Jean Cazals

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info@jeancazals.net

Jean Cazals is an award winning photographer with a rich history of collaboration with multinational brands, agencies and individuals through food, interiors, portraiture, travel and hospitality clients.

His ability to deliver and see beyond the ordinary for every client has won Jean praise and awards for many years. Guided by original ideas, Jean has worked hand-in-hand with the world of food and hospitality, where he has enjoyed his most celebrated work.

While most of Jean work is conceptually driven, he carries out many projects on location, enabling him to capture the hidden personality behind the brands he has helped champion for many years. Jean uses a distinctive graphic approach, a strong sense of colour and styling with a sharp eye for details to create bespoke and though-provoking images through the stills and motion that are his creative approach to everything.

Jean work has also graced the pages of magazines worldwide and he has shot over 80 books with numerous top world chefs. He is  an ambassador for ‘Capture One’ photographic software, a three-times winner of the ‘Pink Lady Best Food Photographer of the Year’ award and has been shortlisted as well for a number of photography awards worldwide, including the ‘James Beard Awards’. Some of his portraits are part of the National Portrait Gallery collection in London. He has held few exhibitions of his work in London and France.

As an author Jean was awarded the ‘Gourmand Best Dessert’ Cookbook, UK 2013 for his ‘Tea Time’. Jean latest book ‘Inside Marrakesh’ showcase beautiful selected private interiors in the red city.

Jean continues to work as a consultant on new projects, books and publication ideas. Jean expertise in the field allow him to help and create a vision for his clients.

 

2010
Prix Gourmand
Best French cookbook UK 
Club Gascon’ rest. in London

2008
Prix Gourmand
Nominee Best Dessert Book
Indulge’ Claire Clark Book

2008 
Prix Gourmand
Nominee Best Bread Book
Crust

2008 
Guild of Food Writers
Nominee Best cookery Book
Crust

2006
James Beard Award
Nominee Best Bread Book
Dough Book

2006 
Glenfiddich’ Award
Nominee Best Photography

2004
Prix Gourmand
Best French Book 
Cuisine des Brasseries

2001 
Prix Gourmand
Best World Food Book 
‘Food of Spain & Portugal’ E.Luard


2017
Pink Lady Award
Best Food Photographer 
Sponsored by Pink Lady

2016
Pink Lady Award
Best Food Photographer 
Sponsored by Pink Lady

2013
Prix Gourmand
Best Food Magazine UK 
Four Mag.- Photo: J. Cazals / Ed. K. Spencer

2013
PrixGourmand
Best Dessert Book UK
TeaTime

2013
Independent Publishers Award
Best Coffee Table Book 
Teatime

2012
Pink Lady Award
Best Food photographer 
sponsored by Pink Lady Apple

2012
Prix Gourmand
Best Chef’s cook book UK
The Square’ rest. London

2011
Prix Gourmand
Best Chocolate book UK 
MELT

 

Honours & Awards

Books

Inside Marrakesh
Jean Cazals

Tea Time
Jean Cazals

New Moroccan Style
Susan Sully

Sketch 
Mourad Mazouz - Pierre Gagnaire

A La Mere de Famille
Julien Merceron

On Baking
Sue Lawrence

My Street Food Kitchen
Jennifer Joyce

My Basque Cuisine
Ash Maire

The Best Of Floyd
Keith Floyd

Fool Proof Mediterranean
Claudia Roden

Your Place or Mine
Jean Christophe Novelli

Indulge / The World in 80 Cakes
Claire Clark

Chez Bruce
Bruce Poole

Cuisinier Gascon
Pscal Aussignac

La Cuisine des Brasseries 
Marie-Pierre Moine

Dough / Crust / Pastry / Crumb
Richard Bertinet

Food from Spain & Portugal
Elisabeth Luard

Melt Chocolate
Louise Nason & Chika Watanabe

Eat, Drink, Nap
Soho House - Nick Jones

Daphne’s / Bamboo
Mogens Tholstrup

Great British Diner / Easy British
James Martin

English Summer Cookbook
Thane Prince

Curry Nation / Curry Easy
Madhur Jaffrey

Complete Chinese
Ken Hom

The Sugar Club / Salads / Cook
Peter Gordon

The Naked Chef 
Jamie Oliver

Delices de Chocolat
Jean Paul Hevin

Kitchen Secrets / Kew on a Plate
Raymond Blanc

MoMo Cookbook
Mourad Mazouz

The Savoy
Anton Edelmann

The Cinnamon Club
Vivek Singh

Le Gavroche
Michel Roux Jnr.

The Square I&II
Philip Howard

Brands

Testimonies

Jean attention to details & natural charm are two of the characteristics that make him one of the best photographer I worked with. Make subjects at ease and find a way of giving a new twist on everything he shoot.

Natasha Hughes MW. Writer & Wine Consultant

Jean is a highly creative photographer who has a real flair for food. I worked with him on a travel feature on Copenhagen . I also love the photography he's done for a number of beautiful food books.

Fiona Beckett, Food & Book writer

I worked with Jean on substantial shoot for the Sunbulah Group. We shot over 100 food products but Jean made it easy due to his attention to details and his ability to pre-empt future challenges before they happened which helped the whole process seamlessly. I would thorouhly recommend him and look forward to work with hi again.

Anthony Carlucci Design Director

Jean is a top photographer , very talented& passionate about his craft. versatile with the most cutting-edge & sharp vision with his camera. Highly recommended.

Pascal Aussignac. Chef patron ‘Club Gascon’

Jean’s vision achieve that rare thing of showing the familiar in a new light. Cool and sophisticated. Mouth watering photography in every way.

Conde Nast Traveller magazine.

Jean is one of the best photographer in the business and its always a pleasure to work with him.

Sarah Lavelle Managing dir. Quadrille publ.

There are a handful of photographers pushing the boundaries in the field of for photography . Jean is one of them.

Gilles Guilbert Managing Director

Working with Jean was fantastically satisfying. The results were always beautiful, he instinctively knew how to make the shots look great and exactly which prop would work where. It was also, just as importantly, really good fun.

Kassia St.Clair. House & Garden & Author

Worked with Jean on a number of food photography projects and I recommend him highly. Jean has incredible attention to detail and is at the forefront of food photography and styling while staying in tune (and setting) trends within the business.

Ash Mair Chef & author

Jean is, without doubt one of the finest food photographers working in the world today. His knowledge of both the chefs and food - quite apart form his technical ability as a photographer are, 3 Michelin starred!

Matthew Le Maistre Smith. Art director

Jean is a real artist. I worked with him on the  Gourmand Awarded book ' Melt chocolate book ' . His photograph are astonishing so all my chocolates looks amazing. Thanks Jean it was pleasure to work with you, your passion and determination.

Chika Watanabe. Chef pâtissier - Chocolatier

Jean is so much more than a talented photographer, he is a passionate story teller, involved in creating the pefect set up before shooting. Having work together multiple times, I am always amazed at his organisation and responsiveness. He seems to effortlessly understand any brands ethos, suggesting various layout to perfect the final images.

Camille Kofmann Brand Strategy - Digital Marketing