Brown is a powerful color…

Our brains know that brown food is delicious, but that doesn’t always translate into an image. I set out to change that by creating a series that celebrates the beautiful nuances in brown food.

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Chow Brown focuses on a day of delicious meals, including cocktails & dessert

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Inspiration

GIF of hot water being poured over coffee grounds in a Chemex.

Closeup shot of hot water being poured over coffee grounds in a Chemex.

A plate of maple pecan pancakes with caramelized bananas on a table with a platter of pancakes and syrup in the background.

GIF of a hand pouring syrup over a plate of maple pecan pancakes with caramelized bananas with coffee set out in the background.

Cheesesteaks and fries on parchment paper with glasses of dark beer.

GIF of hands clinking beer glasses over cheesesteaks and fries on parchment paper.

Overhead view of three cheesesteaks side by side.

Hand slicing a mushroom, onion and sausage pizza on a cutting board.

Overhead view of a sliced mushroom, onion and sausage grilled pizza.

GIF of a hand grabbing a slice of mushroom, onion and sausage pizza and the cheese pulling.

S'mores cocktail topped with whipped cream, crumbled graham crackers, shaved chocolate, and a toasted marshmallow.

GIF of a s'mores cocktail being poured from a cocktail shaker into a glass.

Four gooey s'mores stacked on top of each other.

Kamikaze cocktail in hard sunlight garnished with a dried lime slice.

GIF of a dried lime spinning on an ice cube in a Kamikaze cocktail in hard sunlight.

Hands putting cubes of pound cake and slices of pears onto a skewer.

Grilled pound cake and pears on a plate with whipped cream, honey, and a sprinkle of granola.

Grilled pound cake and pears on a plate with whipped cream, honey, and a sprinkle of granola next to a serving board of skewered grilled pound cake and pears.

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My Inspiration

Mixing Brownies - Food Photography - Desserts - Niki Cutchall - Web72_07.jpg — This series started as a nagging idea born out of a single image

A simple scene and bowl of brownie batter launched my fascination (okay, maybe obsession) with a monochromatic brown color palette. From there, Chow Brown was born.

Romanticizing brown food

A monochromatic color palette is the backbone of this series. It allows your eye to settle and focus on the beautiful variation of hues in each meal.

Artfully crafted light

Focusing on tonal contrast brings out the intimate details of each dish. A delicate balance of shadows and highlights creates depth, waking up your tastebuds to the textures of each food.

Emotional impact

Simple compositions and carefully selected details evoke a range of emotions and create a deeper connection to the image.

Thank you! This series is a passion project of mine, and I had a lot of fun bringing this idea to life. I hope you enjoyed viewing these images as much as I enjoyed creating them!