Exploring the aesthetics of food photography with Instagram star Patrick Janelle

Lindsay Comstock is a New York-based writer, photographer, and editor. Her work has appeared in American Photo, PDN, and Rangefinder. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been adapted with permission. “Food is the newest frontier in photography,” says Patrick Janelle, a designer for clients including Bon Appétit and co-creator of New York City-based Spring Street Social Society with former Top Chef contestant Camille Becerra. Janelle’s vivid Instagram account (@aguynamedpatrick) — featuring a diary of his daily cortado coffee, shout-outs to his favorite restaurants through inventive food photographs, and his New York slice-of-life imagery — enabled him to quickly amass a following of more than 100,000. We caught up…
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