Melissa Zink Photography

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

The kind of bowl that makes you forget about the pizza (for a second). 🍝

Our Bucatini with Meat Sauce is a savory powerhouse—fresh pasta, pancetta, and Italian sausage in a sauce that brings a little zing. Best when paired with a cold one!

📷: Melissa Zink Photography

03/02/2026

something beyond ancient is rising,
something that goes well beyond religion,
"modern civilization",
something that has long been pushed beneath the surface further into the void,
something they fear more than anything.




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02/27/2026

Some recent work I created for recently, and I built a bar!
Even if it was just for a frame 😉

Happy Friday!

02/25/2026

I really don't know how I would get through winter without in all its bright and cheerful bounty.

Like a bit of sunshine on the plate while the grey days seem unrelenting.

Helping to usher in a very seemingly slow start to spring



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02/24/2026

Anyone interested?

02/23/2026

It's starting to feel like Spring!
65 degrees, partly sunny, a shower or two and brighter days ahead ✨

02/20/2026

More days like this, please!

Sure, it is said that too many cooks in the kitchen is recipe for disaster.

But sometimes there's magic in the madness, and creative days with other creatives is something I dearly miss.

Images in this post and the one just prior were from an incredible day put together by and waaaaay back in 2023.
As photographers, it's not often that we get to photograph in the same space, at the same time, interpreting the same subject in a multitude of ways. And it's even less often we take away all expectation from the 'work' and just play. Being around like minded people who love the craft as much as you, and revel in what was created simply for creating. Not for a client, not necessarily for pay (although I'm not opposed if it does leas to a paid gig! ;), just for community and fun.

And we ALL need more of that these days!

Any want to sponsor an event like this!?

02/19/2026

ISO a crew for collaboration, testing, paid work, and fun photographing food and beverages!

I'm looking to build a team: stylist, assistant, and maybe a few others who I can start to develop relationships with and collectively build a body of cohesive, consistent work together.
A crew who, over time, knows how each other works well and not so well, builds a workflow together with beautiful imagery seamlessly that delivers each time.
A group that is in it for the love of photography, and to raise the bar of the industry with our work so we can raise everyone collectively with it.
And most of all, people who want to collaborate and have a great attitude and who enjoy being on set.

A crew that any client would happily hire as a whole because the work we do is so much stronger together and the results show.

So who's in?

02/19/2026

02/18/2026

A little sunshine to brighten up the day ☀️