FOOD & DRINK PHOTOGRAPHY May 2011

Andy Seymour specialises in food, drink and still life photography.

He operates out of his Central London studio.

Visit his website for more information.

Christian Lohfink is a high-quality still life photographer specialising in liquid and food images.

Since 1991, Christian has been working as a freelance photographer from his own studio in Hamburg. He is represented in german speaking countries by PAM-Mirjam Böhm.

Clients include Coca-Cola, Apollinaris, Staatl, Fachingen, Arla Food, CMA, Feinkost Käfer, Mars, Bitburger, Blanchet, Krombacher, Jacobs and Häagen-Dazs.

Diana Miller has been a photographer for 30 years with food being her main focus. She shoots digitally from her two Notting Hill studios in West London, one of which is a natural daylight studio. She also takes on commissions to work from her Cotswold country home.

Diana works on a variety of top advertising campaigns, including McDonald's, Starbucks, Waitrose, Subway, Muller, Carte D’Or, Bertolli and Boursin. She also works very closely with Marks & Spencer photographing images for the company's Food Halls and packaging. Diana has also photographed many books including 'Passion For Seafood' with Gordon Ramsey.

Diana works together with a small team of experts in their field to produce stylish and highly technically skilled work. Her other passions include photographing flowers - many grown herself - and animals, demanding but rewarding work.

Gokce Erenmemisoglu started his career in photography in 1992. He specialises in still life but enjoys applying his technique to food and drink images. "This allows me to provide not only yummy pictures, but also photographs that are worth staring at!” he says.

Gokce offers his clients a wide range of skills, from studio work to worldwide location shoots using Sinar and Phase-one high-end digital equipment, as well as post production through a full range of retouching, image manipulation, CGI and illustration techniques.

His images have appeared in the biggest campaigns for global accounts including Vodafone, Adidas, American Express, Burger King, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Peugeot, Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen.

Gokce has won numerous Epica, Golden Drum and NYFest awards and in 2008 he received the Gourmand 'Best Cookbook' Photography Award in Paris with his book net:425 gr.

Jamie MacFadyen is a leading advertising photographer and has been working on
commercial projects across many disciplines for 20 years. He is an accomplished still life, food and beverage photographer, with extensive technical skills, especially in using liquids. He is highly sought-after and has worked for a range of high-profile clients such as Heineken, Coca-Cola, Asahi and Calvin Klein.

Jamie has also completed a great range of portrait and people-based advertising work for clients including CUB, Heineken, Qantas, Phillip Morris, British Airways, Tiger Beer and Nokia. Jamie has been listed in the Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers in 2008/09 and 2010/11 and has had work accepted into the 2011 Communication Arts Photography Annual.

He is represented in Sydney by Louis & Co.

Jean Cazals is a world-renowned food photographer whose highly recognisable style is based on pure lines, soft lighting, elegant styling and craftsmanship. Over the years, his work has brought numerous accolades and awards, the latest being 'Best Chocolate Book in the UK' with Melt at The Gourmand Awards.

Jean continues to push the boundaries to produce high-quality original results for every project. His work can be seen across editorial and advertising projects, as well as in cookery books by some of the world's leading chefs. He shoots from his fully equipped Notting Hill kitchen studio that enjoys beautiful daylight, a wide variety of flash options and a large range of props. He also shoots commercials.

Visit his website for more information and to see samples of his work. Prints are also available for sale.

Jonathan Pollock specialises in food and drink, working from his well-equipped studio in London.

He has been established for over 20 years and has developed a dynamic team to create new styles of photography for today’s market.

Visit his website for more information.

Kai Schwabe's passion is food photography.

His clients include Kraftfoods Europe, Philadelphia, Jacobs, Tassimo, Alberto, Dr. Oetker, Edeka and Rewe, who all appreciate his professional approach to briefs and layout along with his technical expertise. 

Kai’s 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client. Working alongside a team of talented food stylists and assistants, Kai develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite.

Visit his website for more information.

Karen Thomas is a London-based food and still life photographer. One of the things she loves about her job is the diversity: whether she's shooting editorial or advertising, she loves the challenges that different areas of work offer.

Karen has recently been on the receiving end of cascading salads courtesy of McDonald's, overdosed on the amazing dishes cooked up by Sunil Vijayaker for a sumptuous Indian recipe book, reluctantly been filmed working with the significantly less camera shy GIzzi Erkine on a Lion Egg PR shoot, and stood on one leg whilst taking a picture of fibre optic lights at the request of her HSBC art director.

Karen is very precious about her work and the passion and dedication she spends on her images is evident in her portfolio. Just as importantly, Karen and her many teams of food and prop stylists enjoy providing a warm and comfortable atmosphere for a beautiful shoot.

Kevin Marple's photographs have adorned numerous magazine covers and over the past 15 years art directors have been regularly hiring him to create provocative images for national and international advertising campaigns.

Recently, he photographed a cookbook for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team.
Kevin’s client list includes Chili’s, Cheddar’s, El Fenix Restaurants, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Rosewood Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels, Noble House Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton, Food Arts, Wine Spectator, Texas Monthly, American Way, Southwest Airlines Spirit and Southern Living.

Call or email Kevin to discuss projects or visit his website for more information.

Manja Wachsmuth comes right out of the Scandinavian photographic tradition. Her work is fresh and beautifully lit like the long summer nights and sharp winter days of her native Denmark.

Despite her youth, she has several years of experience from the Danish editorial and commercial markets. Her clean and simple style has impressed clients as different as the food giant Arla Foods, German Dr. Oetker and several exclusive food magazines.

To take her passion for food photography to a higher level, Manja has now packed her bags and left her homeland to work and live in New Zealand, where famous Kiwi chefs like Annabel Langbein and Peter Gordon have already discovered her work.

Since the early 90s, Michael Meisen has been devoted to still life and food photography. Working out of his own studio, he enjoys creating pictures for leading advertising agencies and international food companies such as Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, Publicis, Condor Airline, Lufthansa SkyChefs LSG and Nestlé.

His professional performance along with his own personal projects show Michael’s unfailing joy in creative and experimental photography, while his explicit attention to detail and enthusiasm for the perfect light gives him a true photographer’s eye.

Michael works with several food stylists trained in Michelin star rated restaurants as well as a team of eager and talented camera assistants.

Visit his website for more information.

St. John Asprey has over 15 years of photography experience specialising in food advertising, packaging and editorial imagery. He also offers post production image manipulation and retouching. He is based in London and East Sussex working both in the studio and on location.

Photographing food is something St. John is passionate about which is shown through his creativity and attention to detail.

St.John has shot for a wide variety of clients, recently including Coleman's, Patak's, Blue Dragon, Bovril, Ballentine's whisky and ASDA.

Visit his website for contact details and further images.

Tim Hill and his food stylist, Zoe Hill, are taking advantage of the good weather to exploit the garden just behind their studio to grow herbs and vegetables for shoots.

They have also begun using it as a location for a recent cookery book cover.

The baking part of their work is still an ongoing project while reorganising the new studio continues to good effect.