About Nate

Nate Crawford is a Chicago-based commercial photographer and videographer specializing in food, product, and lifestyle. His work has appeared in campaigns for brands like Garrett Popcorn, Bob's Red Mill, The Spice House, and Home Chef, where he currently serves as Senior Photographer and Photo Art Director.

He shoots with a hospitality mindset, which means every image is built around the feeling a brand wants to create, not just the product it wants to show. The result tends to land somewhere between appetite and nostalgia, which is exactly where food content needs to live.

Nate's background spans over a decade of commercial work through his studio Crawford Captures, with recognition from the International Photography Awards and Production Paradise Spotlight Awards among others.
When he's not on set, you'll find him baking in his kitchen, running a breakfast pop-up with his partner in Chicago, or teaching others how to see food the way a camera does.