Party Peeps Are in the House! | Jackie Alpers for Food Network

There's a Peeps extravaganza going on over at the Food Network just in time for Easter. I came up with 8 party ready ideas featuring everyone's favorite sugar coated marshmallow candy.  The Peeps Bunny King cake is shown above. Below are the Peeps...

Jackie Alpers on NPR

Listen to me talk about food photography and my cookbook, Sprinkles! Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts on NPR! I also make this Lucky Charms Cake on-air to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Here's the link to the audio and the recipe.

11 Ways to Make Your Valentine’s Day Red Hot | jackie Alpers for Food Network

How to make candy strawberries out of Red Hots, and 10 other treats to make with the cinnamon candy for Valentine's Day, or any time you're in the mood to spice things up a bit. My latest article and food photography for the Food Network.

14 Ways to Use Baby Carrots: Jackie Alpers for Food Network

Super easy, family friendly, roasted baby carrots for the Food Network. One of my 14 Tasty Ways to Use Up a Bag of Baby Carrots. Get the recipe and read the rest here.

Mexican Street Snacks for Random House’s TasteBook by Jackie Alpers

In my latest article for Random House's TasteBook I share recipes for my favorite Mexican street snacks, including TostiNachos and these Walking Tacos made with Tapatio Doritos. They're perfect for the Super Bowl, a day when it is perfectly acceptable to eat all of...

Edible Baja Arizona Magazine: January, 2015 Issue by Jackie Alpers

I have two features in this month's Edible Baja Arizona Magazine. For "The Plate" I selected and photographed four local dishes that should never be taken off of the menu. The Mexican street corn at NOX and the Charcuterie plate at Zona 78 are two of my...

Jackie Alpers for the Food Network: 11 Must Try Dishes in Phoenix, Arizona

Go beyond the cowboy steaks and traditional Mexican fare – here are my 11 must try dishes that showcase the best food in Phoenix, Arizona, written and photographed for the Food Network.

Tucson Lifestyle Magazine Cover & Feature Article About Jackie Alpers

The July, 2014 issue of Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden Magazine features my photo of a sprinkles dipped ice cream cone. Recipes and photos from my book, Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts are featured inside. I am happy to announce...

Food Photography by Jackie Alpers for P F Changs China Bistro

I'm very excited to share P.F. Chang's new Summer menu with you... because I took all of the photos!  http://www.pfchangs.com/fresh_menu/

Bakepedia & Birthday Cake | Interviews With Jackie Alpers

I talked with the San Jose Mercury News about how to build a better birthday cake. http://www.mercurynews.com/food-wine/ci_24989149/build-better-birthday-cake I also did an interview for Bakepedia, written by Lauren Chattman.  Here’s the link to the whole Q...

The Food Network: Articles and photographs by Jackie Alpers

I'm thrilled to be a contributing author and photographer to the Food Network's website. Heres's a link to my latest articles and my latest photographs of recipes from Food Network Chefs are featured on my Food Photography Pinterest board. Here are a few of my recipe...

Sprinkles Rainbow Layer Cake Recipe

In celebration of the release of my new book Sprinkles! Recipes & Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts, iVillage has published the recipe for my rainbow layer cake. Click on the photo below for the recipe.  

Cookbook Trailer for Sprinkles!: Recipes & Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts

The official cookbook trailer video is out!

Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts

  I'm super excited to announce that my book Sprinkles!: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts is available for pre-order on Amazon.com! It's a fun and kind of weirdly wonderful, whimsical book, and I believe it's the first cookbook...

Food Photography by Jackie Alpers in FoodPrint 2013

My photo of this woman in a white dress holding a glass of white wine is featured in the international publication Foodprint 2013, annual of gastronomy.  

Jackie Alpers articles for Broadway & Thresher

I'm  a guest writer/photographer for heart-stoppingly beautiful new magazine about rural culture, Broadway+Thresher. Here's a link to the article, featuring my photos and the recipe I developed for "Fennel, Blue Cheese & Spanish Chorizo Mini Pizzas":...

My Angry Birds: Bad Piggies Best Egg Recipes Cookbook Released!

I am excited beyond belief! The cookbook app that I photographed has been released today! About a year ago, Rovio Entertainment, inventors of the game Angry Birds, asked me to document the food culture of their famously egg hungry pigs. Their talented developers...

Happiness for Reader’s Digest

My childhood self would be totally freaking out right now. I'm in Reader's Digest!

Bar Food Photos for Cover & Feature Story

  I've spent quite a bit of time sitting in bars, in the company of both friends and strangers, eating, drinking, talking (sometimes bit too much), and taking photos. I've put that experience to use in my latest photos for the feature, "Raising the Bar". Here's...

2012 International Photography Award for Food

I've won an honorable mention in the food photography category of the 2012 International Photography Awards for my photo of fresh tomatillos which was selected from over 10,000 entries from over 100 countries around the world. The finalists and subcategory winners...

CNN Interview

I had the great pleasure of discussing my Fair Food photo project with CNN Heath for a feature by Georgiann Caruso. Click on the photo to read the full article.

Good Morning America Feature: Decadant Foods From Across the USA!

Good Morning America is featuring my photo of a giant Chimichanga at the El Charro Cafe, (graciously modeled by my husband Jason),  on their website. They say, "that they've scoured the country looking for the largest and fattiest foods.  From deep-fried delicacies to...

Burger Photo in Bloomberg BusinessWeek

I'm very happy to have my photo of a triple bacon honey bun cheeseburger in Bloomberg BusinessWeek. You can check out the on-line version of the article here: A Food Site That Aims to Quantify Healthy Eating

Foodprint Annuaire de la Gastronomie 1112

My photograph of an American flag themed frosted cake was selected for inclusion in the European Annual of Gastronomy: Foodprint 1112.   Below is the image that were selected. The whole book is filled with the most beautiful food photography, and I'm thrilled to...

Fair Food II

  My favorite fair food has all the qualities of a carnival freak show. It has elements of the unexpected; it's bigger and weirder than the food I see everyday; and it evokes awe and borderline disgust. The more absurd the better. This is my second year...

Avant Garden Art

The Tucson Jewish Community Center's sculpture garden was the setting for a fashion shoot I did for the 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...

Burger Fever

There are some crazy - big burgers in this town and I was elected to photograph them. I was more than a little surprised by what I found.   The magazine printed this amazing Mac & Cheeseburger as a vertical spread in the centerfold. I turned it for better web...

Behind the Scenes Fashion Photos

La Encantada and Paula Taylor Productions asked me to document their recent fashion shoot for Tucson Lifestyle Magazine. All of these images were styled by Melanie Sutton, Paula Taylor and Adriana Barillari. You can see more of the images here: http://bit.ly/qH9vjY...

Food Photography of Somen Noodles from Janos

Janos Wilder supplied a recipe for Somen Noodles from his new restaurant Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails, to a beautiful new online green living magazine. I supplied the photo. You can get the recipe and check out the rest of the magazine at Sustainable Online Magazine....

My Hot Dog Obsession: El Guero Canelo

I've been on a hot dog eating binge ever since I went to the Pima County Fair (see below), and had one of the best hot dogs of my life from a tiny stand in one of the buildings there. Since then, I've been buying every hot dog I see, trying to re-create the...

My New Food Photography and Recipe Blog: Jackie’s Happy Plate

At the urging of my friends and family, I've put together a new blog of easy, healthy and hopefully fun recipes that I've developed over the years. It's illustrated with food photos that I took just for this project. I have about 10 recipes up now with more on the...

Behind the Scenes Photos from the Rock the Runway Fashion Show

More fashion photography from the runway and exclusive behind-the-scene shots  from Saturday’s Rock the Runway Fashion show at La Encantada are available on my website.       The show featured Ford Models and spring fashions from St. John, BCBG,...

2011 Up and Comers

Thank you Inside Tucson Business for nominating me as a 2011 Up and Comer. and congratulations to all of the other nominees. "Up & Comers is a recognition program designed to highlight the achievements of people in the Tucson region in their 20s, 30s and early 40s...

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.                    

Teaching Food Photography

I wrote and article titled the Food Photographer's Guide to Working With Restaurants which has been published on the Learn Food Photography blog. All of the photographs featured in the article are mine as well.

The Lovely Ladies of Costco

I visited Costco on the busiest shopping day of the year and was more taken by the ladies passing out samples than I was with the merchandise.

Black (& White) Friday

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...

Yes, I Did Eat Menudo

I was a little worried, because the menudo I'd had in the past was awful. Greasy and of questionable origin. Plus, it's tripe. But, when I'm on assignment, I always like to taste the food I'm photographing. So, I was determined to give the menudo at Teresa's Mosaic...

Ah, Sandwiches

I recently did an assignment for the Tucson Guide on the various sandwich options available around town. 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...

Summer Fun: Tucson Tourism Ad Campaign & PDN Feature Article

Tucson is HOT in the summer. Most days hover around 100 degrees. There's still fun to be had, though most of it happens after the sun goes down, or inside, or underwater. I was paired with two elementary school boys and their parents, sent to three amazing locations...

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...

Saveur Magazine Cover Contest Winner

I'm thrilled to have been selected a runner up in Saveur Magazine's cover contest.  Five images were selected from over 900 entries.

Buon Appetito Tucson!

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...

Thanks to Wonderful Machine for featuring me in their Spotlight section…

My Calorie Counter Cookbook Has Been Released!

I know that this is a touchy subject for some at this time of the year, but I do have a new Calorie Counter Cookbook out. Chantal Martineau wrote the recipes and I did the cooking, food styling and photography. It's available at Amazon.com; just in time for your...

Sun City for the AARP Bulletin

The folks at AARP Bulletin sent to me Sun City, the nations biggest and oldest retirement community. They wanted to show how the nature of volunteerism had progressed in a community dependent on the act. Women in Sun City have gone from organizing bake sales to...

Portraits of Artists for Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine

I've been photographing portraits of southern Arizona artists for Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine for many years now. Here are a few of of my favorites:

Poets & Writers Magazine Portrait

Here are a couple of portraits I shot of navajo poet Sherwin Bitsui for Poets & Writers Magazine. You can read the article in the November/December issue:

A History of Ghosts

After reading an article about this book by Dan Aykroyd's father in the Huffington post I went to put in in my cart at Amazon and saw that one of my photos was on the cover! Amazing! I couldn't ask to be on a better cover. I'm really interested in the Spiritualist...

The Spirit World Exhibit at NOPA

I’m super excited to be included in this exhibit at the New Orleans Photo Alliance. From their website “Says juror Russell Joslin: “Photography, of course, is a medium most often utilized to document the material world visible before us, yet it also allows...

Images shot for the White House win IPA Lucie Awards

Here's the second group of images that won honorable mentions at the IPA awards (Lucie's).  All of the winners are  listed here: http://photoawards.com/en/Pages/Gallery/hmentionPRO.php And here is a link to my specific entries:...

Mexican cookbook photography by Jackie Alpers wins international food photography awards

I won two honorable mentions at the IPA awards (Lucie's). I checked out the website and was floored by the quality of the other honorable mentions. And, it turns out that there were like 24,000 entries overall so I guess I did pretty well. They are all listed...

Thanks PDN!

I have been selected by the editors of PDN as one of their Top 10 Portfolios of the Month on PhotoServe.com. What a pleasant surprise!

Dieting In Russia

I've got a photo published in the Russian version of Cosmopolitan. It seems to be a story about not wanting to be tempted by delicious cake while on a diet. Here is the photo they published. You can read (or just look at) the article here:...

By the Light of the Moon

A while back Diane Kashy and the folks at Madden sent me out into the night to find and photograph plants that only bloom by the light of the moon. I wandered my neighborhood and the grounds at Hacienda del Sol which is an old boarding school turned into an inn. Here...

New Cookbook Photographs

Here are a couple of images from the new mexican cookbook that I am working on. You can see more of my food photography here: www.JackieAlpers.com

Eco Trip in The New York Times

Last summer I spent a day working on the TV series Eco Trip with David De Rothschild. The New York Times is running an article about the show and is featuring one of my photos. After the Silver Spoon, a Green Life

Vanilla Ride book cover

My newest book cover photograph is for Vanilla Ride by Joe Lansdale. The super amazing Chip Kidd at Knopf designed the layout.

Catch of the Day: Tucson, Arizona Food Photography

The myth that you can’t find excellent seafood in the desert has been debunked in the winter issue of the Tucson Guide. Photos by me!

American Photography 24

Two images from my series Social Obligations were chosen for American Photography 24. The images are from different social events that I had to attend for one reason or another. I’m fascinated by gender roles and power plays.

Center for Fine Art Photography: Idea of Self

“The Magician”, an image from my self portrait project was selected for the Center For Fine Art Photography’s 2009 Idea of Self Exhibition. The Juror, Susan A. Zadeh is the editor-in-chief and artistic director of EYEMAZING, an international magazine on contemporary...

Black & White Spider Awards

I’m honored to have been nominated in the professional-sports category of the 2008 B/W Spider Awards for my photograph of female wrestlers.

Book Cover Photograph for Supergirls Speak Out!

Supergirls Speak Out: the Secret Dilemma of Overachieving Girls about the pressure on young women to be perfect, will be published by Simon and Schuster’s Touchstone/Fireside imprint in January of 2009 and my image is on the cover. Stylist extradonaire Melanie Hebron...