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Award Winning Food Photography

World Food Photography Awards I’m absolutely thrilled to share that my work has been awarded ‘Commended’ in the prestigious World Food Photography Awards – often...

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Foggy day, autumn morning in Victoria Park Southport Merseyside Photographer UK

A Foggy Southport Morning

A Foggy Start The beauty of a different light  It’s rare, but when I wake to a morning that’s encapsulated in a dense fog,...

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Food Photographer Liverpool Restaurant photography Liverpool Burgers chips coleslaw and wine on a board

Restaurant Photography

Restaurant Photography Photography for the hospitality industry. A food photography shoot for the recently refurbished Wepre Inn, in Deeside, Wales. The shoot was commissioned...

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Tatton Park National Trust Property Cheshire

National Trust Walk About

National Trust Great Days Out UK New or old, what’s your preference? As they say, all work and no play, makes Pat a dull...

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Paul Askew Chef and Commissioned bronze flying pig statue

Chef Paul Askew The Art School

The Art School I was commissioned by The Caterer Magazine to shoot a set of portraits of Paul Askew, the Chef Patron of Liverpool’s...

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Denbies vineyard Surrey Lifestyle photographer UK vineyard photography lifestyle photographer UK food and lifestyle photographer

Denbies Vineyard, Wine Estate, Surrey

Denbies Vineyard Surrey Days out Surrey and a trip round a British vineyard.  Our visit to Denbies saw us being driven through the vineyard...

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The penthouse luxury at the waterfront hotel Southport with beautiful woman doing her makeup

Waterfront Hotel Southport

The Waterfront Hotel Stands on the lakeside in Southport and is in a prime position, with views over the north-west coast. The photo-shoot was...

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Royal Photographers Society Patricia Niland Pink Lady Food Photographer of the year awards 2023

Award Winning Photography – Pink Lady & Marks & S​pencer

Awarded Highly Commended – Pink Lady & Marks & Spencer I am absolutely honoured to have been awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2023...

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Food photography to mark a Culinary collaboration with Tim Allen Michelin Chef and Tom Parker Michelin Chef from The White Swan at Fence

White Swan and sō-lō Culinary Collab

sō-lō welcomes The White Swan team A Culinary Collab event with two Michelin starred chefs. Tom Parker and the team of The White Swan...

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Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year Finalist

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Finalist

2023 Competition I am so delighted and to be honest can’t quiet believe that I have been announced as a finalist in the Pink Lady Food...

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Tim Allen Chef celebrates the Michelin Star for his first solo restaurant photographer Liverpool

Tim Allen’s sō-lō restaurant

sō-lō Michelin Star Restaurant in Lancashire. I started working with Chef Tim Allen after I did a shoot with him for The Caterer Magazine....

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Cools blues and pinks sunset from the beach next to Southport pier Merseyside, north west UK coast beach, with reflections and shadows of the pier in the water under the pier

A Southport Pier Evening

Over the years I have photographed this pier a great deal. I love its imposing structure and the fact that it mainly stands on...

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Butcher Portait in Cold store Food and Lifestyle photographer UK Liverpool Preston Chester Manchester Butcher Farrells Meat Emporium

Butcher Farrell’s Meat Emporium

Boutique Butchery A recent shoot at Butcher Farrell’s Meat Emporium near Ormskirk, where they really pride themselves on delivering top quality produce and showcasing...

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Purple and pinks sunset on Ainsdale beach north west coast England showing the sand dunes and grasses

Turner’s Painterly Skys

The beauty of the sunsets in Southport, do make me feel very lucky. The fact that I can leave my house and within minutes...

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Waitrose Weekend Magazine Food Photography for chef Tim Allen

Food Photography featured in Waitrose Weekend Magazine

Food Photography featured in Waitrose Weekend Magazine Food Photography For Magazines Working with Chef Tim Allen, at his Michelin starred restaurant in Aughton, West...

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Tim Allen Chef at the door of his Michelin restaurant solo in Aughton

Photo-shoot For The Caterer Magazine

Food Photography and Chef Portraits for Tim Allen’s new sō-lō restaurant Mar, 2022 I was lucky enough to be commissioned by The Caterer magazine...

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