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A close-up of a baked wheel of camembert cheese with a molten centre. A piece of crusty bread rests on top of the white, textured rind.

Photography: Food photography with a difference by Bobby Doherty

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Date
3 March 2014

Turning food photography into images of a sexual nature is hardly the most original thing in the world, but turning it into a festish certainly is. Does anyone else get shivers when they see those ragged hang-nails next to that juicy, plump raspberry in the photo below? I do. Bobby’s got a knack of taking fridge matter, and actually anything in the category of ubiquitous and turning it into a cosmic, textured reminder of how odd the world is. Take the pile of cheeses above, for example, when has brie ever made you want to get naked and roll around in it until now? Exactly. Check out the rest of Bobby’s huge portfolio of work and editorial commissions for the New York Magazine and Strategist over on his site.

A close-up of a person’s face partially hidden behind large, curly kale leaves. Only one eye, the nose and the mouth are visible through the gaps in the greenery.
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A close-up of a bright red raspberry held between two fingers. The berry is plump and glistening, pressed tightly between the fingertips against a pale pink background.
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A square glass bottle of iridescent, shimmering nail polish with a ribbed black cap. It sits on a textured, deep blue fabric background.
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A row of plush, velvet armchairs in varying colours. A pale pink chair sits in the foreground, next to a deep blue one and a red chair with a woven cane side panel.
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A 3D render of an egg with a jagged hole broken through its centre. The shell features a vibrant colour gradient, shifting from red at the bottom to green and blue at the top.
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An orange cat sits on a bed of dry, brown leaves against a red brick wall. The cat looks towards the camera with a squinted, grumpy expression.
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A person lies flat on their stomach in a vast, white landscape of snow. They wear a blue jacket and dark trousers, with their limbs spread wide.
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A person in a white T-shirt holds their hands up in two clenched fists. The shot is cropped to show only their torso and chin.
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A person stands on a polished wooden floor wearing dark blue cuffed jeans. They wear white socks and black canvas sneakers with a red and white stripe on the heel.
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A person in a white T-shirt looks off-camera with a metal spoon balanced vertically over their nose and mouth. The spoon's bowl covers the tip of their nose, while the handle hangs down towards their chin.
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An orange sits on a patch of bright green grass. A person’s fingers reach into the frame from the bottom left, touching the surface of a clear plastic wrap that covers the scene.
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A close-up of a round wheel of cheese with a wedge cut out. The outer rind is textured and white, while the inside is a deep, vibrant orange.
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A close-up of several wheels of cheese stacked together. A soft, white-rinded cheese melts and drips over a textured, orange-brown base.
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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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