food & drink photography & motion Jun 2019

Great chefs and mixologists know that less is always more and complex tastes can be derived from a limited selection of ingredients. Adrian Mueller captures this adage of the culinary world exquisitely with his minimalist approach to food and drink photography, accentuating only the essentials and in turn elevating the image from mere food to art.

Adrian’s hypnotic shots unite light and shadow with captivating ease, giving these still life images an alluring depth. The following visuals demonstrate both Adrian’s observant eye for compelling juxtaposition and impressive mastery over the art form of liquid and food photography.

His passion for meticulous detail is reflected in his ability to produce imagery that is both aesthetically appealing and relatable.

Adrian’s latest cookbook ‘PLANTLAB’ won Best Photography (United States) and Best Vegan Cookbook (United States) at this year’s Gourmand Cookbook Awards in Paris.

Based in Los Angeles, Andrea D’Agosto spends much of her time working with many of the well-know chefs and restaurants in the city including Wolfgang Puck, N/Naka, Patina Restaurant Group, Providence, The Grand Central Market, Kismet, Republique, Bestia, Orsa & Winston, Petit Trois, Broken Spanish and Maude.

Andrea is fun and easy to work with and her years of experience help to guarantee a successful shoot in terms of concept and exploration of ideas.

Her professionalism and creativity have gained her recognition in the commercial and editorial world as well, shooting for clients such as Bosch, Barefoot Wine, The Cheesecake Factory, GQ, Los Angeles Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.

She enjoys food and food culture and she’s always on the lookout for the next best meal or the next best story.

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

Visit his website for more information.

Whether your goal is to establish a new look for your brand, tell a story, or capture the appetite appeal of your product, seasoned food and cocktail photographer Brent Herrig can help. Based in New York and Chicago, Brent supports in-house and agency clients to achieve stress-free productions that hit the brief.

Recently, Brent consulted, designed, and photographed new cocktails as well as lifestyle imagery, for Hawaii-based Koloa Rum. Chef Myron Mixon's latest book 'BBQ&A' featuring Brent's work was published in early May by Abrams.

Other clients including Diageo, Remy Martin and Benihana Restaurant Group rely on Brent to capture their vision of food, drinks and products in the most collaborative, efficient way possible.

What can Brent help you with? Contact him directly to talk about your next project

Claudia Link‘s work includes recipe photography and new image styles for food and drink. She mainly focuses on travel, portrait and lifestyle photography and has a graphic, clean look to her pictures that is simultaneously enriched and transformed by applying a subtle artistic influence.

Together with an experienced team of food stylists and other professionals, Claudia is well known for her clear vision and clean style of photography.

She is based nearby Basel in a spacious studio with a fully equipped kitchen for big food productions, from where she creates unique visual work alongside internationally renowned food stylists, hair and make-up artists.

Claudia loves travelling the world to produce documentary travel photography for publications including Marmite Magazine, Fooby Magazine, SI Travel Magazine, Swiss Magazine, and more.

Dominic Episcopo is a Philadelphia-based, internationally recognised artist and pioneer of food photography and the lifestyle photography movement. His early inspiration centered on low-fi rock and roll, and the ability to capture the candid, even in portraiture.

His iconic book, 'Meat America', explores the uniquely American relationship and identification-with meat, exploring the personification of different cuts. His photography of food is equally studied and personal. It evokes the lush displays of a Baroque still life, with the mis-en-scene of Italian neorealism.

Both elevated and nostalgic, Dominic’s ability to capture elegant sensuality and emotionality in his food photography creates an impressive and versatile portfolio across advertising campaigns for global brands, cookbooks and culinary editorial publications, web commerce, fashion, as well as in private collections.

With a wealth of experience, Duncan Loughrey has a keen eye for detail, is technically adept, and thrives on a bit of problem solving.

An expert at retouching, Duncan likes to keep most post-production work in-house allowing complete control through all stages of the image making process.

Happy to shoot in studio or on location, Duncan undertakes every shoot in an enthusiastic, professional and friendly manner.

Theodosis Georgiadis is an innovative, enthusiastic, hardworking and versatile professional food photographer. Years of experience have led to collaborations with many of Greece - and the world’s - largest food and beverage brands, including Coca-Cola Italy (collaboration with McCann Europe), Americana Foods Saudi Arabia, Lidl and Aldi supermarkets, and many more.

For Theodosis, chosen by Lürzer's Archive as one of the '200 Best Photographers Worldwide', every food and beverage shoot is a new challenge that has to be dealt with creatively and authentically. A real food enthusiast and an excellent cook himself, with strong light and food styling sense Theodosis is skilled in taking a simple dish and transforming it into a real ‘masterpiece’.

Knowledge of current trends, colours, cutting edge technical equipment, a passion for detail and his commitment to perfection and originality can guarantee the best representation of food.

TG Studio (Theodosis Georgiadis Studio) includes a wide range of props and a fully equipped kitchen.

Regularly travelling to various photo and food expos, keeping up-to-date with the latest aesthetic and technical trends, getting new ideas and inspiration, Theodosis and his professional team can cover even the most demanding productions with services including art direction, food photography, food styling, props styling, photo editing and retouching.

"TG studio, Food for your eyes!"

"Check out my latest director's video, produced by the team at Teepee Films. This one is for Monty’s Bake House, the UK’s leading supplier of airline food and a real British success story. They started from very humble beginnings to now being a world leader in airline food. We’re really proud to be working with them.

Other recent shoots this year have been for Stella Artois, Budweiser Budvar, Brooklyn Brewery and San Miguel.

I was also shortlisted for the Pink Lady Food Video Of The Year for the production ‘Chocolate Gateau’, again with Teepee Films."

Jochen Arndt is an experienced food, interior and lifestyle photographer. He creates atmospheric and mouthwatering images, both on location and in the studio.

Recently, Jochen has worked for Miele, Bosch, Kaufland and ASA, to name a few.

He is also active in the field of moving images.

Julie Renouf is a food, beverage and lifestyle photographer and filmmaker, who is passionate about creating beautiful and engaging visual stories.

Julie’s photography style is relaxed and natural. She has a passion for capturing, or emulating, the ever-changing nuances of daylight, helping bring more depth and character to her subjects. Her films employ a similar aesthetic, and utilise movement and high energy to provide additional information about brands and instantly engage viewers.

Julie’s work has been featured in over 100 food and lifestyle books, and also spans a wide range of packaging, advertising campaigns and branded digital films. Clients range from global to boutique: recent clients include Kellogg’s, Aldi, Penguin Random House, James Boag, Murdoch Books, Don Smallgoods, Pie Face, Catalina Sounds, and Heathcote Gin, to name a few.

London-based food and drink photographer and director Karen Thomas recently moved into a brand new, 1300 sq. ft. studio in Elephant and Castle - and she hasn't stopped since.

Most recently, she was thrilled to be part of the new M&S campaign doing what she does best - bringing a beautifully natural and foodie aspect to the work. Whether it's pouring a dash of tonic into a delicious G&T, creating the perfect pizza cheese pull or showing off the frankly outrageous Big Daddy burger that feeds four people, it's obvious Karen is in her element and loves every moment.

Along with her regular stills campaigns for Costa, Karen has recently been directing some new moving image work, due out in September.

Her other recent projects have included more directing work for McDonald's, Vue Cinema and Nestlé, and she is about to start the Costa Christmas campaign.

For commissions, Karen can always be contacted through her agent Horton-Stephens (TVC commissions through her production company, Snapper).

London-based photographer Kris Kirkham specialises in food, drink and still life photography. Shooting out of his studio in South London, Kris works on a range of shoots including packaging, advertising and editorial. He creates beautiful colourful punchy images where his love of food shows.

Recent clients include Nando’s, Lidl UK, Byron Burger, Good Housekeeping, Waitrose Kitchen, Sainsbury’s Magazine, Tesco Magazine, as well as many others.

Images in this Spotlight are from Sabrina Ghayour’s new book 'Bazaar' - one of Kris’s most recently published cookbooks and a UK bestseller.

Kris was delighted to be a second place finisher in this year’s Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards for his image of chickpeas (included in this Spotlight) as well as having another image in the 'Highly Commended' category.

"Growing up under the spirited influences of an advertising creative director dad and a mom who worked in fashion before she became a poet meant learning about life from a visual perspective and being able to communicate in different ways. Our house was filled with inspiration. From stacks of fashion and literary magazines, to stories and visits from well known photographers and writers.

Later at RISD, I was challenged to think about the applications of creativity, discovering what drives me to create (content) and light, always the light.

Today, I channel many of those influences; whether I am collaborating with clients or creating work for myself, I strive to bring a perspective of beauty and nurturing to a world inundated with messaging and imagery.

Through my photographs, I aim to give back and demonstrate how beautiful imagery can equate to a sense of health and well-being. I am drawn to natural light and strive to use it in its authentic and transparent way. I’ve always believed that the best imagery reflects an iconic moment in time and culture."

It has been a whirlwind start to the year for Lucy: travelling to Europe on several commissions, shooting for an airline and building up her client base within the high-end drinks industry. 2019 has, so far, been the year of diversification for her. In addition, the exciting proposal and build of an at-home studio in South London has also been a huge focus.

Continuing to shoot throughout the UK with a range of clients from celebrity chefs such as Raymond Blanc and Rick Stein, to street food organisation Street Feast, and brands such as Hendricks and Bacardi.

Lucy is also working on some personal overseas projects, working with agency Shutterstock on shoots in Eastern Africa as well as the sublime Provence region.

Lucy is currently seeking European agency representation.

Mark Zawila is a London-based photographer, retoucher and CGI artist specialising in food and drinks photography.

He works from his own North London studio and has created images for brands such as Chivas Regal, Johnnie Walker, Miller, Morrisons, Nutribullet and Stella Artois.

Mark works with a small team of creatives, offering a fully integrated service including retouching, CGI as well as moving image/animation.

Marko Todorovic is a Belgrade-based commercial photographer with 22 years of experience. His work spans various fields of photography and his images are published in magazines, books, websites, commercial print and digital media, calendars, corporate literature and billboards.

Marko focuses on a mix of advertising, product, food, portrait and documentary photography. He accepts assignments from both individual and corporate clients.

He collaborates with major advertising agencies including McCann Ericksson, Leo Burnett, Publicis, Ogilvy, BBDO, DDB, TBWA and Havas. 

His clients include Banca Intesa, Sber Bank, Societe Generale Bank, Credit Agricole Bank, Unicredit Bank, Diners Card International, Master Card, Coca-Cola Company, Nike, adidas, Nestle, Tuborg, Rauch, Opel, Philip Morris International, Procter&Gamble, T-com, Telenor, Dove, Roche, Sandoz, Takeda, Delhaize, Gazprom, Air Serbia, Cosmopolitan, Elle and the United Nations.

With 17 years of food photography and directing under his belt, Myles New has become one of the best food and drink photographers in London.

His knowledge of food comes from his days as a chef. This, coupled with a high creative and technical skill-set, means Myles is able to deftly bring his client’s ideas to life. His passion for lighting stands out among photographers and allows him to craft the look and feel that a client needs.

His recent clients include McDonald's, Nespresso, Marks & Spencer, and Tesco - to name a few.

Myles works at a high level in both photography and moving image. Always easy to work with, he brings fun to a shoot while having absolute control of his craft.

Represented by the formidable RARE by Trayler for his stills work and YOU ARE HERE for his moving image commercial work.

Paul Saraceno is a food and product photographer based in Newton, Massachusetts.

With over 25 years of experience, Paul has consistently created stunning images through his meticulous craft and deep relationships with creative directors, food stylists and prop/set designers.

Together with top digital, video and retouching teams, he is able to provide outstanding work for his clients. His 5000 sq.ft. studio has a fully equipped kitchen and abundant daylight.

His portfolio can be viewed at his website.

Peek Creative Studios is a full service creative production company driven by the passion to always get the best possible result for clients.

The company offers a wide variety of services in film, photography, animation, CGI and post-production and its team are well-known specialists for their food and beverage imaging.

Visit the website for more information.

Peter Cassidy is a multi-award winning food and lifestyle photographer based in london.
He shoots advertising, packaging and editorial commissions both in the studio and on location.

His clients include Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys, Waitrose, Asda, Dairy Crest, Baxter's, Tilda Bloomsbury, Quadrille Publishing, Kyle Books, RPS. He has shot for magazines such as Harrods Magazine, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Red, Food & Travel, Good Food, Olive, Delicious.

See his previous Production Paradise publications for more images.

Rick Souders, owner of Souders Studios, has been shooting food and drinks for some of the world’s most well-known brands. Rick is an honours graduate of the Art Center College of Design and has been a part of many award-winning ads, campaigns and cookbooks.

At Souders Studios you will get great imagery, world-class customer service, access to a fabulous food and beverage photography team. You also can utilise the commercial kitchen, incredible props and background selections. And, you have access to brilliant creatives that use light, color and texture to create amazing edible imagery. Rick is known as the "Mile High Food and Beverage Guy". Souders Studios is based at the edge of the Rockies in beautiful Golden, Colorado.

The Souders Studios facilities include a commercial kitchen, two studios, five client lounges, three prop storage areas and they are extremely client friendly. Souders Studios has helped transform many food and beverage brands into visual icons. Square Pixels is its award-winning retouching and digital compositing studio.

Visit the website, email Rick directly, or call +1 303-384-3128 for more information.

Award-winning food and lifestyle photographer Tara Fisher combines her fine art background with a wealth of commercial experience gained from over 15 years in the industry. Bringing a professional and creative approach to her work, she is passionate about illustrating food in an authentic and dynamic way.

Tara is always looking for the unusual in her subjects; the imperfect as much as the perfect, a playfulness which brings energy and a human warmth to her images. She is known for her versatile and intuitive use of light and clean beautiful compositions. She brings campaigns to life, working to the brief yet adding a fresh perspective.

She regularly works with major advertising agencies including BBH London, Ogilvy UK and Adam & Eve on campaigns for Hellmann’s, Tesco, McCain, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer, for whom she also shoots packaging and POS. Her clients include Jamie Oliver - a collaborator for over 15 years.

In 2018, the 'Love Stories' campaign she shot for Tesco with BBH London was a Cannes Lion Grand Prix winner, and this year she is a finalist in The Pink Lady Food Photography Awards.

Terry specialises in still life, lifestyle, and food photography. he is based in a large well equipped studio in central London just one minute walk from Farringdon station.

Working for a range of clients in both the editorial and advertising industry, Terry’s passion for food is second only to photography which has seen him deliver on point images for clients such as Design Bridge, Thorntons, Tesco, Knorr, and Carte D’Or in recent months.

"The most challenging aspect of photographing food is making it look as delectable as it tastes. The flavours, the textures, the scrumptiousness - to bring all the happiness that food itself is into a picture is a matter of sheer skill and brilliance."

Thomas George has been able to deliver spectacular images of food and beverages working alongside chefs, creative designers and advertising agencies. His clients include McDonald's, KFC and Uber Eats, to name a few.

His latest shoot, the South Asia campaign for Uber Eats for the Cricket World Cup, is a perfect blend of lifestyle and food photography coming together to form strong, relatable narratives for consumers.

Warren Ryley has been working in advertising and commercial photography for over 30 years.

His wealth of experience now serves him well in the field of beverage photography which he has been specialising in for the past 10 years, shooting campaigns for numerous international brands and agencies.

He is equally at home working from his central London studio or out on location, and combines his creative lighting techniques with his knowledge of post production to plan complex shoots from start to finish.

His approach is both professional and relaxed, and enables him to problem solve and adapt without fuss during shoots.

Being able to retouch his own work gives clients the added benefits of a complete one stop personal service from planning to final delivery of the finished imagery.

Warren has shot in the last six months for Patron Tequila, Britvic, Teisseire and Jim Beam.