Publications

Addy Award Best in Show!

Addy Award Best in Show!

This Fall/Winter 2023 issue of Tucson Guide Magazine took home the award for best in show at this year’s ADDY Awards! I photographed the cover image for this issue. I could not be more thrilled for them and I am honored to work with such an amazing creative team. Congrats all!

Taste of Tucson Cookbook Review in the Arizona Republic Newspaper

Taste of Tucson Cookbook Review in the Arizona Republic Newspaper

“A love letter to Tucson and Sonoran food, food photographer Jackie Alpers takes us not only through southern Arizona cuisine, but also to her favorite spots in the Old Pueblo. The book also notes the culinary influence of the Tohono O’odham people on Tucson.

Taste of Tucson Cookbook Featured in the Phoenix New Times

Taste of Tucson Cookbook Featured in the Phoenix New Times

Taste of Tucson news and press. Taste of Tucson: Sonoran Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona by Jackie Alpers is featured in the article Five Arizona Cookbooks you should know. Link to full article included.

Taste of Tucson cookbook review in the Arizona Daily Star

Taste of Tucson cookbook review in the Arizona Daily Star

I loved chatting with Andi Berlin about Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes for this wonderful article in the Arizona Daily Star. She included the recipe for menudo that Teresa’s Mosaic Cafe graciously gave me to include in the book. Read the full article.

Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts

Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts

Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts is a fun and kind of weirdly wonderful, whimsical book, and I believe it’s the first cookbook dedicated entirely to the appreciation and understanding of sprinkles.  I hope you all love it!

Foodprint Directory of Gastronomy

Foodprint Directory of Gastronomy

My photograph of an American flag themed frosted cake was selected for inclusion in the European Annual of Gastronomy: Foodprint 1112 .

Avant Garden Art

Avant Garden Art

March 2012 issue of Tucson Lifestyle Magazine. My producer Melanie Sutton and I decided to have the model as well as the photographs themselves emulate different sculptures. Here’s a link to the rest of the story.

Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!

Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!

Here are some images from  my most recent cover story for the Tucson Guide Magazine. I got to eat a LOT of pizza.  I’m a very lucky girl.

Jackie Alpers photographs 2010 Holiday Ad Campaign for La Encantada in Black and White

Jackie Alpers photographs 2010 Holiday Ad Campaign for La Encantada in Black and White

The 2010 holiday ad campaign that I shot for La Encantada, an upscale open air mall in Arizona, illustrates the story of a dapper man-about-town as he picks up last minute holiday gifts for his family… and himself. Our hero, dressed in a Brooks Brother’s suit, stops at Tiffany & Co. where he buys a huge, four carat diamond anniversary ring.

On Location Restaurant Photography by Jackie Alpers

On Location Restaurant Photography by Jackie Alpers

The Menudo at Teresa’s Mosaic cafe a try. It was delicious! Not greasy at all, and they serve the menudo spices on the side so you can make it as hot as you like. And speaking of hot, they garnished the margarita with a jalapeno in addition to the usual salt and lime. It was the perfect combination of salty, sweet and spicy.

Ah, Sandwiches: Magazine Cover by Jackie Alpers

Ah, Sandwiches: Magazine Cover by Jackie Alpers

I visited an authentic South Philadelphia style cheesesteak shop, a combo Jewish/Italian deli, and a place whose name was inspired by The Lord of the Rings (Baggin’s). The sandwiches were are absurdly huge and extremely yummy, and I got to go behind the scenes and see how they were all made. You can read the whole article here: http://tinyurl.com/262zphx

Jackie Alpers Nominated for Photography Master’s Cup

Jackie Alpers Nominated for Photography Master’s Cup

I was nominated for a Photography Master’s Cup award in the Food Photography category.

The Photography Master Cup is, “a global online awards show recognizing excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the finest professional and non-professional photographers and is presented by International Color Awards.”

Food photography by Jackie Alpers on the cover of Tucson Guide Magazine

Food photography by Jackie Alpers on the cover of Tucson Guide Magazine

I’ve been shooting for the Tucson Guide for a while now,  but the new March issue marks my first cover. I love shooting for the Tucson Guide because it’s a way that I can help promote the restaurants in my community. It also gives me the opportunity to experience my own town like a tourist would – t

cover of The Unofficial Elf Cookbook by Jackie Alpers.
Jackie Alpers is an American Photography 39 Selected Winner for the Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook photography
Taste Photography Award Winner Jackie Alpers 2024
The Unofficial Elf Cookbook by Jackie Alpers is a 2024 Muse Photography Awards gold winner.
Muse photography award gold winner Jackie Alpers