About
Matthew Carden has spent 30 years telling imaginative stories with his food-based commercial and illustrative photography. 20 of those years were spent working with his wife (a chef/author) in their award winning food photography studio shooting for cookbooks and magazines. A pioneer in his craft, he is an alum of the San Francisco Art Institute and collaborates with clients like Chronicle Books, Mattel, Industrial Light and Magic, and Disney where he reimagines scenes from life and media using food and miniatures. Matthew’s internationally collected art is exhibited and sold at numerous galleries. All of his work revolves around food, and invites the viewer into another perspective on a world that is around us all the time. Harvest, preparation, and consumption of food is an integral part of our memories, cultures, and everyday lives. Telling stories rooted in our universal connection to food, Matthew’s ability to meld traditional experience with a childlike vision leads to work that’s just like him: uniquely whimsical and eternally young at heart.
