Alexa “Lexi” Van de Walle
Lexi is a photographer, writer, chef,
nutritionist, marketer and food advocate. She lives in Manhattan and
Southampton and is available to photograph your product line, event, or create editorial
photos for your magazine, website or book.
Lexi's eye is versatile and elegant. Her visual
style transitions with ease from rural to urban settings and from composed close-ups
to chaotic city streets. Formerly a marketing
executive, Lexi is an expert in food. Her Lighthearted Locavore blog has 500
original recipes and articles; as well as thousands of eye-catching photos.
Portfolio Galleries:
Lexi has consulted with Welcome Books on
Funny Food: 365 Fun, Healthy, Silly,
Creative Breakfasts . Her writing and photography has been
published in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America,
Mother Earth News, Huffington Post,
and The Daily Meal. In 2014, Lexi's portraits of Alice Waters were
featured in Edible
Communications (Dallas, Hawaii, Columbus, Brooklyn); and, Slow Food USA's quarterly
journal.
Lexi is Board Secretary for the
International Association of Culinary Professionals’ foundation, The
Culinary Trust. She has worked at Pfizer, American Express, Citigroup, Ogilvy
and Mather, and New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional
Studies where she was an adjunct professor.
Speak to Lexi about your photography needs:
lexi at alexavandewalle dot com
and 917-692-9651
Lexi has culinary and nutrition certifications
from Institute of Culinary Education (formerly Peter Kump) and Institute for
Integrative Nutrition, and is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Kellogg
School of Management (MBA, Marketing) and Hobart and William Smith College (BA,
English). A life-long photographer, Lexi
has been taking photographs since she was 15 years old.
