Ep 19 - Celebrity Food Photographer - Matt Armendariz - This Is Yu

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Welcome to Episode 19 of This Is Yu Podcast.

This Is Carole Yu and Scott Stewart

The jingle you just heard introduces our segment later in the show on every kid’s Breakfast love “Pop Tarts”.

But, first, we speak with self proclaimed dork Matt Armendariz, Celebrity Food Photographer, Gardener, Zumba Motivator, and one of the most upbeat and positive people you’ll ever meet.

Although it was a 20-year career as a graphic designer, art and creative director within the specialty foods world where he got his start, it was the photographic process that energized, thrilled, and motivated Matt enough to trade in my cubicle for a camera.

Now as a photographer, he loves capturing the moment and story of food for a variety of editorial and advertising clients as well as various cookbook publishers and publications. He’s based in Los Angeles, California.

He’s never met a pizza he didn't like.”

After various jobs in the grocery business, Matt worked his way up to marketing, eventually leading the advertising campaigns for Bristol Farms. After he started his own very successful food blog, Matt Bites, he transitioned into celebrity food photography full time.

He has a very clean vision, his photographs are modern, and exciting, catching the eye of large companies such as Target, Walmart, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and Chipotle. We talk about his growing up in Texas, traveling, and he gives us tips on food photography trends.

Matt also gives us the scoop on working on cookbooks with celebrities Gaby Dalkin, Laila Ali, Chrissy Tiegen, and more.

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Thank you so much to Matt Armendariz for joining us in today’s conversation. Carole has definitely caught the Zumba bug from you! We appreciated the peek into the world of cookbook photography, zumba and Matt’s inspirational positivity!
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Scott & Carole.