Darryl Brooks Photography

Manny the chef at Mancia I photographed a lovely little local restaurant the other week.  It was an evening of Sicilian wine-tasting and delicious food , hosted by the team at Mancia, on Newland Avenue, Hull, and presented by Mark from Sutherlands Wee Bottle shop, based just across the road from them - truly local! It was just a small post on Facebook that a friend tagged me in - they needed a professional photographer based in Hull and I was 5 minutes away! It was great to be part of it all, with other local small businesses who have a passion for what they do, just like me! I wanted to capture the evening as it happened, with no posing for the camera, just letting people get on with it and enjoy their night out. No flash was used, so I could be as unobtrusive as possible (in such a small but buzzing venue!) capturing the guests, staff and food in a natural way. Check them out! Mancia Sicilian restaurant Sutherlands Wee Bottle Shop Mark Sutherland - The Wee Bottle Shop

Selection of food from Cushty Kitchen menu More variety of work, with a  commercial photoshoot  for Gadgie Burger aka  Cushty  Kitchen  Holderness Road in Hull.  Some tasty food going on there! Cooking a Gadgie Burger The fullest wrap I've ever seen! Chicken Gyros! 

I love the variety of work that my job allows.  No such thing as a 9 to 5!  I've recently done some shoots for local food businesses, often working under pressure to photograph things as they happen!  Here are a couple of images during the preparation stage of a sushi place in Hull, Heiseiya.  Lovely people -  they even sent me off with a takeaway bag of delicious food - makes the work even better! making Maki Salmon Nigiri