About me

Australian-born Patricia Niven is an award winning food and portrait photographer. Her work is known for its rich, textural style and timeless luminosity.
Her sumptuous food photographs run the gamut from painterly still lifes through to clean, modern classics - all are imbued with a tranquility, warmth and free-spirited curiosity that defines Patricia's style. Her sense of connectedness with the natural world means she is fascinated by the soil, the earth and the people who nurture it.
She is at home photographing in a field with mud on her boots as she is in a studio or a Michelin starred restaurant. Her natural warmth and love of people means she thrives when collaborating with a team, relishing the magic of the combined energy in a room, whether it be for commercial, editorial or freelance commissions.
Selected clients include BBH London, Bluebird Books, Hardie Grant, HSBC, KFC, Maille, Moët, Ogilvy, Old El Paso, Pavilion, Peroni, Quadrille, Rosewood London, Saatchi & Saatchi, Tesco & Veuve Clicquot.
Editorial clients include FT Weekend Magazine, Guardian Weekend Magazine, Observer Food Monthly, Waitrose Magazine & Vanity Fair.
She has shot numerous cookery books including The Honey & Co. series, as well as books with authors Yasmin Fahr, Helena Garcia, Signe Johansen, Mat Lindsay/ Ester Restaurant, Darren Purchese and Rosie Sykes. She also works with an extensive range of restaurant clients.
Most recently, she was voted the Fortnum & Mason Photographer of the Year 2024.