Louise Hagger is a London-based award winning food & drink photographer & director. Her work with innovative creatives in the food & drink industry has been published by brands & editorials around the world.
Louise has a profoundly creative & colourful approach to food imagery, celebrating her love of food & storytelling. Her ambitious vision is sought out by brands, editorials & long-term collaborators throughout the globe. Together they bring projects to life by creating bold, enticing & impactful imagery.
Her personal work is inspired by the domestic memories and stories that we all share about food, creating a rich narrative and visual layers, that encourages the viewer to look, and then really see all the details. Exploring these themes through self published zines; A Carp in the Tub, EAT BITTER, and exhibiting as an OpenWalls Finalist at Les Rencontres d’Arles.
A Year in Food annual.
Clients include: The Guardian, The New York Times, The Observer Food Monthly, The Sunday Times, Wallpaper*, FT Weekend, Vogue, Quadrille Publishing, Octopus Publishing, The Future Laboratory, Diageo, Mr Lyan, Harrods, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Ocado, Monoprix, Hakkasan Group, The Dorchester, CUT at 45 Park Lane, Soho Home, Deliveroo, Just Eat, Taco Bell.
Specialties: Food | Drinks | Still Life | Cookbooks | Advertising | Editorial | Concepts | Creative Direction
Awards: Chosen Winner AP37 2021 AP38 2022 AP39 2023 American Photography Archive | Print Medal Finalist The Society of Publication Designers SPD57 2022 | The Society of Publication Designers SPD56 Print Merit award Best Editorial Creative Content 2021 | AOP Awards Finalist 2021 | Finalist Fortnum & Mason Food Photographer of the Year 2020 | Finalist OpenWalls – exhibited at Les Rencontres d'Arles 2019 Galerie Huit Arles | First Place Winner PDN Taste Food Photography Awards 2019 | AOP Awards Finalist 2019 | Winner National Supplement/Magazine of the Year – weekly at The News Awards 2018 | First Place Winner PDN Taste Food Photography Awards 2017 | Guardian Weekend: Winner of the Food Magazine/Section category Guild of Food Writers awards 2016 | AOP Awards Finalist 2016
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