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After all, we are here to shoot photos. And this is where you can keep up-to-date with our current projects. It's worth taking a look every now and then.

DECEMBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY IN BERLIN

In December 2019 we were honored to shoot with Michelin-starred chef Björn Swanson from gourmet restaurant Golvet in Berlin again. Here's a look behind the scenes of our shooting.

DECEMBER 2019
 FOODVIDEO WITH 14 STAR-CHEFS AT THE VILLA LOUISE

2019 was such an incredible year shooting at Villa Louise. 14 great Michelin-starred chefs, a lot of pleasant experiences and countless outstanding culinary delights. It is a great privilege for us to shoot at such an inspiring place and we are so thankful and happy to be part of the new Villa Louise season 2020. Thanks to the Villa Louise and Creutz & Partners for working with us. For some of the highlights of 2019, just watch the video.

DECEMBER 2019
FOOD VIDEO FOR MICHELIN-STARRED CHEFS CHRISTIAN BAU AND SANG-HOON DEGEIMBRE

This is one for the books: an exclusive 4-hands-dinner of great chefs Christian Bau and Sang-Hoon Degeimbre. A special event calls for a special presentation and therefore we created a magazine. Take a look in our "4 HANDS MAGAZINE". 

DECEMBER 2019
FOOD AND PORTRAIT SHOOTING WITH THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF DAVID KINCH FROM RESTAURANT MANRESA

We had such a blast shooting with great chef David Kinch of restaurant Manresa from California. A memorable shooting day with a great three-Michelin-starred chef and an outstanding personality with a delightful sense of humor.

DECEMBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF CHRISTIAN BAU AND TWO-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF SANG-HOON DEGEIMBRE

In December 2019 three-Michelin-starred chef Christin Bau got his colleague Sang-Hoon Degeimbre of Belgium's restaurant L'air du temp to share the kitchen with him. For this special event we were hired to shoot their wonderful dishes, portraits and reportage pictures. Here are some making-of pics of that special shooting day.

DECEMBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF JULIEN ROYER

In December 2019 three-Michelin-starred chef Julien Royer of restaurant Odette from Singapore paid Villa Louise a visit. As usual, we were there too and created a lot of food pictures, portraits and reportage pics.

NOVEMBER 2019
VIDEO OF CHRISTIAN BAU AND JUAN AMADOR IN ACTION

SHOWTIME - Here are the culinary highlights of the great 4-hands-dinner of three-Michelin-starred chefs Christian Bau and Juan Amador. Sit back and enjoy!

NOVEMBER 2019
PORTRAITS, REPORTAGE PICTURES AND FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR TWO-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF CYRIL MOLARD

On November 8, 2019, two-Michelin-starred chef Cyril Molard of restaurant Ma Langue Sourit from Luxembourg paid Villa Louise a visit. Chef Molard delighted the guests at Villa Louise with his impressive menu and we shot a lot of splendid dishes and portraits.

NOVEMBER 2019
MULTIPLE AWARDED FOR FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY – 3 GOLD MEDALS FOR COOKBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY

We had the great honor to shoot the new cookbook "Bau.Steine" of great chef Christian Bau. And guess what: The cookbook already won 3 gold medals. We are proud and thankful for these awards. If you want to see some of the pictures we created for the cookbook, head over to our website's food section.

NOVEMBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR HOTEL IMPERIAL VIENNA

Vienna is beautiful. A shooting at Hotel Imperial in Vienna is even better. Here are some making-of pictures of our food shooting at gourmet restaurant Opus.

NOVEMBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEFS CHRISTIAN BAU AND JUAN AMADOR

CHRISTIAN BAU meets JUAN AMADOR = Culinary Champions League Can you guess what chefs Christian Bau and Juan Amador have in common? YES, that's right - they both shoot with Kirchgasser Photography!!! On top of this they both are awarded with three Michelin stars. In November 2019 they hosted a fantastic 4-hands-dinner and we shot their wonderful dishes and portrayed the chefs. For a quick look behind the scenes, enjoy the following pictures.

OCTOBER 2019
ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY FOR FITNESS CHAIN CLEVER FIT

A little flashback to our advertising campaign shooting for fitness chain Clever fit. We had some fantastic shooting days with highly motivated models and of course a lot of muscles and sweat. Thanks to the entire team for making it happen. We had a blast!

OCTOBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY WITH FRENCH THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF CHRISTOPHE BACQUIE

A wonderful shooting day at Villa Louise: we met three-Michelin-starred chef Christophe Bacquie from France and took some great shots of his dishes, portraits as well as a whole lot of reportage shots. And on top of that we had the chance to try his wonderful dishes. A unique and memorable day!

OCTOBER 2019
FOOD SHOOTING WITH FRENCH THREE-MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF ARNAUD LALLEMENT

In October 2019 we had the big honor to shoot with another one of the world' s best chefs. Well-known French chef Arnaud Lallement from restaurant L'Assiette Champenoise created an oustanding menu for the guests of the Villa Louise. We took some photographs of the dishes, the chef himself and created a short video of that special day.

OKTOBER 2019
HOTEL PHOTOGRAPHY, FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CHÂTEAU WITTEM IN THE NETHERLANDS

Hi from the Netherlands!

In October 2019 we finally came back to the wonderful Netherlands again for some shootings. This time we had some shooting days at a magnificient castle. The historical and charming Château Wittem invested in a complete modernization and style make-over and now changed into an intimate boutique hotel. Our job was to take interior shots of all areas like the new suites, the restaurants, the bar and a lot of exterior shots of the castle. Beyond that we also took a lot of reportage pictures in the kitchen of the gourmet restaurant and of course food pictures of the new creations of head chef Sven Nijenhuis. Next to that we portrayed the whole team of Château Wittem. While we were taking all those pictures we also created some short image videos of the hotel. A big thanks goes to the entire team at Château Wittem and a special thanks to the wonderful host Victoria Wilden for her warm welcome and her generous hospitality. We are looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

OCTOBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR RESTAURANT APRON

Stefan Speiser, the head chef of restaurant Apron in Vienna always goes in for quality and a perfect preparation of his dishes. And we as food photographers always go in for the perfect lighting of the dishes… and of course for the tasting of them during the shoot.

SEPTEMBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR RUNGIS EXPRESS

RUNGIS express delivers highly selected fresh top-quality products for sophisticated gastronomy. We deliver finest food pictures and high-end imagery for our sophisticated clients. So the collaboration was a great success. Just take a look at our behind the scenes pictures.

September 2019
MAKING-OF VIDEO OF COOKBOOK SHOOTING

If you are interested in what happens behind the scenes, when we do a cookbook shooting, then feel free to watch our making-of video. For this project we collaborated with star chef Benjamin Maerz to create his first cookbook. Enjoy watching!

SEPTEMBER 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR HUBERT WALLNER, AUSTRIA'S CHEF OF THE YEAR 2020

Hubert Wallner is Austria's Chef of the Year 2020 by Gault&Millau which is the most coveted award in Austrian gastronomy. To celebrate this special event Hubert Wallner organised a big party at the wonderful Lake Wörthersee. He threw a sensational party with an excellent 6-course menu, live music acts and happy guests. We sincerely congratulate him to this award and are looking forward to our next shooting with him.

SEPTEMBER 2019
FOODPHOTOGRAPHY WITH MICHELIN-STARRED-CHEF BJÖRN SWANSON

Here are some making-of pics of our shooting at the wonderful Villa Louise with great chef Björn Swanson from restaurant Golvet in Berlin.

MAY 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY FOR AUSTRIA'S BEST CHEF JUAN AMADOR

The Michelin gourmet restaurant guide has just awarded Juan Amador a third star for his restaurant in Vienna. The Viennese restaurant has now joined the three-star family and reached the highest level in the Guide Michelin. Amador is the first Austrian restaurant to receive three Michelin stars. At our food shooting Juan showed off his talent and skills and presented us one creative and remarkable dish after another. We are flashed and are looking forward to our next shooting with that master.

MAY 2019
VIDEO WITH MERLIN LABRON-JOHNSON AT THE VILLA LOUISE

Here is a short video of our shooting day at the Villa Louise in May 2019, where guest chef Merlin Labron-Johnson from London rocked the kitchen. Enjoy watching!

MAY 2019
FOOD PICTURES AND PORTRAITS OF STAR CHEF NICK BRIL

Nick Bril is head chef from restaurant The Jane in Antwerp. At our shooting day at the Villa Louise we shot a lot of tasty dishes and portrayed the master himself. Here are two portraits of our portrait session.

MAY 2019
COOKBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY FOR STAR-CHEF BENJAMIN MAERZ

That was our second cookbook shooting with Michelin-starred chef Benjamin Maerz. For us as food photographers it is a big honor to shoot a cookbook with a young, talented and creative chef like Benjamin. We learned a lot about his unique kitchen philosophy and cooking style. We had some great and inspiring food shooting days.

April 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AND FOOD VIDEO FOR VILLA LOUISE

Top-chef Fanny Rey came all the way from her restaurant in France to prepare an excellent lunch at the Villa Louise in Aachen. We portrayed the chef, made a lot of food and reportage pictures and a short video of the whole day. Have fun watching!

APRIL 2019
ATSUSHI TANAKA AT THE VILLA LOUISE

On April 26, 2019, Parisian top chef Atsushi Tanaka treated the guests of the Villa Louise with an amazing lunch and left a lasting impression. A fantastic shooting day, where we took this chef's portrait.

MARCH 2019
FOOD SHOOTING WITH SYRCO BAKKER

In March 2019 two-Michelin-starred chef Syrco Bakker from restaurant Pure C in Cadzand cooked at the Villa Louise. He presented his stunning dishes, which looked and tasted amazing and showed off his extraordinary cooking talent.

MARCH 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AT SCHLOSS FUSCHL

In March 2019 we had an exciting shooting day at the beautiful hotel Schloss Fuschl at Lake Fuschl. This luxury hotel is also popular for it's cuisine. Executive chef Johannes Fuchs prepared a lot of stunning dishes for us to shoot. Just have a look at our making-of pictures.

MARCH 2019
ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY FOR OMV VIVA

In March 2019 we worked together with ad agency Identum and photographed the new image campaign for OMV VIVA. The advertising campaign can be seen on several billboards, online and at the POS throughout Austria. Here a small glimpse behind the scenes for you.

MARCH 2019
MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF ADELINE GRATTARD COOKS AT VILLA LOUISE

We were honored to do this photo shoot at Villa Louise with French Michelin-starred chef Adeline Grattard of restaurant Boutique Yam'Tcha.

FEBRUARY 2019
COMMERCIAL SHOOTING FOR FITNESS CHAIN CLEVER FIT

In February 2019 we photographed the new advertising campaign for the fitness chain Clever fit. The shooting was perfectly planned and everybody on set was motivated and in good mood. The fitness chain Clever Fit has about 472 fitness studios across Europe. You will find our picutes wherever you want to get in shape with Clever fit – in studios, online and on billboards. And of course we created some pictures that provide you with a glimpse behind the scenes of that photo shoot.

FEBRUARY 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY WITH two-STAR CHEF RICHARD EKKEBUS

Here's a look back at the photo shoot we had at Villa Louise with two-Michelin-starred chef Richard Ekkebus of restaurant Amber at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. It was a big pleasure to be part of that event and to have the chance to meet this great chef personally.

FEBRUARY 2019
COOKBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY FOR MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF BENJAMIN MAERZ

After completing the cookbook of three-Michelin-starred chef Christian Bau, we are happy to announce our next cookbook production. This time we are collaborating with star-chef Benjamin Maerz to create his first cookbook. Here are some behind-the-scenes shots of our first shooting with him.

FEBRUARY 2019
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY WITH two-STAR CHEF TIM RAUE

On February 1st, 2019, chef Tim Raue took to the kitchen - not at his restaurant in Berlin, but at Villa Louise in Aachen. Fantastic dishes, great shoot, perfect day.

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