A vegan sausage sandwich with hummus in a multi-seed bun. I wanted to give a gritty, rustic and more masculine feel to this vegetarian sandwich using hard focused light on a smoky background. The sausage ingredients were from a popular value supermarket Aldi.

Sometimes only buttermilk pancakes will do... The use of hard light brought interesting highlights to the image giving a nice vibrant look.

Octopus grilled over a charcoal fire on a little wilted spinach and bulgur wheat made with grated beetroot. The sauce is an orange and white balsamic reduction.

Red Gurnard on Greek Fava with seaweed caper pesto and wild sea spinach. The dish is from my own restaurant where we love to use sustainable less utilized fish species in a healthy way.

Roast topside of beef cooked medium rare is a real classic. The secret is allowing the beef to relax for at least 10-15 minutes before carving and shooting the picture just as the beef is cut to capture the succulent juices.

A fun image of a strawberry chocolate cake being dusted with maybe a slightly excessive amount of icing sugar. I wanted to create a cake that anyone could decorate and enjoy making.

A simple salad of feta cheese, beans baby beet, pecan and pomegranate seed shot as part of my own recipe development using a 5DIII 50mm.