, Rob can usually be found in some sort of sporting pursuit, or else perfecting his baking skills in his new wood fired oven.

Sarah Jane Leggett has a passion for food, art and design. Able to create beautiful and stylish images across all photographic disciplines, she has propelled herself into many interesting and successful photographic assignments.

Her work has led her to achieve a broad and varied client base. Equally at home shooting on location or in the studio, Sarah embraces the challenge of new ideas.

Drawing on her substantial experience and skill in still photography, she is now also showing great promise and enthusiasm for working with the moving image.

Sarah Jane Leggett is represented by Biggsreps.

Simon Page-Ritchie is particularly known for his extreme close-ups and his bold and appealing food photography.

He regularly shoots content for M&S (Food) and Innocent Ltd., and has worked on ad campaigns for Birds Eye, M&S (Fashion), Hellmann’s, Chiquita, Carte D’Or, Flora, McDonald's, KFC, Hovis, Kellogg’s, Shredded Wheat, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Denhay, Quaker, Cadbury and Nestlé.

Visit his website for up-to-date imagery and videos.

Simon is represented by Catherine Collins.

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 Vice Magazine.

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.

Tim Bowden has had a busy year shooting on location and from his Old Street studio in London.

Working with new and existing clients, Tim is looking forward to involving portraits in his next set of projects.

Visit Tim's website for more information.