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Chefs plating at a dim, lamp-lit kitchen counter during service

angelo aquino

Photography and film for restaurants, and for the food brands, events and interiors around them.

I make pictures that make people hungry. Dishes that look the way they taste, spaces that feel like you were there, and short films your guests stop scrolling for.

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what I shoot

Restaurants are most of my work. The same eye for light, texture and appetite carries into food and drink brands, events, and the rooms people eat, stay and work in.

selected work

Three recent projects. See all work

Chef handing a dish to another chef to taste in the kitchen los tacos × ojo Collaboration dinner. The kitchen, the plates and a short film. Hands holding an iced drink topped with cream happy skin cafe Cafe drinks and pastries. Product and lifestyle photos. Bar counter with stools under pendant lights restaurant interior Dining room, bar and open kitchen, shot in daylight.

showreel

Showreel 2026

A cut of recent shoots. Sound on.

how a shoot runs

Most shoots take one day on site. Planning is where the pictures are made.

  1. A short call

    We talk through the place, the menu or rooms, and what the pictures need to do. Fifteen minutes is usually enough.

  2. A shot list

    I send a plan: dishes, spaces, people, film moments, and a timetable that works around your service.

  3. Shoot day

    I bring the lights, props and a small crew if the film needs one. Your kitchen keeps running.

  4. Delivery

    Edited photos within a week, films within two. Sized for your menu, website, delivery apps and social.

worked with

Restaurants, brands and the people behind them.

  • Los Tacos
  • OJO
  • Escondido
  • Happy Skin Cafe
  • Makerlab
  • Pluck
  • Royce Pua

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