Hospitality isn’t just about service or food—it’s about making people feel seen, valued, and welcomed.

Let’s create visuals that embody that feeling.

Jeremy Yap is a Chicago-based photographer and cinematographer specializing in food, lifestyle, and hospitality brands.

Chicago Based Letherbee Distillers Product

Available for hire

Commercial Photography & Cinematography

Social Content Strategy & Videography

Color Grading & Post-Production

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Interested in working together?

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Portfolio

My porfolio consists of commercial, social media, and CPG work.

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Keep up with me on Instagram

SONGKRAN 2026 Some moments from Pink Salt’s SONGRKAN 2026 over at @superkhana back on April 14th! _ #songkran #pinksaltkitchens #chicago #shotonsony #film
Wonderstate - Viroqua, WI - April 18, 2026 Glad I was able to stop over at @wonderstatecoffee before I jumped back onto the road back home here to Chicago this past Saturday. I bet my aunt would’ve pointed out this shop to me had we went arou
HOME-akase Already got dinner plans? Clear them and go pick this up instead. Shot for @norikochicago Also a lesser known fact is that I started out as a graphic designer post college. So seeing this project from start to finish was a serious priv
Uvae - April 15, 2026 Extremely grateful to @rasheedamedu for the invitation to experience the new spring menu over at @uvaechicago in Andersonville last night! It may sound trite, but you can tell there was hell of a lot of intentionality put into
Fire Chicken aka 불닭 Admire the cheese pull. Embrace the heat. Shot for @perillafare Chopsticks skills courtesy of @esthersong _ #koreanfood #firechicken #restaurantphotography #foodphotography #shotoncanon
A re-edit from the archives. Caviar bump feat. @karinakapralenko Shot for @perillasteak _ #caviar #chicagorestaurants #restaurantphotography #foodphotography #shotoncanon
What’s behind the curtain? No one knows for sure. All I know is that this Old Fashioned + Scallion Pancake Happy Hour pairing is calling to you through the screen like a siren. Shot for @perillafare Edited with @colorprecisionfilm _ #korea