Culinary artists

Elegant fine-dining restaurant with candlelit tables, white linens, and ornate candelabras, evoking Singapore’s rich culinary heritage and intimate Michelin-worthy ambiance.

Michelin Guide SG: The Complete Guide to Documenting Culinary Excellence and Cultural Memory

By Sarah Teh - December 10, 2025

In Singapore’s michelin starred restaurants, moments of cultural memory unfold alongside fine dining. The michelin guide singapore is more than a ranking; it maps spaces where tradition, mastery, and aesthetics converge into experiences that exist briefly before becoming memory. Singapore stands out as a notable gastronomic destination in the Asia-Pacific region and the country’s culinary…

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A focused chef in a dim kitchen tasting steaming soup from a spoon, lit by a cool overhead light.

The Art of Waiting: Chef Portraits Photography

By Sarah Teh - November 19, 2025

The kitchen closes. The last server clocks out, and the dining room succumbs to a deep, restful silence. As a photographer who specializes in capturing culinary scenes after dark, I’ve learned that the most profound moments don’t happen during the frantic pace of service. They unfold in the quiet hours that follow, when a chef…

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A chef in a dimly lit professional kitchen plates food with quiet focus, steam rising from a pan on the stove. Stainless steel counters, scattered herbs, and a halved lime evoke the raw intimacy of late-night culinary artistry. Dramatic shadows and warm highlights capture the secret rhythm of restaurant life after closing.

Midnight Food Photography: The Secret Life of Restaurant Kitchens After Closing

By Sarah Teh - November 5, 2025

The final customer has paid their bill and walked out into the night. The clatter of dishes fades, the front doors are locked, and a deep quiet settles over the restaurant. For most, this is the end of the day. For me, this is when the real work begins. My type of photography isn’t about…

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Top-down view of a rugged canvas camera bag mid-shoot, revealing a DSLR camera, a half-eaten granola bar, and a clear water bottle—fuel for a food photographer on the move. Scattered nearby are a second DSLR, lens cap, and a 32GB SanDisk SD card, capturing the raw essentials of a shoot day diet: hydration, quick calories, and gear that never rests.

The Food Photographer Diet: What I Eat While Shooting Everyone Else’s Food

By Sarah Teh - October 8, 2025

I once spent four hours on a food shoot for a twelve-course tasting menu. Each plate was a colorful masterpiece, carefully created through deliberate styling and composition. The client wanted photos that told a story. It was a symphony of culinary art that required all my attention and skills. What did I have for dinner…

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