food & drink photography Apr 2020

Alex is a food and drink photographer based in London, shooting editorial and advertising projects from his fully equipped studio space in Elephant and Castle.

Alex shoots with a mixture of daylight, flash and constant lighting, and is always able to produce clean, crisp, naturally lit images. His graphic, keen eye for detail paired with his technical and creative skill, always ensure the best results. He is well known for working closely alongside clients in the creative process, and has a network of established, creative stylists and great assistants.

Alex has established working relationships with a wide range of clients, most recently producing images for Waitrose, Tesco, Slimming World and Lidl.

Alex’s portfolio can be viewed at his website.

For commissions, Alex can be contacted through his agent Style Department. Check Alex' moving images on Vimeo. Follow Alex on Instagram.

"Despite COVID-19, we can still provide full service working remotely, get in touch for more info with Style Department and Alex."

London-based photographer Andy Grimshaw specialises in food, drink and still life photography.

He works out of his own central London studio with fully equipped kitchen.

Andy works with an experienced team of freelance home economists, assistants, prop stylists and retouchers. This enables him to put together a specialist team for any and all your photo shoot requirements.

This month it’s been announced that Andy has had two images shortlisted for prestigious Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards 2020 in the ‘Innovation in Food’ category. Following swiftly in their father’s footsteps, both his daughters Lily and Evie have had images shortlisted too for the '10 and under’ and '11-14’ categories. Keep your fingers crossed for them all on 28th April.

In the studio it’s been a really mixed time with Andy shooting the new global ad campaign for Heinz Tomato Ketchup and shoots for Lindt chocolate, Danone’s global brands, more Old El Paso and Volvic to name a few.

In these crazy times we are currently experiencing, Andy is now shooting from his home studio for the next couple of months, so if you have any projects you’d like to discuss with him, please call him on +44 20 7267 7600.

Creative director and photographer, Aydin Arjomand has always had a camera in his hand. It brought him great joy to capture the beauty in the world around him. As an adult, he worked in hospitality, hotel management, fashion merchandising, and numerous non-profit foundations, before pursuing photography as a full-time career and forming his studio.

Aydin Arjomand Photography LLC creates stunning visual content for your brand, with style and efficiency.

"We custom-tailor each project’s team, location, budget, and timeline to a client’s precise needs. We are able to maximise our creative output and maintain our quality by minimising our overhead and pass-through costs. We draw from an exclusive group of creative and production talent to achieve the clients’ specific goals, perfectly, on-time, and on-budget.

Whether creating a small fashion look book, cataloguing an entire product line for e-commerce, or producing and designing an ad campaign, Aydin Arjomand Photography can make your brand beautiful."

As the world is being turned upside down and everyone is scrambling for what to do, you can rest assured that photography and videos can still move forward in the most seamless way possible.   Brent and his team can now do a Contactless Shoot. "No travel is needed and a remote connection for constant feedback can be provided. We want everyone to be safe at the same time as we are continuing to create great work together."

Your client still needs to create something that will tell a story and capture the appetite appeal of the product. Photographer and director Brent Herrig can help. Based in New York, Brent supports in-house and agency clients to achieve stress-free productions that hit the brief.

Several brands continue to trust Brent to capture their vision of food, drinks and products in the most collaborative, efficient way possible.

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

Chiara Ye was born in China and at the age of five she moved to Parma in Italy, a country well known for its rich artistic and cultural heritage.

In Parma she began studying art at high school, where she developed a passion for the visual arts, theatre and film. During her studies, Chiara attained a comprehensive knowledge of the arts as a whole, coupled with an innate creative and fresh eye, that was seen as totally unique in her field.

Once reunified with her origins in China, she had the opportunity to experience a board range of challenges, and opened herself up to embracing news food, style and culture. Chiara’s works display evident influences of art throughout different periods of history, from Renaissance to Neoclassicism all the way to Modern Art and Contemporary.

Corina Landa works for a wide range of food industry-related clients like advertising agencies, magazines and cookbook publishers. Her experience in food photography gives her the ability to adapt herself to the client’s needs. This is reflected in her ability to shoot clean, simple images that are rich in detail and suitable for packaging, magazine covers and advertising, as well as more creative editorial shots. 

Corina works in her fully-equipped Barcelona studio or out on location. She counts with a great team of freelance assistants, stylists and retouchers to call upon to ensure each shoot runs smoothly and to give clients the option of a one-stop-service. She can tailor her service to meet the needs of the clients and their budget. Whether they need recipe development, prop sourcing, or just a simple product shoot.

Her latest work has been for Borges International Group, Amazon, Custom Culinary, Cadi and several Michelin Star restaurants like Oria, Tickets, Enigma and Pakta. She’s currently working in a dessert recipe book by renowned chef Albert Adrià.

Follow Corina on Instagram to keep up to date with all the latest shoot news.

Craig Lee is a food and lifestyle photographer based in San Francisco. He has created images for the James Beard award-winning San Francisco Chronicle Food section, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Magazine, Silicon Valley Magazine, Sunset Magazine, EatingWell Magazine, and Gauger + Associates Ad Agency.

He has also photographed for cookbooks, San Francisco Chef’s Table and The Davis Farmers Market Cookbook.

He will collaborate with you in creating images of the highest quality.

Growing up on the east coast as an Italian-American, Dominic Episcopo was born into a family that celebrated good food and great music, two things that would most influence and inspire his career.

Dominic emerged onto the photography scene and began cultivating his craft, capturing iconic musicians and celebrities. He soon gained international recognition as a pioneer of the food and lifestyle movement, unabashedly willing to push boundaries and “play with his food” as any good rock n’ roller would. His iconic book 'Meat America' is a testament to this unique style and voice.

His most recent work can be found in a wide range of campaign advertising for global brands; cookbooks and culinary editorial publications; web commerce; fashion; and the private collections of notable contemporary collectors.

Dominic currently resides in Philadelphia where he operates a fully equipped photography and film studio in his converted, historic 15,000 square foot property. When he is not behind the camera you will find him in the kitchen, on a yoga mat or out shopping 45’s for his beloved jukebox collection.

To read more about Episcopo Studios, visit his website, and Dominic's recent interview on our blog.

Francine Zaslow specializes in both food and product photography. Working out of her fully equipped Boston-based studio, she seamlessly collaborates with her clients, bringing lighting skills and artistic vision to their latest projects.

As a veteran photographer, Francine has had the opportunity to work with clients such as Panera, Friendly’s, Dunkin Donuts, Whole Foods, Tea Forte, Highliner Foods, to name a few.

Coming from a fine art background, Zaslow is always nurturing new personal projects that often influences and inspires the work she shoots commercially. She comes to the table with years of experience - and is often called upon to create a look and feel for brands, as they try to position themselves in the marketplace.

Her long-standing relationships with many of her clients is a result of the trust and respect they have for her discriminating eye, her work ethic, and her aesthetic vision.

Visit the website to see more examples of Francine’s work or call +1 617-467-4253 for inquiries or quotes.

Gareth Morgans is an award-winning London Food Photographer with over 20 years of experience. He shoots from his large Bermondsey studio near to Tower Bridge and he is equally at home on location in the UK or overseas.

Gareth’s food photography expertise and years of experience have allowed him to work with many leading agencies, food companies, magazine houses, book publishers and design groups. Gareth is recognised for his colourful, vibrant and detailed images with a subtle graphic twist.

Brands such as Heinz, Waitrose, M&S, Tesco, Co Op, Sainsbury and Cadbury’s have filled Gareth’s busy schedule. 2020 has had a busy start with work for The Sunday Times, Slimming World, Good Housekeeping and Delicious. Gareth recently travelled to Mumbai (pre-COVID-19!) for Cadbury’s with Agency Ogilvy & Mather India.

Gareth Morgans is represented by RARE by Trayler, Daniele Forsythe (USA) and Qench (India). You can follow Gareth on Instagram.

Helen is an experienced, award-winning food and lifestyle photographer with a sought after highly unique look to her photography. She looks to capture naturalness and atmosphere in everything she shoots, making the subject as aspirational and beautiful as possible.

She is known for her skilled use of natural light and strong styling aesthetic. She has shot for clients such as FeverTree, Baileys, Jamie Oliver, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer and Waitrose Magazine.

Recently she has been shooting recipes for Sunday Times Magazine, The Joyful Homecook Cookbook and the second Edition of the East London Food Book as well as a six-week commission around Italy for luxury hotel brand Belmond.

Hollie Bertram is a food and product photographer based in Norwalk, CT, that can easily travel for projects. With over 10 years of experience, Hollie has consistently created images for small and large businesses alike, making sure she produces beautiful images for any budget. She has worked with clients from e-commerce to magazines to catalogue to advertising to local small businesses.

She is able to wear all and any hat to help those clients with smaller budgets, by playing not only photographer but set builder, stylist, retoucher; you name it: she does it. That all stems from her catalogue days, when she first started out, and where she was expected to do just that.

Her outgoing personality and adaptability makes her a pleasure to work with.

James Murphy has recently been working on a variety of exciting editorial and advertising commissions, on location and from his studio in London.

The work featured in this Spotlight is from James’s collaboration with Rick Stein for his book ‘Rick Stein’s Secret France’, published by BBC Books. Travelling through rural France, from Normandy to Provence, it showcases delicious recipes with wonderful ingredients. A true gastronomic feast, bringing together reinvigorated traditional French dishes and crafting delicious new ones as well. A project which James really enjoyed working on.

James is represented by his agent Sarah Yorke. Email or phone her on + 44 (0) 20 7278 4770.

For this Spotlight, award-winning photographer Jean Cazals has compiled strong graphic images reflecting his approach on some of his latest jobs. Jean has the ability to actually "see", along with a unique style. His concept and approach are really appreciated by his clients, especially the new ones. His field of work is in hospitality with restaurants, hotels and brands. He is always happy to discuss details and projects in advanced to be able to deliver the best, whatever the size of the job.

With this COVID-19 and confinement time, Jean has the possibility to still offer full services: retouching, styling and working remotely (zoom, WeTransfer) from his home studio with props and especially a partner who is a food stylist, Marie-Ange Lapierre.

Jean has also been pushing for more interiors, as he finds it goes hand in hand with food and life style. Hospitality and food photography are all about essence and the spirit of a place.

Visit his previous Production Paradise features, to see a larger choice of images, as well as his website to see the full spectrum of his work. His latest interview can be read here.

Jodi is an award-winning food photographer for editorial, advertising and restaurants.

Known for being passionate and meticulous, Jodi thrives on projects both big and small. From the intricacies of three Michelin starred cuisine to the humble form of raw ingredients, Jodi’s work reveals an affinity for texture and detail.

Based out of London, her clients include Mallow & Marsh, Sunpat, Hartleys, Gaucho Group, Cinnamon Club, Nestle Chef, Mash Purveyors, Field & Flower, The Roux Scholarship, Bocuse d’Or UK, Moet & Chandon, Diageo, Pimms, CurranZ and many others.

One rarely goes a day without seeing Chicago photographer Joe Pellegrini’s work in store windows, magazines, catalogues, cookbooks or cereal boxes.

For over two decades, Joe has been an industry leader in product and food photography. Also an accomplished painter, he has brought his artistic sensibilities to national campaigns for Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Tyson and Ziploc and for the past 11 years has shot virtually all of Subway’s national and international print and outdoor ads as well their in-store displays.

Unflappable, Joe has made a career delivering memorable imagery with the utmost professionalism for products ranging from Scrubbing Bubbles to Jim Beam.

Shoot days find his studio abuzz with clients snacking on mini candy bars while Joe and his group of top food stylists, special FX and digital technicians descend on every shot with a practiced efficiency and provide proven success.

Johan Visschedijk started working in the early nineties, loving food and everything along with it, he also started working in film  a few years ago.

In a nutshell we can say that Johan is a guy who is really passionate about everything he does; photography, film, CGI and his big hobby ultra-running. So we can truly say that Johan is not a quitter.

When Johan says yes to a project he is very eager to get it to a high level, no matter what it takes. Once the financial issues are agreed, Johan is lost in creativity, light, composition and everything else. 

Last year he was asked to shoot for a book about 35 Michelin star restaurants, some of the results you can see here. One of these restaurants asked him to make some wall decoration involving game dishes.

Karen’s love of food is clear to see in her still and motion work. She has spent the last 20 years passionately capturing food at its best and in the last few years she has also enjoyed directing impressive motion work too.

This Spotlight feature begins with some exciting new tests that were shot in collaboration with food stylist Katie Giovanni and prop stylist Alexander Breeze. They luckily managed to squeeze a day in the studio together just before lockdown and had a fantastic time shooting lots of different seafood dishes.

Following on from these images are shots for M&S (Meal in a Bag, Gastro packaging), Birds Eye (Green Cuisine, plant-based Swedish style meatballs) and lastly an advert for Carnation for Tesco that Karen had fun shooting on location in Kentish Town.

Now during the lockdown, Karen is keeping herself busy working on personal projects whilst also working on logistics for some upcoming shoots with skeletal teams that will take place once the restrictions have relaxed.

Tuscan-born Luca Rosati lives in the countryside of San Gimignano and specialises in food, advertising and still life photography for editorial and commercial projects.

Luca's clients include renowned restaurants as well as traditional establishments. In addition to photography, he has worked as a chef in different restaurants and hotels both in Italy and the United States.

He works with a variety of creative marketing and design agencies, online food magazines and books. Inspired by colours and shapes, Luca loves creative photography and is available worldwide.

Roberto Luzzitelli and Laura Danieli is a photography duo based in Turin, Italy specialised in food and drink photography.

They work in their studio with a fully equipped kitchen, ready to shoot all kinds of images. Luzzitelli Danieli Studio works with a team of expert economists, assistants, food stylists and retouchers.

"We will always make your products something beautiful for you and special for the market.

We carry out food and drink photography for advertising, packaging, editorials and video content for our customers, ranging from supermarket chains to advertising agencies to large and small companies in the food and beverage field."

"This was one of the last jobs we did before the world shut down. Different than most of my food work.  Black space and isolation is all too familiar now.

I hope everyone is taking care of themselves, their families and communities and come out on the other side safe and stronger than before.

I think this test will bring a new fresh sense of creativity and our place on this planet. Something good will come from this.

Hang in there."

Food photographer and film director Scott Grummett aims to whet the appetite. Best known for his mouthwatering images of burgers, Scott can turn any food or drink into the object of a stomach's desire.

His stills are graphic and textural, with delicately placed drips and smears, while Scott's directing work favors close up, slow motion beauty tinted with performance and comedy.

Scott is still shooting most days during Covid-19, he has just reduced his commute and starting screen sharing as he shoots. If you have a project that needs making please get in touch and discuss the best way to make it happen creatively and safely.

Stathis Bouzoukas is inspired by the aethereal light of the clear Greek skies, as he captures beauty and luxury, taste and life in his photos. His passion is focused in promoting the lavish side of the hospitality industry and his eye-catching shots epitomise style and timeless elegance. 

Together with a hand-picked team of experienced prop-stylists and digital re-touchers, he creates stunning images that perfectly capture the high-end character of each project, making his work ideal for promoting campaigns that stand out. 

Some of his most prominent works include the globally acclaimed restaurant Nammos in Mykonos, where he shot the signature recipes for Nammos Cookbook as well as numerous of instants of the lavish everyday life at the restaurant. Moreover, he captured the essence of taste for the Mykonos branch of Ling Ling by Hakkasan and the Myconian Collection Hotels and Resorts.

Studio Ballena is a high-end commercial photo studio in Belgium with two large fully equipped studios, one near Brussels and one between Brussels and Gent, and a professional team working both in studio or on location.

Offering a full-service approach to clients including an in-house food and set stylist with an eye for detail and a large selection of tableware and set accessories makes them a valued partner for many brands and agencies.

By always using the latest technologies and equipment an edge in efficiency and quality is guaranteed for all projects. Post-production work is taken care of by the team in a fully colour calibrated workflow from camera to print.

They provide mouth-watering photography to food and drinks companies as well as brand and marketing agencies for use in advertising, packaging, social media and publishing to support marketing campaigns and branding.

Recent projects include some of the most delicious Belgian food specialties like chocolates and fries.

London-based photographer Tim Atkins specialises in food & drink photography. He works out of his home studio with a fully equipped kitchen using natural day light and flash photography equipment.

Tim has built up great relationships with home economists, assistants, prop stylists and retouchers to provide a professional smooth operation for any photography needs.

He works regularly with brands, can help develop the idea further and recently Tim’s work has been showcased all over the London underground including bus networks in 2020.

Some recent commissions have been for Rajah Spices, Pasta Evangelist, Patron, Which? Mag, Berkeley Catering and Nobu Shoreditch Hotel.

"Get in touch with me directly to see how I can be of assistance."

Tony is a London-based photographer specialising in food and drink. He shoots from his own London studio or on location.

Tony’s years of experience has led him to work with many leading agencies, food companies and publishers. His most recent commissions include the summer campaign for Costa, a European campaign for Nestle’s plant-based Garden Gourmet and Belazu’s range of pesto.

In the last year Tony has been shooting commissions for Amazon, Belazu, Costa, Encona, Hotel Chocolat, Hovis, Jus-Rol, New York Bagel Company, Tesco, Waitrose and William Grant & Sons.

To see more of his latest work, check out the website.

Warren 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 over ten 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 option of a complete one stop personal service, from planning to final delivery of the finished imagery.

During this time Warren is able to shoot in isolation and happy to discuss individual requirements with clients.