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Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari elevates coastal Indian dishes by presenting them in beautiful dishware and colorful, contrast-heavy sauces.  From their oversized dosas to gold-leaf topped scallops, it’s always fun to shoot with the Kanyakumari crew because I know they’ll be dishing something playful and fun to shoot.

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FIOL at Sona

I was recently tasked to shoot a dinner party and the food and beverage accompaniments of said dinner at Nomad’s Sona, for FIOL, a sparkling wine company. As I couldn’t set up a softbox on the dinner table, I secured an 8” side table and a colorfully wallpapered corner of the room. As the dishes came out for the diners, I had about 30 seconds to steal one of the plates and take a shot. Usually in these shoots I am given plenty of time as the dishes get cold and unflattering over time, but these dishes had to be eaten after I shot them so it was a race against the clock.

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