A dark round bite topped with a purple petal sits centred on a yellow plate among matching plates

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Chef's Garden at Lume

Lume Studios, Tribeca, Manhattan

The kitchen at Lume Studios in Tribeca, Manhattan, was set among plants, with a chef plating at a wooden station beneath broad monstera leaves. Jenya photographed the Chef’s Garden brand dinner for Lume Studios in June 2025, from kitchen prep through service in the projection room. During prep, Jenya focused on hands, trays and garnish. Before guests entered, he photographed the long white tables and projections. During service, the changing wall color required attention to keeping food and faces natural. JPX Studios delivered a gallery of 168 frames, including culinary details, environmental portraits, table views and service moments.

JPX Studios treated the event as two connected stories. In prep, Jenya photographed hands, trays, garnish, and the physical relationship between the chef and the surrounding plants. Before guests entered, he recorded the full tables and projection at their cleanest. During service, the approach became quieter and more observational, using the changing wall color as atmosphere while keeping food and faces natural.

Overhead view of a hand piping sauce beside dark purple spheres on yellow rimmed plates on a wooden table

client: Lume Studios
project type: Brand dinner
venue: Lume Studios
date: June 2025
credit: Photo, JPX Studios

Overhead view of yellow rimmed plates with dark purple domes as a hand squeezes sauce dots around one

Hand plating a purple and cream dessert on white plates with an orange tuile on a wooden table

The finished coverage shows the labor behind the dinner as well as the room guests experienced. Culinary details, environmental portraits, table views, and service moments make the gallery useful to the chef, venue, and production team without pretending that each had a separate event. It records how the garden concept moved from staging into hospitality over the course of the evening.