My name is Donna Binbek and I am a personal chef, food writer and Principle of Donna Binbek Photography, a boutique still photography firm specializing in Food, Wine, Fashion and Special Event photography. I am also the editor of the soon to be launched online publication Pour Magazine Chicago, a wine and spirit magazine for the Chicagoland area.

I have been "shooting things" for over ten years. While I enjoys all facets of photography including fashion, sports and portraiture, my background is in culinary arts (I attended culinary school and still maintains a client base for my personal chef work), so the hospitality industry remain my passion, thus food and beverage industry pics are among my favorite subjects to shoot.

My combined love of the art of photography and the hospitality industry helps with my vision and mission to make food look mouthwatering, makes fashion and nature come alive and special events look exciting and inviting.

In the free time that I do have,I enjoy hanging out in the kitchen (where else?) with my four daughters who are the love of my life, I enjoy attending charity benefits, doing volunteer work with my daughters, running and am always on the look out for more things to "shoot".