Food. People. Places.
And other stories.
Fire. Water. Air. Earth. For centuries, four elements were said to shape the world around us. But when it comes to food and hospitality, we think there's another — the people, passion and love that bring everything together.
Welcome to The Fifth Element journal, adventures of a hospitality and food photographer!
Two hotels.
One Belfast story.
A five day photography commission across ibis Belfast City Centre and Queen’s Quarter, capturing the rooms, food, people and public spaces that shape the guest experience.
From the Journal
Stories, old
and new.
A collection of stories from behind the camera and beyond — from recent commissions and hospitality projects to food, people, places and favourites from the archive.
Some are about the work, some about the people and places behind it, and some simply about things that caught my eye or inspired me to pick up a camera.
Sometimes, it's worth staying in touch
Carlo Independent Italian Restaurant
A friendly email became a lasting creative relationship with Carlo, from his original Haslemere website to food photography and the opening of a second restaurant in Petersfield.
Wood-fired pizza
Club Pizza
A last-minute enquiry became a fast-moving evening of wood-fired pizza, people and plenty of atmosphere with the finished photographs delivered just five days later.
More than just what's on the menu
The Folly Wine Bar
Food, drink and hospitality photography for The Folly Wine Bar in Petersfield, capturing the dishes, people and atmosphere at the heart of this independent venue.
It started with a quick turn off the road
The Wheatsheaf Inn
A chance encounter with a country pub under refurbishment became a lasting creative relationship, from photographing its new interiors to capturing the food and character of The Wheatsheaf Inn.
The best commissions start over lunch
The Rising Sun
A birthday lunch led to an unexpected commission: sixteen bespoke fine-art food photographs created specifically for the dining room at The Rising Sun in Milland.
One café became two
The Lion’s Den Café
A food photography commission in Haslemere grew into a wider hospitality photography story when the independent café opened its second location in Midhurst.
A partnership built over time.
Holiday Inn Express Munich
A hotel photography commission capturing guest rooms, interiors and social spaces through imagery designed around the guest experience.
How one question became three shoots
The Dilli Indian Restaurant
A chance conversation with a new restaurant in Haslemere became three very different photography shoots including interiors, opening-day celebrations and food.
Two hotels. One Belfast story.
ibis Hotels Belfast
A five-day photography commission across Belfast hotels, capturing the rooms, interiors, food, people and social spaces that shape the guest experience.