The Food and Drink industry demands imagery that sparks appetite and tells a brand story fast, these photographers deliver exactly that.
Here are food and drink commercial photographers to consider if you are hiring for a brand campaign, packaging, or editorial commission, with talent based in the UK, USA, Australia and across Europe, including Italy, Portugal, Romania and Germany, plus Canada, New Zealand and Colombia, and credits for brands such as Unilever, Pernod Ricard, Knorr, Coca Cola, Nestlé, Kraft Heinz, PepsiCo, McDonald’s, Barilla, Kellogg’s and Tesco.
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All photographers have been featured in our recent Food & Drink Photo and Motion Spotlights.
Marc Haydon, UK
Marc is a food and drinks photographer based in London. His clean and fresh style broadcast elevated everyday food in its element. From his own studio in the heart of Shepherds Bush, Marc works with a team of food stylists, prop stylists and retouchers to create his eye-catching images.
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Amy Carson, USA
Amy is a San Diego based commercial and editorial photographer creating narrative led imagery for food and drink, lifestyle, and hospitality brands. Her clients include PepsiCo, Pecorino Romano PDO, Adagio Teas, and publications such as the Los Angeles Times and Eater San Diego.
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Hannah Caldwell, Australia
Hannah is a Melbourne based food, drink, and still life photographer with a refined, craft led approach shaped by light and texture. Her clients include Brown Brothers Wines, Fonterra, CleanSeas, and The Ritz Carlton Melbourne, and her work has been recognised by Lürzer’s Archive and the International Photography Awards.
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Colin Campbell, UK
London-based photographer and director Colin Campbell is known for award-winning food and drink work that balances cinematic storytelling with technical precision. Shooting from his canalside studio, he works seamlessly across stills and motion, delivering a consistent visual language for brands and campaigns.
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Eskay Food / Roberto Corinaldesi, Italy
Roberto Corinaldesi is a food and drink photographer known for bold, graphic imagery with a versatile approach. His work spans advertising and editorial projects for brands such as Motta, Knorr, and Barilla, creating visuals designed to catch attention and spark appetite.
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Euan Anderson, UK
Euan is a Scotland based commercial photographer working on food and drink advertising campaigns with a clear, considered visual style. His clients include Arran Whisky, Lagg Whisky, Caorunn Gin, Old Pulteney Whisky, Next Day Coffee, Mr Filbert’s, and The Larder Collective.
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Gabriel Lucido, USA
Gabriel is an American commercial food photographer based in Orange County, California. His work, inspired by the bold, nostalgic advertising of the 90s and early 2000s, has featured in major campaigns and packaging projects for well known food brands across the US.
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Andy Grimshaw, UK
Andy is a London based photographer specialising in food, drink, and still life photography, working from his fully equipped central London studio. His recent clients include Jim Beam, Pip and Nut, Quaker Oats, Lays, Sunbites, Blue Diamond, and Rustlers.
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Kyle Carpenter, USA
Kyle is a food and drink photographer creating rich, tactile imagery that highlights flavour through light, texture, and composition. His work balances a refined commercial look with an inviting, natural feel for brands, restaurants, and editorial clients.
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Scott Grummett, UK
Scott is a UK based food photographer working across stills and motion, known for creating highly appetising, tactile imagery for large scale campaigns. He is best known for his long running work with McDonald’s, and recent projects include campaigns for Arla and Philadelphia, produced for both stills and TV across international markets.
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Joe Pellegrini, USA
Joe is a Chicago based commercial photographer with over 30 years of experience in food and drink and product photography. His clients include Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, Tyson, Mondelez, Ziploc, and Subway, for whom he served as lead photographer for 18 years.
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Chelsea Bloxsome, Rep by Horton-Stephens, UK
Chelsea is a London based food photographer creating vibrant, appetite driven imagery with a clean, confident point of view. A multiple winner at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards, she brings both sharp craft and an easy, adaptable presence on set, whether shooting from her Shoreditch studio or on location. Originally from Australia and raised on a coastal farm, she pairs ingredient led storytelling with efficient, collaborative production, trusted by clients including PizzaExpress, Sainsbury’s, McDonald’s, Innocent and Subway, and she is represented by Horton Stephens in London.
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Sónia Pereira, Portugal
Sonia is a Portugal based food and product photographer specialising in commercial imagery for food, beverage, and lifestyle brands. Founder of The Healthy Sins Studio, her work has been recognised with multiple Foodelia Awards and is created to support advertising, e commerce, and brand storytelling across platforms.
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Kris Kirkham, UK
Kris is a London based food, drink, and still life photographer known for bold, tactile imagery with a strong commercial focus. A former chef, he brings hands on kitchen experience to campaigns for brands such as Waitrose, Lidl, Nando’s, Itsu, and Deliveroo, and his work has been recognised by Lürzer’s Archive and the World Food Photography Awards. He is represented by Style Department
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Paula Wilson, Canada
Paula is a Canadian food and lifestyle photographer known for award winning work across advertising and editorial projects. Her clients include McCormick’s, Boston Pizza, McDonald’s, Kraft, Tim Hortons, Pizza Hut, and Kellogg’s, and she is recognised for a collaborative approach and polished, energetic visual style.
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Krzysztof Czernecki t/a Christopher Photography, UK
Krzysztof, known as Christopher Photography, is a London based drinks photographer specialising in high end beverage and liquid imagery. Using high speed techniques, he creates clean, bold visuals that highlight pours, splashes, and packaging detail for commercial drinks and hospitality campaigns.
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Studio Țânțăreanu, Romania
Ciprian Țânțăreanu is the founder and photographer behind Studio Țânțăreanu, a Bucharest based team specialising in drink and food, still life photography. They offer an end to end setup, from concept and styling to special effects, shooting and post production, combining modern kit with the occasional old school trick, and their work has been published in 70 plus countries for clients including Schweppes, Skol, Efes, Tropicana, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
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Guy Harrop, UK
Guy is a UK based food and drink photographer with over 25 years of experience, working across advertising, editorial, and reportage style projects. Known for energetic, appetite driven imagery, he works with commercial brands and restaurants in studio and on location across the UK and internationally.
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Michael Hrizuk, USA
Michael is a US based photographer specialising in food, hospitality, lifestyle, and interiors, working closely with restaurants and hotels across the Southeast. His collaborative approach and attention to detail help brands and venues tell authentic visual stories through carefully crafted imagery.
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Susie Lowe, UK
Susie is a UK based food and drink photographer creating elegant, story led imagery across cookbooks, editorial, and commercial projects. Her clients include Diageo, Gleneagles, IHG, and Kohler, and she has photographed acclaimed cookbooks for authors such as The Hebridean Baker and Peter Sawkins.
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Chris Howlett, UK
Chris specialises in food and drink and still life commercial photography, creating bold, appetite led visuals for advertising campaigns across digital, social, and print. The studio works with leading brands to produce high quality photography and video, combining clean studio work with lifestyle driven content built for modern campaigns.
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Andy Lewis, Australia
Sydney based food and drink photographer Andy Lewis has a sharp eye for light, texture, and proper appetite appeal, across commercial, editorial, and campaign work. Based in Queensland throughout 2024 to 2025, he was the sole photographer for Chefs Eat Brisbane, a landmark cookbook celebrating the city’s culinary scene, now on shelves. Back in Sydney full time, he is shooting FMCG packaging, advertising, editorial and social projects for Lilydale, Steggles, Goodman Fielder, Costco, Chef Good and Allied Pinnacle, and is keen to hear about new briefs.
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Cass Klepac, USA
Cass is a Texas based photographer and director creating bold, emotionally grounded work with a cinematic, editorial edge. Shooting across lifestyle, wellness, food, beauty and real people campaigns, she is trusted by clients including Samsung, Corona, H E B and Texas Monthly to deliver imagery that feels alive and intentional. She is also the co founder of Austin’s Good Friend Studio, and is available for projects worldwide.
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Ela Rüther, Germany
Ela is a Cologne based food photographer with her own studio, creating authentic, delicious imagery for magazines, publishers and advertising clients across the food and catering industry. Working with a trusted team of food and prop stylists, she delivers polished results with a natural feel for brands including Rewe, Eckes Edeliköre, Jacques Weindepot, Vorwerk, Wajos and Zwilling, and has shot over 20 cookery books, several award winning.
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Leyther Orozco, Colombia
Leyther is a Colombian photographer known for a cinematic aesthetic and technical precision in product, food and drink imagery. Featured in Archive, including a Top 3 Photographer Worldwide ranking, he brings drama and meticulous detail to visually striking campaigns. He currently leads the creative direction at Black Thunder Studio, producing powerful, carefully lit work for brands.
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Ioana Macleod, UK
Iona Macleod is one of London’s leading FMCG photographers, with over 10 years of experience shooting for brands including Pret, Vita Coco, Camden Town Brewery and Hotel Chocolat. Working from her Brixton studio and on location across the UK and beyond, she creates bold, meticulously clean imagery with playful energy and a strong love of colour.
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Stephen Hamilton, USA
Stephen Hamilton is a Chicago based food and beverage director and photographer known for a natural, “real life” approach, think drips, pours, crumbs and motion that makes food feel genuinely appetising. His work spans TV, magazines, cookbooks and packaging, including seven seasons of Top Chef, and he has appeared as a guest Quickfire judge on Top Chef Masters. Through Stephen Hamilton Productions, he also offers full service production, from stills and cinemagraphs to stop motion, how to videos, and remote shoots.
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Katrin Winner, Germany
Katrin is a Munich based specialist in food and product stills, working with publishing houses, magazines and agencies. From her own studio with a fully equipped kitchen, she collaborates with experienced food and prop stylists to create story led imagery using natural and crafted light, and she also shoots video. Recent clients include Develey Senf and Feinkost, Gräfe und Unzer, Dean and David, and Valensina.
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Barry Makariou, UK
Barry creates immersive food and drink content that plays on the senses, images you can almost smell and touch. He shoots both stills and moving image, from short social GIFs through to TVCs, built for today’s digital first campaigns. Follow his behind the scenes on Instagram, his content has already passed 6 million views this year, and he is represented by Agent At Large.
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OMS Photo, Photographer Brent Taylor, USA
OMS Photography is a full service commercial studio specialising in high impact liquid and cosmetics photography, motion, and retouching, with studios in Cincinnati, Ohio and Golden, Colorado. Founded in 1989, they offer end to end production under one roof, from high speed liquid capture and texture rich beauty imagery to motion controlled video for packaging, e commerce, social and large scale campaigns. Known for deep technical fluency and a collaborative approach, OMS builds cohesive content libraries that keep brand visuals consistent and sharp.
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Terry Benson, UK
Terry is a Farringdon, London based food and drink photographer specialising in design, advertising and packaging. Working from a spacious studio with strong lighting expertise, he creates polished, product led imagery for brands including Thorntons, Little Dish, Knorr, Dole, Heinz, Glenmorangie, Tesco and Moving Mountains.
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Aaron Joel Santos, USA
Aaron is a New Orleans based editorial and commercial photographer with global experience in Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, and Australia. Known for creating simple, honest, and intimate imagery, he works on editorial, travel, and large-scale commercial productions worldwide, bringing ease, adaptability, and strong storytelling to every assignment.
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sml-studio, Austria
Raphael and Sarah lead sml-studio, a Linz, Austria based creative duo specialising in visual storytelling for food, product, and brands. They create cohesive visual worlds rather than single images, producing series that tell a compelling story across magazines, campaigns, and brand projects. Trusted by regional and international clients alike, they focus on collaboration, attention to detail, and pushing past “good enough.”
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RJ Hinkle
RJ is a Dallas based commercial photographer specialising in lifestyle, food, advertising, corporate, industrial, outdoor, and portrait imagery. With over two decades of experience, he creates authentic, purpose-driven visuals for clients including King Ranch, Cabela’s, Southwest Airlines, HEB, and Lucchese Boots. Known for his collaborative approach and expert use of light, RJ delivers compelling, engaging images across campaigns, portraits, and large-scale productions.
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Bake a Picture, The Netherlands
Vita leads Bake a Picture, a studio turning food into a visual language. She blends concept, styling, and photography to create sharp, tactile imagery with bold textures and natural imperfection. Leading projects from idea to final frame, Vita collaborates with the right creatives to build memorable visual worlds. Her work includes large-scale campaigns like Salsa Shop in Amsterdam and scalable content systems designed to make brands stand out.
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Bruce Schlehuber, USA
Bruce is a Minneapolis based commercial photographer specialising in beverage, food, product, lifestyle, and animal imagery. With over a decade of experience, he combines technical precision and a clean, polished style to elevate products and tell compelling brand stories. Working in studio and on location, Bruce creates high-end stills and motion content for print, digital, social, and e-commerce for clients across the US and internationally.
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Sara Morris, UK
Sara is a London based photographer and director specialising in bold, contemporary stills and motion imagery with strong visual impact. Known for her precise lighting, texture, and detail, she creates elevated commercial visuals for brands including PizzaExpress, Costa Coffee, Cadbury, and Tesco. Working from her fully equipped London studio, Sara delivers collaborative, high-quality campaigns.
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Nick Hanekom, Canada
Nick is a Toronto based photographer specialising in food and drink stills and motion imagery. Known for capturing textures, colour, and vibrancy, he creates high-impact assets for packaging, menus, and social campaigns. Nick works collaboratively with clients to bring culinary stories to life and is available for commercial, editorial, and lifestyle commissions across Canada and beyond.
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Max Bridge, UK
Max is a London based director and photographer specialising in liquids, combining stills and motion with self-engineered motion control systems. He has created campaigns for Penhaligon’s and Hendrick’s Gin, including large-scale activations in Hong Kong and on location in Scotland. Alongside commercial work, Max develops personal projects exploring movement, liquid dynamics, and in-camera effects, producing striking, high-impact imagery.
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CMP Studio, USA
Chris and Shaney are a St. Louis based food and beverage photography duo at CMP Studio, creating imagery that balances artistry and strategy. Collaborating with brands, restaurants, and consumer products, they craft visuals that elevate products, spark appetite, and strengthen brand identity across advertising, packaging, editorial, and media campaigns.
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JUNI, Germany
JUNI is the Berlin and Augsburg based photography team of Julia and Nikolas, specialising in food, product, still life, people, and architectural photography. Since 2017, they’ve created imagery for companies, agencies, and publishers, combining photographic precision with a clear visual approach. JUNI produces campaigns, books, corporate communications, and digital content, delivering reliable, collaborative productions in studio and on location.
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David Butler, USA
David is a Boston based commercial food and beverage photographer, known for his careful use of light to highlight texture, tonality, and flavor. Whether shooting styled dishes, cocktails, or branded products, he creates imagery that is both sophisticated and visually compelling.
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Style Department, Food & Drink Talent Agency
Style Department is a London based agency representing top food photographers, stylists, and home economists. Led by award-winning photographer Kris Kirkham, they create story-driven food and beverage imagery and film for brands, agencies, and production companies. Their team delivers end-to-end production—including concept, styling, photography, motion, and post-production—for advertising, editorial, packaging, and social campaigns, with clients including Nando’s, Itsu, and Deliveroo.
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If you want to see more amazing food and drink photographers, be sure to explore our Food & Drink Directory and check out our latest Food & Drink Spotlights.
Each Spotlight is sent to a curated international audience of art buyers, producers and editors at leading agencies, brands and publications, including groups like BBDO, Publicis, Saatchi and Saatchi and WPP, plus brands such as Coca Cola, Nestlé and Heineken, and editorial titles including Bon Appétit and Food and Wine.
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