food & drink photography & motion Nov 2021

Aine’s food photography is known to single out the main food subject matter, containing only one single image against black, therefore, allowing that specific food item to expose its unique colours, texture, sensuality, movement or form. She is obsessed with taking everyday food and confronting our normalised commercial imagery of food.

With this new project, she is adding one new element, yet at the same time, still allowing the main subject matter to remain in the forefront. Aine's goal as with all of her unique food photography, is to produce exciting and totally original imagery of food which challenges the viewer visually and mentally.

This year she was awarded finalist in the category 'One Vision Imaging Cream of the Crop’ and received two commended awards in the 'Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers' at the Pink Lady Food Awards in London.

Also awarded 'Germany’s Top Still Life Photographer', One Eyeland Awards (ranked 9th), Bronze - Food Advertising - Prix de la Photographie, Paris and Honorable Mention - Food Advertising - International Photography Awards, New York.

Photographer and director Amy Currell was born in East London, where she lives and works. Her still life photography and moving image is shot through a distinctively female lens, and each frame is composed with thoughtfulness and grace – artfully juxtaposing colour and texture, shape and shadow.

Amy’s most at home when evoking the character of textures and working with cutting lighting to give the sharpest shadows, and crispest definition to liquids – finding the warmth in their shadows. Her work finds possibilities for playfulness and hidden narratives in the shapes and shadows of food and drink.

Amy’s 13 years of experience mean she has acquired a highly technical and creative team – from set designers to retouchers. Together, they have composed striking images for Vogue, Selfridges and Liberty London, and award-winning campaigns for the likes of IKEA, each brimming with creativity and a sense of playfulness.

Amy is represented by JSR, see her work here and follow the agency on Instagram for the latest projects.

Barbara Wrigley McDevitt is a South Florida-based photographer with over a decade of experience behind the camera. She specialises in commercial and editorial food and beverage photography. 

Wrigley McDevitt has a passion for storytelling and draws her inspiration from the way food connects everyone emotionally in the simple celebration of friends and family.

While photographing, she focuses on the interplay of subject, light, environment, and textural elements and blends them effortlessly in her images.

She is available to work on location or remotely.

Jena Carlin is a Midwest-based food and lifestyle photographer, videographer, and prop stylist. Over the past 10 years, Jena has been known for her earthy, genuine, captivating style focused on appetite appeal. She is a classically trained fine art painter which inspires a unique take on her approach to her photography style that perfectly complements both editorial and advertising campaigns. She seeks out authentic emotion in her food and lifestyle photography with a strong emphasis on narratives and blending modern and heritage styles.

Jena shoots for clients such as Ghirardelli, Martha Stewart, Kohl’s, Taste of Home, Sam’s Club, The Buckle, Press, Kerry Taste and Nutrition, and Iowa Premium Angus.

In addition to her commercial work, Jena prides herself on building the community and knowledge of commercial food photography through the Little Rusted Ladle blog, Master the Art of Food Photography online summit, and premium group mentorship program, Portfolio to Profit.

Danielle Wood is a London-based food photographer. Shooting from her fully equipped studio and working alongside a skilled team she creates fresh, vibrant, delicious images.

From packaging to advertising or photographing delicious recipes for magazines Danielle’s attention to detail and creativity brings her clients images to life.  

Commissions include Marks and Spencer, McDonalds, Tesco, Bakkavor, BBC Good Food, Olive Magazine, Octopus Publishing, Penguin, Harper Collins and many more.

Please feel free to get in touch and check out Danielle’s website for her latest work featuring some fresh new images.

Danielle is represented by Vue.

Debby is an experienced, London-based photographer and director specialising in food and drink.

Her feminine approach, alongside her former career as a stylist, allows her to create imagery full of texture, colour and with a delicate and natural touch.

Debby has been busy over the summer shooting both summer and autumn campaigns for Maestro Dobel and Bottlegreen in both moving image and stills.

Debby is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

Food Hall assembles award-winning teams to provide marketing solutions for food and drink brands across the world, helping create exceptional content for TV, online and social campaigns.

"Our creativity is matched by a proven ability to connect and engage with audiences. Our fresh and agile approach means we are able to bring excellence and ease to every project, at a range of budget levels.

We work only with the best teams, led by the UK’s strongest food and drink directors."

With 20 wars of experience as a still life photographer, Giorgio Cravero loves to take care of every detail in any project, starting with the creativity. The dedicated post-production team complete and enhance his vision, the post-production team completes its vision by making sure until the end that the customers' needs are met, and in the right time.

The personal search for beauty has pushed him over the years to work with the largest agencies and clients both in Italy and abroad, managing the most demanding productions thanks to the experience and the ability to foresee and solve the problems that inevitably arise on each set.

Hollis Conway is an American photographer inspired by beautiful light and textures within the natural world. Her focus on food and beverages came after spending years working on a broad range of photography.  

Her work creating images for a range of consumer packaged goods can be seen on most grocery shelves.

Jan Kalish is an international, award-winning Toronto-based photographer specialising in food and drink, with experience shooting at home as well as abroad.

She shoots food and drink, both commercial and advertising, including design, advertising, editorial, social media and cookbooks in Canada, South Africa, EU and the United Kingdom.

Her years of photographic food and drink experience reflects her specialist knowledge in masterful lighting and timely visual problem solving skills. She creates photographic images that are simultaneously artistic and practical - a client-fulfilled narrative within an image.

She works in the studio or on location: providing meticulous attention to all client considerations. Photographic concepts are handled from design to completion by in-house teams, assuring integrated quality control throughout production and post-production services.

Jeremy Baile shoots drinks for advertising, web and all other digital channels. He has been shooting for many years and has a fully equipped London studio.

He shoots both still and moving assets, allowing a complete package of content to be created in one environment. He is happy to work on projects large and small. If you have something in mind, get in touch.

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 in to 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!

In this Spotlight, Karen is showcasing some of her recent work for the fun and colourful gelato ice cream brand FWIP.

After honing his craft as a travel shooter and a stint as a fashion photographer for clients like Net-a-Porter, Marc Haydon made the transition to food and still life photography and never looked back. 

With his precise and well-balanced composition, he now works from his studio in West London, producing photography for food businesses, supermarkets, restaurants, magazines and more. 

Working collaboratively with talented stylists, his aim in food photography is to maximum appetite appeal through lighting, composition, propping and styling.

Metcalfe Lancaster is a female-run collective of photographers and directors specialising in food and drink advertising.

"As well as our large and diverse stable of artists, we can offer full production and crew, including producers, food stylists, props, model makers, mixologists and baristas - whatever is needed for the job. We pride ourselves on creativity, collaboration and delivering the best results for your brief."

Metcalfe Lancaster are members of Ad Green | The AOP | Photo Agents London.

Recent clients include: Smirnoff, Green & Blacks, Bottlegreen, Bacardi, BOL, Youngs, Concern Worldwide, Milk & More, Adnams Gin and M&S.

Please email Julie Metcalfe to chat through your brief or call +44 7778 331771.

"I am a stills capture and motion director working in NYC + PHL, I've photographed a few cookbooks (one of which received the James Beard Cookbook Of The Year award: 'Zahav' by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook).

Beyond just food and beverage, I consider myself a lifestyle photographer and director. I'm just as interested in the people, places and techniques that make the experiences special.

I had the opportunity to shoot with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson this year to help launch his Tequila brand, Teremana. I've also worked with Free People to launch their newest beauty brand, SUMMARY and worked with Powers on their new bottle design re-launch."

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 on his website.

Rob Grimm is a commercial photographer, motion director and educational instructor. He works exclusively in food and beverage photography with a specialty in glass and liquids. His bold and graphic style has been employed by a client list of international brands as long as your left arm, including the likes of Jack Daniel’s, Bacardi, Woodford Reserve, Brown Forman, Kraft and Panera to name just a few.

With experience running full service studios in both Chicago and St. Louis, he has a unique perspective on the business of commercial photography. In 2014 he co-founded PRO EDU, a video educational company, where he directed tutorials for every genre of photography. At the start of 2020, Rob left the company to get back behind the camera executing images for his clients where he is happiest.

When Rob’s not shooting in his studio he can usually be found rowing on the lake, building furniture or spending time with his family.

Sarah Tirzah is a liquid and product photographer based out of Los Angeles. Quite literally born with a camera in her hand (she swears theres a picture of her in diapers with a Kodak Instamatic camera in hand). She went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps for eight years where she deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan. 

In 2014, she decided to chase her dreams and dove head first into the world of commercial photography and has worked with clients in fashion, food and beverage, cosmetics, and medicinal alternative medicine among other industries.

Sarah loves conceptualising the innovation and performance connected to liquids, beverages, and products. From graphic splashes to delightful cocktails, Sarah combines her lighting expertise and technical knowledge with her love of colour and movement to create stunning graphic imagery.

Photographer and director Stephen Hamilton’s passion is food and beverage and he is known for expertly capturing food you want to immediately pick up and savour.

As the seasons change, he has turned his eye toward images that exude warmth and cozy satisfaction. Expertly caramelised root vegetables, a perfectly roasted chicken, a glass of whiskey poured just right – Stephen’s personal projects focus on foods that capture his desire for dishes crafted with care.

Hamilton’s studio is based in Chicago, but he brings his vision to clients all over the globe. His versatile facilities offer an integrated, comprehensive and Covid-19 safe approach to any size production.

Covering over 11,000 square feet of three studios, the Stephen Hamilton Productions team delivers their client-first full circle capabilities in the form of still photography, animated stills, cinemagraphs, stop-motion builds, how-to videos, tight and textured “delicious moments” videos and broadcast/commercials.

Steve Ryan is a portrait and food photographer with over 10 years of experience.

Steve has been commissioned by some of the most innovative and exciting food and media brands in the world including: Apple, Jamie Oliver, Guinness, Deliveroo, McDonald’s, Honest Burgers, Domino's, Tabasco, Jamesons and KFC.

Steve latest shoot with Anna Jones: She’s one of the most successful, accessible and interesting cookbook writers this country has ever produced, with writing and recipes that are a truly tempting case for a vegetarian and vegan diet. Her latest book ‘One’ is a chart-topping bestseller, and she can count Yotam Ottolenghi, Jamie Oliver, Sophie Dahl and hundreds of thousands of others in her fanbase.

Steve is represented by JSR, see his work here and follow the agency on Instagram for the latest projects.