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Zandilions Media

Work · For brands, restaurants and agencies

Food that looks as good as it tastes.

Styling, photography, recipes and short-form video, with a proudly South African twist.

What I do

Based in Pretoria, working across South Africa. Willing to travel.

Food styling

Styling and plating on set, from annual campaign shoots to menus, guiding chefs and making every dish camera-ready.

Food photography

Product, campaign, restaurant and lifestyle photography for web, packaging and social.

Recipe development

Original recipes built around a brand’s product, cooked, tested and written up.

Short-form video

Food videos planned, filmed and edited for social media and websites.

Case studies

Turkish delight hot chocolateChai hot chocolate

Own series · 2026

Hot Chocolate Lab: six mugs, one idea

A recipe series that takes hot chocolate somewhere new each time: Turkish delight, chai, rooibos, peppermint, Mexican spice and ube.

What I did
Recipe development, styling, photography and short video
See it
Turkish Delight Hot Chocolate →
Lemon and parsley lamb chops styled on a platter for MegaMaster

Campaign · 2025 & 2026

MegaMaster: styling the annual shoot, two years running

Brief
Food styling for MegaMaster’s annual campaign shoot
What I did
Guided the chefs, styled and plated every dish on set, working with the ingredients provided
Result
Booked again for 2026
The Skep recipe book guestbook on display at the wedding

Personal project · Recipe book

Skep: a wedding guestbook you can cook from

Our wedding guestbook, made as a recipe book. I did every part of it myself.

What I did
Concept and planning, recipes, cooking, styling, photography and book design

Gallery

Kind words

“We use Zandeleen for client and event photography. She was very professional and the quality of her photos and short videos was great! Highly recommended!”

Frederik Dreyer, Gegrond

Work with me

Let's make something delicious.

Food styling, photography and recipe development for food brands, restaurants and agencies.

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