Who we are

Metcalfe Lancaster are a female-run collective of photographers and directors specialising in food and drink advertising.

As well as our large and diverse stable of artists, we offer full production & crew, including producers, food stylists, props, model-makers, mixologists & baristas - whatever is needed for the job.

Members of Ad Green | The AOP | Photo Agents London

We pride ourselves on creativity, collaboration and delivering the best results for your brief.

Julie Metcalfe

Agent / Producer

Julie thrives on putting the right team together. She loves building strong relationships with artists, clients, creatives and crew and is great at getting the best out of people.

She’s the classic Northern combination of hard work, straight-talking & charm which always means a job well done and a laugh along the way.

Tal Silverman

Photographer / Director

Tal’s iconic food and drink photography combine pathos and drama with an acute awareness of the intrinsic patterns and geometry of the world.
His training as an engineer has instilled mathematical precision to every aspect of his work: sharply structured, meticulously composed and technically polished.

The results of this approach have seen his work selected for Cannes Lions, D&AD, Creative Review and the AOP, with food and drink clients including Bacardi, Guinness, Southern Comfort and Nestlé.

Natasha Alipour Faridani

Photographer / Director

Natasha is a food and drink lifestyle and still life photographer and director.

She’s an absolute delight to work with and thrives on putting together the perfect team for every photography and film production.
She naturally has great energy and is highly organised which results in her producing fun & elegant still photography and films.

Natasha works regularly with top notch brands such as Smirnoff, Ballantines, Pizza Express and Harrods.

Laura Knox

Photographer / Director

Laura is a drinks photographer and drinks director renowned for her unique approach to capturing the essence and beauty of drinks and liquids. Her experience in drinks photography and film, from the beauty of close ups of bubbles to people enjoying drinks in the sunshine, is second to none.

Detail Films

Production Company

Detail is a film production company that specialises in food and drink, telling stories through beautiful branded films. Headed up by Will Warr, creative director of Detail and 1 half of food vlogger duo Topjaw, they are a young & energetic team of creative talent including film makers, designers, sound engineers and animators.

They will pull together the perfect team for your project from creating storyboards through to production and colour-grading.
Detail has worked with food and drink brands such as McDonalds, Guinness and Uber Eats.

Uyen Luu

Photographer

Uyen is a food photographer, writer, cook, and food & prop stylist.
Trained in fine art, film and video at St Martin’s, she has since become one of London’s prominent food bloggers.

She is the author of a collection of recipes – My Vietnamese Kitchen – as well as contributing regularly to food magazines.

All of this in addition to hosting her Vietnamese Supper Club and cookery classes at her specialist food studio in Hackney.

Joanna Resiak

Food, Drink and Prop Stylist

Joanna is an highly experienced stylist working extensively on food and drink projects. She has a superb eye for texture and colour and loves creating bold and impactful setups.

Heads, Hearts & Tails

Drink Stylists

Heads, Hearts & Tails Drinks Stylists are headed up by the brilliant Joe Stokoe.
They are a team of fantastic drink styling talent, whether it be making drinks look stunning on set or developing signature cocktail recipes in their test kitchen, they are an essential addition to any drinks photography or film shoot.