Case Study: COYA Mayfair - Cocktails

Brief.

COYA Mayfair is a high-end Peruvian restaurant in London’s prestigious Green Park neighbourhood, known for its bold flavours, immersive design, and vibrant hospitality.

As a returning client, the team reached out for a lifestyle food photography shoot focused on their new summer cocktails and seasonal menu updates.

The aim was to create fresh, social-first imagery for digital campaigns, using hired talent to bring added energy, movement, and storytelling into the visuals.

Approach.

I pitched a ½-day shoot focused on summery cocktails and food pairings, combining hero setups with relaxed, in-action moments. Working with the COYA team and hired talent, I directed natural interactions to reflect the brand’s elevated but easygoing style.

As a lifestyle food photographer, this was tied to gether using a more comprehensive lighting setup to produce a warm, summer’s evening feeling to the lighting - with directionality and contrast tieing it together. The use of models brought a dynamic, editorial edge, capturing moments like shared plates and raised glasses.

The final image set gave COYA a refreshed gallery of campaign-ready food photography for digital, social, and web use.