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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poutine fries gravy cheese

Poutine Fries Gravy Cheese


spanish market mixings

Spanish Market Mixings


a tower of macarons in a teapot

A Tower Of Macarons In A Teapot


pink teacup filled with macarons

Pink Teacup Filled WIth Macarons


red velvet in black room

Red Velvet In Black Room


raw red meat lays in a wooden cutting board

Raw Red Meat Lays In A Wooden Cutting Board


a dark and moody macaron pyramid

A Dark And Moody Macaron Pyramid


hot plate cooking

Hot Plate Cooking


sizzle and sparkes

Sizzle And Sparkes


hand holding small cake

Hand Holding Small Cake


cake in a corner

Cake In A Corner


rosemary on slate

Rosemary On Slate


boxed macarons in a line

Boxed Macarons In A Line


freshly baken sourdough bread

Freshly Baken Sourdough Bread


a top-down view of some classy cocktails

A Top-Down View Of Some Classy Cocktails


rice and chopsticks

Rice And Chopsticks


floral tart with white frosting

Floral Tart With White Frosting


a stream of milk pours into triangle-shaped measuring glass

A Stream Of Milk Pours Into Triangle-shaped Measuring Glass


assorted macarons placed on natural wood

Assorted Macarons Placed On Natural Wood


proud baker

Proud Baker


appetizer rib bites

Appetizer Rib Bites


fresh baked pastry at modern cafe

Fresh Baked Pastry At Modern Cafe


stack of pink macarons on pink right side

Stack Of Pink Macarons On Pink Right Side


close up of empty pink plate with leaf

Close Up Of Empty Pink Plate With Leaf


kids hands doing fun kitchen baking

Kids Hands Doing Fun Kitchen Baking


wooden mortar and pestle

Wooden Mortar And Pestle


kids playing with cookie decorations

Kids Playing With Cookie Decorations


baked clams fine dining

Baked Clams Fine Dining


kids and cookies

Kids And Cookies


plate of pastel macarons portrait

Plate Of Pastel Macarons Portrait


candy cane brownie close up

Candy Cane Brownie Close Up


fresh bagels

Fresh Bagels


cut vegetables over wood surface

Cut Vegetables Over Wood Surface


flax seeds ready for baking

Flax Seeds Ready For Baking


plated and sliced apple pie

Plated And Sliced Apple Pie


fried chicken and waffles

Fried Chicken And Waffles


kid rolling cookie dough

Kid Rolling Cookie Dough


line of perfectly made macarons

Line Of Perfectly Made Macarons


beetroot salad on the plate

Beetroot Salad On The Plate


person slicing into fresh bread

Person Slicing Into Fresh Bread


dessert with pecans and berries

Dessert With Pecans And Berries


layered cake with decorative napkin

Layered Cake With Decorative Napkin


spicy sushi rolls

Spicy Sushi Rolls


pink on pink macaron tower

Pink On Pink Macaron Tower


plated meal with incredible presentation

Plated Meal With Incredible Presentation


child baking at christmas

Child Baking At Christmas


puff pastry plated

Puff Pastry Plated


red velvet delight

Red Velvet Delight


macarons piled up in a high pile

Macarons Piled Up In A High Pile


close up of left side of macaron pyramid

Close Up Of Left Side Of Macaron Pyramid


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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.