Top 8 Food Photographers in Honolulu, HI
Each food business is unique and your hard work, passion and culinary creations deserves the attention and adulation of loyal customers. Visual content is the best way to tell your story and share your brand with the world.
Visual creatives help you on this crucial journey of discovery and growth. They achieve this with enticing and evocative images, videos and other visual content.
Honolulu food photographers are an experienced and talented bunch who understand your vision, and will use impressive visuals to market your product or launch your brand.
Kapono Photoworks
As a Honolulu native and a freelance photographer with a decade of experience, Joel helps clients showcase their food in the best possible light. He is passionate about food and people photography, although he does dabble in weddings and event sessions.
Joel draws inspiration from his other creative pursuits including glass-bowling and painting to render interesting food images. He enjoys the artistic challenges that each new project brings.
Joel primarily works with restaurants and food entrepreneurs based in Hawaii. Some of his food imagery has been featured in Honolulu Magazine and TIME Magazine specials.
His clientele includes Arancino Hawaii, Jade Teahouse & Patisserie, and Pig & the Lady.
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Ryan Siphers Photography
A look at Ryan’s client list and you know Ryan is a master artist when it comes to food photography.
Ryan’s photo magic isn’t restricted to food and beverage shots, but he intuitively captures chefs and hospitality staff at work and diners enjoying their meal experiences.
When he is not capturing these delectable images, he capturers interiors, hospitality spaces and faces of regular folk.
Ryan’s work has been featured in Honolulu magazine, Hawaii Magazine and Green Hawaii among others. While his past clientele includes the likes of Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Four Seasons Maui, Frommer's Travel Guides and Inspirato Magazine by American Express.
Olivier Koning Photography
This Honolulu based photographer started his career with architecture and indoors photography before gravitating to other niches. Olivier credits his 10-year stint at architectural firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo for developing his technical and creative skills.
With over 30 years of experience in commercial photography, Olivier knows what makes a food picture pop and the kind of imagery that captivates the intended audience.
His images range from crisp and vibrant to dark and moody with great use of light, shadows and simple but effective props.
When he isn’t clicking food images, he can be found working on projects related to commercial, retail, editorial, architecture, interiors and candid portraits.
Ric Noyle Photography
As a South African who calls Hawaii his home, Ric has the soul of an Island artist enriched by a global perspective. As a sought-after photographer, he works with both international clients and local businesses.
Ric works in some demanding photography genres that require creativity, vision, and problem-solving skills including food, people, resorts, lifestyle, and aerial photography.
His portfolio reveals his expertise and attention to detail. His images are intense with best use of light, composition and sensory cues. Ric’s clients value his unwavering professionalism and ability to cover all aspects of the project from concepts to the final product.
Rick Peterson Photography
Rick is an expert in creating tasteful still imagery for resorts, casino hospitality and food clients. He is also adept at people, product and illustrative photography.
Rick has a BPA degree in Illustration Photography at Brooks Institute of Photography. He began his career in Honolulu working with institutions, ad agencies and corporations and gained the skills that make his images stand out.
As an ADDY Award winner, Rick believes in producing work that is purposeful and matches his client’s objectives. His portfolio reveals images that employ light, shadows, layout and color to great effect.
Carli Wentworth Photography
Carli’s photography journey began with her capturing her mom’s fresh baked pies with a point-and shoot-camera. This passion for food photography has helped her develop into a creative and highly talent commercial photographer,
She not only specializes in food images, especially table layouts, but is immersed in travel photography too. Carli believes that her food styling techniques and eye for detail is what keeps her clients impressed and coming back for more.
Carli’s style is definitely bright and airy images with the use of a soft color palette and minimal amount of props. While she has done her share of macro and closeup shots, she prefers overhead and table layout as seen from her portfolio.
Modified Images
James is a man who wears many hats from musician, multimedia artist, educator, and most importantly, commercial photographer.
His journey from a DJ at Tampa to a freelance photographer and educator in Honolulu has been interesting and unique, much like his brand imagery.
In addition to editorial, lifestyle and commercial photography, James has released a couple of photo books based on his work with cancer survivors.
When it comes to food photography, he believes that styling and composition are the key to great images. James prefers to draw attention to the plated dish or drink using texture, color, styling and other sensory cues. Simple layouts with the hero dish in focus is a recurring theme in his portfolio.
11 Clicks
For Slava, it was the move to Hawaii that triggered his interest in photographing food for website clients. Czech born Slava studied computer science and owned a software company before he moved to Atlanta.
Working on a photo-management software for his company changed his career trajectory from a tech entrepreneur to a portrait and wedding photographer.
In addition to providing meaningful and attractive images, he offers a complete website development and multimedia package through his agency 11 Clicks.