DOCUMENTARY AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER
Marina Chef is a French photographer born in 1988. She lives in Amsterdam and works between Amsterdam and Paris. With a Marketing Master degree from INSEEC Paris Business School, she started by working in digital communication for six years as a project manager. She then decided to make a career switch and head toward a more creative and meaningful job to her eyes. The decision of photography came to her naturally as she has always been photographing. She took several evening classes in photography, provided by the city of Paris: documentary, studio photography, Photoshop and Lightroom. She has decided to focus on documentary and portrait photography: taking pictures in the moment, observing what is happening around her, how people give a certain energy to a place at a given time. Being mainly inspired by what surrounds her, she also likes to bring her everyday life inspirations to the studio, creating singular atmospheres using accessories and artificial lights.
Commissioned works
2023
January > Present – Photo assistant of Kasia Gatkowska (Amsterdam).
June 2022 > Present – Product photography for Bijenkorf (Amsterdam).
February 2022 > Present – Food photography for various restaurants (Amsterdam).
December 2021 > Present – Photo assistant of Roderik Rotting (Amsterdam).
February 2021 > Present – Portraits for international schools incl. students and family sessions in Europe (Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Germany).
January – Commercial photos for SowiesoHelder agency and Powerpeers (Amsterdam).
2022
December – Documentary and portrait photography for Sango x Typica (Amsterdam).
November – Documentary and portrait photography for Andy Coffee Roasters x Typica (Antwerp).
November – Event photography for the new Adidas store (Amsterdam).
September – Product photography for Walhalla Brewery (Amsterdam).
September – Portrait and lifestyle photos for Tequilarapido (Nice).
July > October – Wedding photography (France).
July – Event photography for Slimmer AI event at TNW (Amsterdam).
June – Documentary and portrait photography for Monks coffee x Typica, a trading specialty coffee platform (Amsterdam).
June – Product photography for Walhalla Brewery (Amsterdam)
May – Photo assistant for Halal Studios (Amsterdam).
April – Event photography for the Opening of Pride Photo 2022 (Amsterdam).
July 2020 > January 2022 – Photo assistant of Zindzi Zwietering (Amsterdam).
2021
December – Assistant on photoshoots for Chantal Spieard (Amsterdam).
September – Food and lifestyle photography for FC Hyena restaurant (Amsterdam).
August – Portrait and commercial photos for Become, a career coach company (Paris).
July – Event and portrait photography for Aiglon Summer Camp (Ollon, Switzerland).
March > May – Photography Assistant on The Rite of Swing project, created by Muck van Empel, Zindzi Zwietering, and Maaike Gronheid (Amsterdam).
2020
December – Greeting card for La Passagère, an itinerant art gallery (Paris).
November – Photos to promote the Melkweg Expo’s ‘Starring You’ exhibition (Amsterdam).
September – Portraits of the Paris 10th arrondissement record shop owners, Le Journal Du Village Saint Martin (Paris).
July – Photo reportage for the designer Elise Fouin and her Puissance 3 project (Paris).
April – Photo reportage of King’s Day 2020 (Amsterdam).
January – Documentary, portrait and lifestyle photos for the creator of La Passagère, an itinerant art gallery (Arles).
January – Photo reportage of the Centquatre (Paris).
2019
November – Photo reportage of Le Marché Des Enfants Rouges (Paris).
September – Portrait series of craftsmen, Le Journal Du Village Saint-Martin (Paris).
September – Portrait of Joël, general manager of Le Grand Quartier (Paris).
August – Portrait of Justine Daragon, career coach (Paris).
April – Photos of the opening of the Etrange(s) exhibition, Le Journal Du Village Saint Martin (Paris).
Services
- Documentary, portrait, lifestyle, event and product photography
- Conception of visual narrative
- Definition of production requirements
- Editing and retouching via Capture One, Lightroom and Photoshop
- Photographer assistant on photoshoots
For questions, assignments, or inquiries, please feel free to contact me, via email marina (at) marina-chef.com or via the form below: