Meet Yessica Duque, a food stylist and photographer based in the Netherlands since 2008. After a successful career as a graphic designer, Yessica transitioned to food photography in 2016 and made it her full-time career in 2018.

Yessica’s work includes commercial photography for important brands, social media, and public relations for restaurants and chefs in Europe. She has collaborated with major photography brands such as Spiffy Gear | Spekular, Cameranu.nl, B&H, and SIGMA Benelux and Tether Tools as a Brand Ambassador.

Her qualifications in food photography and food styling are endorsed by prestigious institutions such as Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Leiths School of Food and Wine in London and Food Styling for Media The International Culinary Center ICC New York

In 2020, Yessica founded her personal brand, YD Backdrops, which specializes in designing backdrops for food and product photography. She also produces and hosts a photography podcast for experts and amateurs called “No Watermark Photography Podcast” in English and “Sin Marca de Agua Podcast” in Spanish.

Over the last six years, Yessica has received worldwide certifications from numerous top programs. She has been a speaker at B&H Food Photography Week and an educator with a complete Food Photography online course in Spanish for the Jon Hernandez.education platform.

Yessica’s daring style, luscious palette, and rich storytelling that exudes from her photos have earned her nominations, prizes, and universal recognition from the culinary industry’s most renowned and coveted awards.

Her work has been featured in various publications and media outlets, including Forbes.com, B&H Food Photography Week, SIGMA STORIES, About Magazine, and many more.

Join Yessica on her journey to capture the beauty of food through her lens and storytelling.