Yessica Duque
Yessica is a Food stylist photographer from Venezuela based in the Netherlands since 2008. After a long career as a graphic designer, she transitioned into photography in 2016 as a food stylist and photographer before making it her full-time career in 2018.
Her work entails imagery for commercial photography for important brands, social media, and public relations for restaurants and chefs in Europe. She has had the privilege of collaborating with important brands in the photography business as a brand ambassador, including SIGMA Benelux.
Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, and Food Styling for Media at the International Culinary Center (ICC) in New York are among institutions that endorse her qualifications in food photography and food styling.
She founded her personal brand, YD Backgrounds, in 2020. Her company 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.
She has received worldwide certifications from numerous top programs over the last 6 years. 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.
Her 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.
