Fifty-Second Collection

This dish was made by de chef of restaurant Sjalotte. They have a living room style restaurant and you feel at home from the moment you walk in. This dish had some dry-ice involved.

Baked apples with pomegranate seeds, honey, and thyme. A recipe that my mother prepared for us when we were children - A reproduced memory that I wanted to photograph that day - At home with daylight for a delicious moment of sharing.

Extra fluffy chunky monkey pancakes!!! Pictures for Greenilisious, a wonderful organically based restaurant in Aarhus, Denmark, serving amazing nutritious and flavorful dishes.

This warm chocolate chip pudding from Cow Boy Star in East Village (San Diego) is a super popular dessert. Super fun capturing this on a simple white board.

Last of the organic spinach picked fresh from the garden washed and ready to lightly steam as part of my plant-based diet
Nikon D850

Spiny Lobster “A La Presse”, Fennel, Chanterelles- I was fortunate enough to be able to shoot for Chef Josiah Citrin and Chef Ken Takayama as they revive their Michelin two-star institution Melisse in Santa Monica CA

https://www.citrinandmelisse.com
@josiahcitrin
@melisserestaurant

This image of oysters on the half shell was created for the Napa Valley Grill in Beverly Hills, CA. The photo was taken inside the restaurant using a strobe light. The food was prepared by their chefs and styled by Amy Villareal.

Tattoos, a taboo in the food service industry.
Studies have shown that some employers still view visible tattoos negatively with respect to employment in the food service industry. However, employers still consider tattooed males and non-tattooed females more employable than tattooed females.
Astrid is a Pastry Chef, the anonymous voice of many others that at some point have been looked down upon and judged by their looks instead of her real talent. She is confident, tough and always ready to rock n’roll with her traditional homemade apple pie.
She is the stigma breaking the norm, and setting the stage for a future of equality, freedom of expression and no discrimination against those who don’t fit the mold.

This photo of Sticky Toffee Pudding was taken as part of my friend’s family project in putting together their family cookbook. There were many recipes shared and photos taken. But this was my favourite. I had taken multiple shots of toffee being poured over so I can capture every single flow. The best part was I was able to sample this homemade dessert which was absolutely delicious!

Japan truly captivates me. Its wonderful array of traditional teas is fascinating.

The hotel where I stayed in Tokyo provides a wide selection of teas, including the Japanese green tea of Sencha. A fine, artisanal Japanese tea set is also provided in the room to enjoy the teas. Being fascinated with the tea set, too, I decided to make a photoshoot to capture the beauty of the tea and tea set. So I created the shooting set using available furniture and lighting in the room; then ran downstairs to the florist in the nearby Shimbashi station to get some blossoms and leaves for this tea photo shoot.

So here they are, the golden flow of Sencha and the charming tea set that are to stay in the memory.

A digital composite mixed with digital painting, a total of 15 hours of working. A shot for a customer who distributes fresh smoothies.

Stunning back lighting highlights the jagged edges of the chocolate shards atop these pretty little chocolate mousse bowls
Shot in my studio
Natural light

Ora King salmon with colorful beetroot, lamb's lettuce and walnut made by star chef Igor Yakushchenko in the restaurant Le Corange in Mannheim / Germany.

Delicious pineapple, pecans and currants gluten-free nut loaf cake sweetened with tagatose
Body: Fuji x-t3
Lens: Fujinon 16-55 mm

Coffee flavored ice-cream, photographed for a local client using artificial lighting and reflectors.
Photographed this on my Canon 5D Mark IV.

Egg in motion! This photograph actually turned out better and more impressive than the original idea. A photographers live is about enjoying the moments where results are different than expected!

Dessert heaven! Brown Butter Ganache | Malted Caramel | Malt Cream | Candied Hazelnuts

By Chef @big_trev88
Restaurant @salut.restaurant

Creative chocolate we need to make a creative photo shoot, the idea was to taste the flavor with one image, chocolate lover
I just inspiring in the flavors, textures and urban art combined with minimalism

Nice salmon praline made from salmon and bread with cold cucumber soup. It sounds weird, but it is extremely delicious! And looks good ;)

Delicious Chocolate chip cookies with a soft texture, served with milk.

With this shot I wanted to emphasize the fact that pasta and brown rice brown flour in general has the same field of use as classic pasta, but much healthier and better.

This was the first crop of the season of gorgeous, jewel-like tomatoes from my back yard. Picked in the pouring rain - aren't the rain droplets beautiful! They look so dramatic in this deep navy bowl that sets off the colours so well.

Vanilla confetti cupcakes all lined up like little soldiers ready for action! I love to shoot anything cake-related, it's my happy place. Plus there's always a few leftovers needing to be eaten at the end of the shoot. A single light, camera right gave the right amount of highlight and shadow to define the texture in the bun and the ripples in the frosting.

Splash photography!
This shot was taken using special high speed strobes.
Close up of kiwi with water falling over, capturing the drops.

This image was from a series of images created for @changinghabits_hq ‘s new cookbook. For such a simple cake it became quite the hero on stage with dramatic side lighting and adding the red cake stand to the mix.

When I took this photo, I did not expect it to look like the night sky. However, with the purple gel lit behind, and the falling salt, it ended up getting that cool effect.

S h i r a t a k i Salmon
Shirataki (in Japanese 白 滝, ) are a type of spaghetti made from the root of the konjac, a native plant of the Asian temperate subtropical zone.They are mostly composed of water and glucomannan. The term "shirataki", which describes the description of spaghetti, means "white waterfall".

Having a past as a chef, I made this recipe by boiling shirataki in boiling hot water with a little bit ginger, topped with marinated salmon, toasted black sesame and dashi
(very tasty with the addition of soy sauce and black miso paste)

Chicken Slices Scrambled Egg Croissant is the promotion set of this hotel located in Kuala Lumpur. Your mouth is just stuffed with so many texture on a bite. Tasty!

The client's brief for this job was to create a scene that attracts customers to the hotel's winter high tea/coffee offering.
While most of the shots were more high-key and high-brow, we found a cosy corner of the restaurant to shoot this more rustic, somehow earthy image.
To me, this is a great image to market a winter season offering. The condensation on the Chemex that eludes to warmth, the scatter of beans that illustrates unprocessed freshness, the subtly-lit chair that invites an occupant and the steam drifting lazily out of the far mug just says to me "Cancel my plans for the next hour and take my money, waitress"! :-)
LIGHTING INSIGHTS: Lit with 1x 500W Bowens studio flash (+ bounce card). Focus spot with snoot attachment cast the faux bay window shadow across the table.

“... The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee About his shadowy sides...”
- Alfred Tennyson
(Personal work using light, shadow & the kids’ latest metal model creation)