# Playful Foodtography Stephanie Gonot Like to Play With Her Food and Snap Pictures Too By Francis Tiangson | Published 2011-01-25 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stephanie-gonot References: [lostateminor](http://www.lostateminor.com/2011/01/24/stephanie-gonots-food-photography) & [gomargot](http://www.gomargot.com/index.php?/projects/food/) It appears as though Los Angeles-based photographer Stephanie Gonot was never taught not to play with her food. Her photographs are quirky and playful, ranging from [eye-covering cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-forest-cookie-can) to [lollipop clusters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fair-foods). As much as I love these photographs by Stephanie Gonot, the inner food junkie in me squirms at the thought of [wasted Popsicles, ice cream](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/devoured-campaign) and burgers. Take a look through the gallery to see the playfully tasty images. **Implications** - Stephanie Gonot's playful foodtography captures some excellent whimsical shots of people doing silly things with bakes goods; the sad face/happy face cookie shot is definitely my favorite amongst the bunch. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 94% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Whimsical Food Photography:** Whimsical food photography presents opportunities for creative marketing campaigns and viral social media content. - **Creative Food Styling:** Creative food styling allows for innovative product presentation and packaging designs. - **Playful Food Art:** Playful food art creates opportunities for collaboration with artists and designers in the food industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food and Beverage:** The food and beverage industry can leverage whimsical food photography to promote new product launches and engage with customers. - **Marketing and Advertising:** The marketing and advertising industry can capitalize on the trend of creative food styling to create visually appealing and memorable campaigns for their clients. - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can explore collaborations with playful food artists to create unique and interactive installations, exhibitions, and dining experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Functional Gingerbread Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gingerbread-camera.md) - [Playful Restaurant Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/restaurant-of-imagination.md) - [Food-Inspired Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics.md) - [Playful Tableware Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-dining-experience.md) - [Novelty Gelato Pops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gelato-pop.md) - [Playful Toy-Like Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frunchroom-furniture-collection.md) - [Design-Centric Dynamic Artful Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artful-cake.md) - [Unconventional Foodie Magazines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-magazine.md) - [Playful Dessert Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/godiva-x-labubu.md)