His artistic inspiration comes from culinary ingredients and human expression, and he created each plate personality from food items including vegetables, fruit, meats, fish, grains and sweets. Sodamin captured the images in his photography studio, working with his perfectionist approach to bring each piece of art to life, fine-tuning the emotional colouring of each Food Face as he adjusted lighting, depth and focus.
On board Holland America Line ships, guests who dine at Sel de Mer pop-up restaurant can enjoy Sodamin’s Food Faces on exclusive limited-edition plates made by Bernardaud, French manufacturer of Limoges porcelain.