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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Firefly Living: Oregon Avenue Home

The creative folks at Firefly Living are approaching real estate in a very cool way. They're the only real estate company I've seen to advertise a home as being "the ideal place to wait out the zombie apocalypse." Now, that's funny. They brought me on board in April to photograph one of their groovy remodels — a gorgeous home filled with natural light. As if it couldn't get any better, they hired a pretty, red haired model and brought in chickens.

http://fireflyliving.com. 2013. ©Jill Richards Photography

Firefly Living Oregon Ave. home. 2013. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Friday, February 1, 2013

On Assignment: Ripe 2013

The creative geniuses at Salt Agency hired me to photograph five Valley chefs to be honored at the first ever Ripe Awards held in January. I know these chefs. I adore these chefs, but this assignment felt a bit like a reality television show challenge. I had 20 minutes to photograph 5 chefs, on-location at a museum, but I could not photograph the art or move the furniture and I must include a prop...a pomegranate. Ready. Set. Go.

Ripe Award winners. 2013. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Ripe Award winners & Charleen Badman, FnB. 2013. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Bernie Kantak, Citizen Public House & Silvana Salcido Esparza, Barrio Cafe. 2013. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Josh Hebert, Posh & Greg LaPrad, Quiessence. 2013. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Ripe Award winners. 2013. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Monday, September 10, 2012

Nobuo Fukuda

Nobuo Fukuda at Nobuo at Teeter House. 2012. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Grapefruit and Hamachi. 2012. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Nobuo at Teeter House. 2012. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Nobuo at work. 2012. Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

I have a deep, unwavering love for Nobuo Fukuda and the food he so carefully prepares each night at Nobuo at Teeter House. So excuse me for this incredibly loose edit of redundant pictures — I couldn't help it. I dream about his beloved grapefruit and hamachi dish — four luscious pieces of hamachi folded around grapefruit and avocado, sprinkled with white truffle oil and a Kung Fu Girl Riesling and then gently, lovingly placed in spoons. Nobuo has been creating some of the most exciting food in Phoenix for a long time. He was the 2007 James Beard winner for the Southwest and named best new chef from Food & Wine. He is as kind as he is creative and we're so lucky to have him.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hot in the City

Civic Space Park. 2012. Downtown Phoenix, AZ. ©Jill Richards Photography

Phoenix is hot as Hades in the summer, even in the evening. Yet, people still come out at night to sit in the grass, listen to live music and enjoy the urban parks. Downtown Phoenix is ever-changing. The skyline is growing upward and outward. New businesses are finding great success — restaurants, bars and even a small local movie theater. I love this scene at Civic Space Park. The modest crowd and local cover band are set against a backdrop of new and old buildings, each one filled with light and color. Janet Echelman's incredible art installation, made with steel, twine netting and lighting makes me thankful someone thought public art was important. It's all coming together. And that makes me happy to live here and excited to see what's next.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Neighborhood eats at Astor House

I'm one lucky girl to live .5 miles away from Tuck Shop — one of Phoenix's best neighborhood restaurants. I'm just walking distance away from mouth-watering chicken and waffles and macaroni and cheese with lobster. Now the brilliant folks behind Tuck Shop have opened a sister restaurant, right next door. Astor House is a brand spanking new eatery in the Coronado neighborhood. It boasts a sweet and savory breakfast menu, killer sandwiches for lunch and small bites for dinner. And to top it all off, they're mixing up some perfect cocktails for summer.

Congratulations Astor House and welcome to the neighborhood.