Cooking photos

Browse our gallery of cooking and baking images. From chefs preparing ingredients in the kitchen to bakers sifting flour - all our images are free to download and use on your next commercial project!

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colorful fresh vegetables flatlay

Colorful Fresh Vegetables Flatlay


rosemary on slate

Rosemary On Slate


garlic thyme!

Garlic Thyme!


herby line-up

Herby Line-up


fresh herb flatlay

Fresh Herb Flatlay


red velvet in black room

Red Velvet In Black Room


cake in a corner

Cake In A Corner


extra chocolate cake

Extra Chocolate Cake


eastern dining at candle light

Eastern Dining At Candle Light


cake decoration

Cake Decoration


cake on pink table

Cake On Pink Table


red velvet delight

Red Velvet Delight


close up of chocolate cake

Close Up Of Chocolate Cake


chocolate cake on linen

Chocolate Cake On Linen


close up of celebration cake

Close Up Of Celebration Cake


photobombing cake

Photobombing Cake


extra chocolate chocolate cake

Extra Chocolate Chocolate Cake


celebration cake on pink surface

Celebration Cake On Pink Surface


nearly finished slice of cheesecake

Nearly Finished Slice Of Cheesecake


rice and chopsticks

Rice And Chopsticks


dinner is served

Dinner Is Served


two girls decorating christmas cookies

Two Girls Decorating Christmas Cookies


sisters decide what sprinkles to decorate with

Sisters Decide What Sprinkles To Decorate With


a small hand places sprinkles on a cookie

A Small Hand Places Sprinkles On A Cookie


a little girl concentrates as she decorates cookies

A Little Girl Concentrates As She Decorates Cookies


a young girl carefully decorated cookies

A Young Girl Carefully Decorated Cookies


cookie decoration at christmas

Cookie Decoration At Christmas


kids playing with cookie decorations

Kids Playing With Cookie Decorations


sisters decorating festive cookies

Sisters Decorating Festive Cookies


cookies and kid

Cookies And Kid


making cookies

Making Cookies


dough prep

Dough Prep


pre-cooked snowman

Pre-cooked Snowman


child preps cookies

Child Preps Cookies


rolling dough

Rolling Dough


cookies on wood

Cookies On Wood


children decorate cookies

Children Decorate Cookies


cookie prep

Cookie Prep


displaying homemade cookie

Displaying Homemade Cookie


recycling dough

Recycling Dough


painted nails and baking

Painted Nails And Baking


kids and cookies

Kids And Cookies


proud baker

Proud Baker


baking with kids

Baking With Kids


cookie cutting

Cookie Cutting


child makes cookies

Child Makes Cookies


messy christmas fun!

Messy Christmas Fun!


child baking at christmas

Child Baking At Christmas


decorating christmas cookies

Decorating Christmas Cookies


kids decorate cookies

Kids Decorate Cookies


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Cooking photography to whet your appetite

Hungry for appetizing cooking photos? Think of this as your very own, all-you-can-download cooking images buffet. Our HD collection include images of ingredients from your favorite meals alongside pictures of creative dishes and delicious sides.

You’ll find pictures of chefs using all their senses; touch, smell, taste, sight, and sound, in order to prepare masterpieces in the kitchen. You’ll also find pictures of bakers losing themselves in focus as they attentively cook up a tantalizing meal.

For some, the flow of cooking is a meditative experience. Cooking helps them relax and unwind. For others, cooking is an art form and they treat the meals they prepare as a canvas. Every chop, stir and taste representing a stroke of a paintbrush. Some people love to nurture their friends and family through cooking, as a way of showing them their love and care.

In this age of fast food and technology, we can all appreciate when time and care go into the food we eat. Our gallery captures the most telling, passionate and inspiring cooking moments. So, whether you’re a loving mother with a blog, or an international chain of restaurants looking to add high-quality imagery to your sales and marketing assets, our expertly captured images are perfect.

Free for commercial and personal use, you can modify, print and publish our images without worrying about attribution. Just be sure to keep checking back for more culinary photography — because we’re always expanding our collection.