Food and Drink Photography
From Land and Sea to Table – Food and Drink Photographer Scotland
Over the past 20+ years I have been building an archive of work from commissions in the food and drink sector.
Scotland has a wealth of producers on the land and at sea who go about their work with skill and pride.
I photograph food and drink at source: farms, fisheries, smokehouses, distilleries, bakeries, breweries and restaurants.
The focus is provenance, process and people. Paying homage to the dedication and passion of producers that stand behind much of the food and drink we enjoy today.
Craft & Process
Distillation, brewing, baking, butchery, smoking.
This is about texture, repetition, ingredients and atmosphere: copper stills, oak casks, flour, steam, steel, grain and fire.
The aim is not styled product photography, but credible, grounded storytelling for editorial features and brand campaigns to help consumers connect with the provenance of the food on their table.
Land & Provenance
Agriculture and aquaculture.
Beef and dairy farms. Soft fruit. Heritage crops. Coastal fisheries. Small-scale producers.
I work on location, using available light when possible, building images that carry a sense of place. Landscape and subject merge into one.
Environmental portraiture is central to the work — farmers, growers and producers within the spaces that define them.
From Kitchen to Table
Finished dishes photographed in context — from fine dining to relaxed hospitality settings.
Clean composition. Controlled light. A sense of taste, service and environment. See some examples at Archerfield
Editorial & Advertising Commissions
This body of work brings together the landscape, the people, the process and the plate of food at the end of the chain.
It suits brands and publications looking for authenticity, atmosphere and connection to place — particularly where heritage, craft and origin are central to the story.
Available for editorial and advertising commissions in Scotland. See more of my portrait work here