Knappogue Castle Whiskey is an Irish spirit company with which I have been fortunate to do a good amount of work, cataloguing some local mixologists creating cocktails with Knappogue in bars around the city. My relationship with them started at a pop-up they were doing in the financial district at an Irish pub in which they were producing cocktails with their whiskey and pairing dishes of Irish cuisine. Here are some samples from that shoot.
food
Granita Grille
in food
Granita Grille is a famliy owned and operated Italian bistro in Westwood, NJ. They were in need of a marketing facelift so they hired me to shoot their menu, a few times. They really liked the idea of showing human elements in the shots so you’ll see that in this selection from the shoot.
Platforma Churrascaria
in food
Brazilian Churrascarias aren’t al that common in NYC. Outside of the global chain, Fogo De Chao, there are some great options including Platforma, located in Hell’s Kitchen with a very large menu of table side carved meats. Although we did a second shoot with a more tempered and dramatic set-up for these meats, these are some selections from the first shoot which I think pop well, and have a flashy modern take on carved meats.
Orwashers
Orwashers is bakery, originally from the UES and located as well in the UWS, which delivers and makes a lot of wholesale deliveries all around the city. In addition to shooting their catalogue for wholesales, I went into their bakery and shot some process shots, a look behind the bread.
Peppi's Cellar
in food, restaurant
Peppi’s Cellar was a very cool, very fun speakeasy-style bar underneath the former Gran Tivoli of Nolita. The bar slung cocktails, gourmet dishes and occasionally a jazz band performance. Here is a sampling of some of their dishes I shot.
Peak
in restaurant, food
I have been very fortunate to work frequently with Peak, the highest restaurant in the city (and maybe the country), that rests on the 101st floor of the Hudson Yards complex. Not only is the restaurant high up, but the food also sits at a very high quality. Here are some samples.
Leonelli Taberba
in interiors, food, restaurant
Leonelli Taberna was a beautifully designed restaurant at the Evelyn Hotel from chef Jonathan Benno, who still runs the eponymous Benno in the same location. These photos were photographed for Eater, and later licensed by the restaurant themself for their usage.
Sinigual
in food
Sinigual is a chain of Mexican restaurants. I was hired to produce imagery of their menu for their marketing, featuring their signature dishes, margaritas and table side salad and guacamole presentations.
FIOL at Sona
in restaurant, food, cocktails
Valerie Food
in food
In addition to wonderful cocktails, the restaurant also serves a diverse menu with a diverse choice of banquettes, all very colorful and great visual accompaniments to the dishes.
Evi's Bakery
in food, interiors, process, restaurant
Evi’s Bakery comes from the team (and the same street) of Olmstead and Maison Yaki. Given that this shoot focused on breakfast items, I did a little experiment. I’m used to diffusing my life with a soft box, to soften shadows and create a kind of tempered elegance to the food. For this shoot, I used no diffuser and kept the light hard, trying to imitate some harsh morning light. I notice this is a growing trend in food photography and, as a photographer for hire, it feels empowering to demonstrate different styles of photography, with the ability to give a client options.
Le Pavillion
in restaurant, food, interiors
At the base of One Vanderbilt, one of the city’s newest monolith’s, lies the entrance to Le Pavillion, from the Boulud restaurant group. With towering windows facing Grand Central and the Chrysler building, the space itself is full of flora which creates a serene garden atmosphere for guests.
Saga
in restaurant, food
I actually photographed Saga twice - once when they first opened to cover a story about their space and their impressive wrap around balcony with stunning views. Apparently their food is quite good and I returned to shoot the food as well as some night views, which were quite spectacular.
Tampopo Kitchen
in food
Tampopo Kitchen is a family-run sushi and Japanese restaurant in Washington Heights, who have seen great success with their nearby sister restaurant, Tampopo Ramen. In addition to sushi, Tampopo Kitchen also serves ramen and other noodle dishes. These photos were taken for Tampopo Kitchen’s marketing.
Agata + Valentina
in food
When photographing produce, it can sometimes be helpful to look at things on a smaller scale to photograph the details and brings those to life - making those smaller things larger than life. That was the goal in shooting for Italian grocery store, Agata + Valentina, who has a varied selection of global and Italian foods.
