Testimonials

Wanna hear something interesting? 

I’m convinced I am uniquely qualified to create beautifully styled and photographed content to represent your food business. 

But, instead of telling you this myself, I’ll leave that to all the lovely clients I’ve had the pleasure of working with so far. Here’s what they’ve got to say…  

Laura is great to work with for creating beautiful content that can be used across all aspects of social media. Her creative eye really helped us bring the vision of the brand to life and we’re very happy with the end result”  

Tyler Crawford – Business Manager, The Media Lab

Fish tacos topped with mexi kraut with lemon verbena
Kimchi vegetable noodle bowls
Open fish taco closeup
Noodle bowls with bok choy, carrot, egg and topped with microgreens and kimchi
Assembled fish tacos with mexi kraut
Closeup of noodle bowls topped with kimchi

Thanks for putting our brand so beautifully into photos! It was super working with you.”  

Kelli-Jo Walker, owner of The Wild Fermentary

Summer salad ingredients
Aranchini and veggie bite Christmas tree with a cheese star and presents
serving nectarine caprese summer salad
ingredients for mac and cheese recipe
Christmas tree appetiser ingredients
Mac and cheese with bacon cauliflower crumb with side salad

“Laura is an absolute pleasure to work with. I have worked with her on several Countdown Instagram Campaigns and am always so impressed by the quality and amount of detail she puts into her work. Laura’s work is exceptional, she is a breeze to work and seamlessly nails the brief every time.  I look forward to working with her for future campaigns in 2022!”  

Ella Johnson, Content & Brand Executive – Fuse NZ

Lime syrup bottle with glass of lime sparkling water
Laura Young Food stylist and food Photographer Auckland New Zealand | hazelnut caramel dulce
Lime Syrup flatlay
Banoffee in a glass dessert
Lime syrup, fresh limes and a glass of lime sparkling water
Dulce de leche selection

Thank you Laura for creating such amazing pieces of content for us. When we first saw Laura’s work we instantly wanted to work with her. The briefing process was seamless and Laura’s creative input was very helpful! We are extremely happy with the work that was produced and look forward to working more with Laura in 2021.”  

Audrey Bourneville, Digital Marketer – Barker’s of Geraldine

black garlic, cherry tomato and basil focaccia
black garlic, cherry tomato and basil focaccia bread
Potato salad with black garlic sour cream

We reached out to Laura when we discovered her purpose is to inspire people to explore the wonderful world of food and culinary adventures in their own kitchens. We believe the same thing. Laura was given creative freedom with our product and we are very pleased with the resulting recipe and stunning photos. Thank you, Laura! We have no hesitation in recommending her services and look forward to future collaboration.”  

Teena Jelsma, owner of Neudorf Black

Blondies
Halloween fluffernutters
Brownie ice cream sandwich

Laura is an outstanding food stylist. Trained as a chef, her love of food translates into every shot and recipe she develops. Her aesthetic is refined, beautiful and utterly captivating. She simply makes everything look gorgeous and delicious. A lovely human being, she is a breeze to work with.” 

Lauren Taylor, co-owner of Secret Kiwi Kitchen

Pink oyster mushroom summer rolls
Pink oyster mushrooms growing
Pink oyster mushroom summer rolls

“We recently collaborated with Laura on an Instagram post that we wanted her to do using our mushrooms. We found all of our interactions with her to be seamless. She was very responsive and cheerful and we were very pleased with the outcome. Her gorgeous food photos speak for themselves!”

Laura, owner of House of Fungi.


Thank you for the kind words!

Has this piqued your interest?

Head on over to my contact page or send an email to hello@theculinaryletter.com and let’s discuss how we can elevate your brand.

View my food styling and food photography portfolio here

and learn more about me on my about page.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

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