About

I came from the kitchen and found my calling behind the lens

Before working as a photographer, I spent five years cooking and baking in San Francisco. At Tartine Bakery, my mentor Chad Robertson had the idea that his seasoned apprentice with no formal photography training would bring a visual perspective to his bread book that no other photographer could. My photography in TARTINE BREAD was one of three finalists for the 2010 James Beard Award.

I'm all about making a connection with my subject and my viewers, and the projects that fuel my fire are the ones where I get to dive in, get my hands dirty, and come out with an irresistible story.

For my most recent cookbook project AMERICAN SFOGLINO, I learned to roll pasta by hand before taking a single photo. The book won the 2020 James Beard Award for photography.

“The Annie Leibowitz of food photography.”

CLIENTS

PASSION.
PERSISTENCE.
PINOT.

cookbooks

commercial

BODEGA GARZÓN

CALPHALON

CHIPOTLE

CLOVER SONOMA

JACKSON FAMILY WINES

KINGSFORD

KOSTA BROWNE

KVARØY

MCCONNELL’S fine ICE CREAMS

PACIFICO AQUACULTURE

PEET’S COFFEE

PERFECT DAY

PLUM ORGANIC

RIVERENCE

ROBERT MONDAVI

SABRA

STERLING CAVIAR

SUN-MAID

TABASCO

TUTTOROSSO

VERLASSO SALMON

WHOLE FOODS

WILLIAMS-SONOMA

EDITORIAL

ART CULINAIRE

BON APETIT

CA HOME + DESIGN

EATING WELL MAGAZINE

FOOD & WINE

GQ

IMBIBE

MARTHA STEWART LIVING

OMEGA LIFETIME

PUNCH

SAVEUR

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

SUNSET

VOGUE LIVING

WASHINGTON POST

YOGA JOURNAL

“What makes Eric one of the world’s best food photographers… is his cook’s curiosity and easy-going sense of adventure.”

STORIES

Contact

Let's make something awesome together. Inquiries welcome.

eric@ericwolfinger.com
+1 909 240 1615
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