Gold in Advertising/Food & Beverage / 2025 / Advertising / Food & Beverage

• Prize
  Gold in Advertising/Food & Beverage, 2nd Place winner in Advertising
• Photographer
  Olivier KOESTEL, France
• Date of Photograph
  May to july 2025
• Website
  https://www.olieli.studio
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/olieli_studio/

This serie explores the thin line between different levels of consciousness that occurs when we are starved or thirsty during summer nights. Whether during an insomnia episode when the intense need to cool down is felt, blurring the boundaries between reality and illusion, or following a nocturnal waking when the need for a snack arises around midnight and the brain is still drowsy, or finally during a dream when surreal images impose themselves on consciousness...This minimalist and modern serie is also the result of personal research on setups with Canson sheets and stainless steel objects.

Growing up in the Food universe for many years, as an authentic "foodie" I'm exploring culinary art with an eye which search beauty, things that make sense, innovative renderings and tasty things.
Plus, I started to photograph more intensively with a near-minimalist and modern approach through the fields of conceptual Food and Still Life in 2020 and I also really love representing asymmetric forms just like food's richness can reflect to.
In parallel way, my acquaintance for macrophotography is equally high and is an unaltered playground for exploring everyday textures, fascinating for sure!