Chicago Food Photographer: Logan Square’s Polanco

Food photography used to not be my thing. After shooting several restaurant review photos, I leaned how much fun it can be to make colorful compositions out of bite sized morsels and plates of picturesque protein.

Chicago Magazine Food Photographer: Kellogg’s Corn Pops

Chicago Magazine Food Photographer: corn pops

When I was photographing chef Jared Wentworth, I told him this was the most beautiful dish I have photographed all year… my apologies to all the other chefs who have posed for me in the past twelve months.

Chicago Magazine Food Photography: Not your average BBQ

Chicago Magazine Food Photography of BBQ

Just how serious is America’s java addiction? According to the National Coffee Association, 64 percent of the population ages 18 and older consume at least one cup daily, up from 58 percent in 2011 and 56 percent the year before. But why relegate such impressive consumption to mugs in the morning? Chef Brendan Neville of Chicago’s Bite Café uses it to make his homemade barbecue sauce.