Casa Sarria is a Nicaraguan micro restaurant at home: one private courtyard, one long table, and Chef Anthony cooking for a small group of guests. The night was a planned video production and a test run for the restaurant at the same time: real food, real service, and our cameras capturing the feeling of it. More gathering than restaurant. More experience than service.

Colle McVoy hired me to capture images for their client, Dairy Queen, for the FIFA campaign featuring global Blizzard flavors. This exciting project included lighting and shooting on studio sets, as well as capturing talent on motion sets. I really enjoyed working on a project with such a talented team and vibrant creative direction!

Colle McVoy hired me to capture images for their client Dairy Queen’s summer value meal campaign. This exciting project included lighting and shooting on studio sets, as well as capturing talent on motion sets. I really enjoyed working on a project with such a talented team and vibrant creative direction!

To bring the an organic juice vision to life, the client and I cast five beautiful and diverse models from Los Angeles, through social media outreach, and photographed them throughout a stunning mid-century modern Peerspace home filled with natural light and endless creative possibilities. The location gave us an incredible range of environments to work with all in one place, from a sunny outdoor patio and modern kitchen to a bamboo-lined deck, outdoor dining setup, cozy archway, and clean interior dining spaces.

It was a total joy collaborating with Esmeralda, the designer for Vallarta Supermarkets, on a vibrant summer campaign that will appear in signage across more than 60 of their stores. The project began with a creative test focused on an unusual visual idea—photographing food against a water backdrop. To help bring the concept to life, I built a small studio test using layered props, reflective water surfaces, and real Mexican dishes. These early images gave Esmeralda something tangible to present to her team as they explored the direction for the campaign.

It was a treat to photograph the exciting Menu Masters Cooking Collaboration by Nations Restaurant News at the Culinary Institute of America's Copia campus in Napa, CA. Ventura Foods presented a nice donation to their students and four teams of winning chefs each designed 2 appetizers that will be served at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago. Here are a few highlights.