Meet Shawn

Thank you for visiting my site! Please feel free to reach out regarding my team's photography and food styling services. 

This path started at an early age of cooking and watching countless hours of Jacques Pepin, Martin Yan, Emeril, and many others. I was determined to have a career in food and after a degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management, I set out to work for the most inspiring people I could grow with. As a native Houstonian I have always had a deep respect for Texas, but I also felt the need to see more. My career has taken me many exciting places including the kitchen of Gerard's in Maui, management for Barbara Lynch in Boston, and David Chang's Momofuku Ssam Bar and his innovative bar, Booker & Dax, with David Arnold at the helm in NYC.

Since moving back to Texas I have focused my abilities on photographing content for many Houston restaurants and other businesses. Whether you need better images for your website, social media, print materials, or packaging, we are comfortable working for any size business. In the future I look forward to shooting more commercial & editorial work, as well as local events and people. My never-ending curiosity and respect for different cultures and experiences keeps me excited to shoot every day. I am also available to assist on other photo shoots that need photography or stylist experience. I welcome any business that requires travel and a creative eye.

Please contact me with any questions and for rates. I look forward to creating images for you! 

 A few of the businesses I’ve made images for:

Warner Bros., Tabasco, Uber Eats, Longhorn Steakhouse, Red Bull, Espolon Tequila, California Milk, Mr. Porter, Texas Kolache Co. in Costco, Reef restaurant, Finn Hall, Antone’s Famous Po’Boys, Jackson & Co. Catering, Roost, Nobie’s, Decatur Bar & Popup Factory, Himalaya Restaurant & Catering, Oporto Midtown, Sweet Bribery, Mina Ristorante, Fabian’s Latin Flavors, Tostada Regia, Ramen Bar Ichi, Fielding’s Wood Grill, Kasra Persian Grill, Fadi’s Meyerland, The Peri Peri Factory, various events & charities…

My work has also been featured by:

Food & Wine, CNN Travel, USA Today, Southwest Airlines, The Houston Chronicle, Houstonia, Edible Houston, PaperCity Magazine, Eater Houston, Houston CityBook, Voyage Houston, Culture Map Houston, Houston Food Finder…

*I have also assisted on many shoots including Oil & Gas industry portraits, celebrity and athlete portraits, musicians, NRG Stadium food photography, food packaging photography, and food styling for the University of Houston.

-Shawn Chippendale

phone: (832) 404-1969

email: shawn@schippendale.com

Instagram: @shawnchippendale

Facebook page: Shawn Chippendale Photography