Hiakai • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography • Manja Wachsmuth HIAKAI I first started working with Monique Fiso (Hiakai) in the beginning of 2017. I felt really drawn to her passion and vision, and her focus reminded me of what had happened with the food scene in Denmark (my home country) 10–15 years ago. Since then I've done a number of different projects with her, including editorial features, a calendar, and even a museum exhibition. In the end, it has lead to shooting Monique's first book, Hiakai. More about this journey at the Food Photographers Favourites Blog and select fine art prints available at my Print Shop. Hiakai • Modern Maori Cuisine Cookbook Cover by Monique Fiso • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Monique Fiso Supplejack Foraging • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography New Zealand Orange Karamu Berries • Hiakai • Monique Fiso • Lifestyle & Food Photography Hiakai • Canoeing on Whanganui River, New Zealand • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography NZ Native Huhu Grubs on Decayed Log • Hiakai • Lifestyle & Food Photography New Zealand Native Pukeko Birds • Hiakai • Monique Fiso • Lifestyle & Food Photography Hiakai • Bright Orange Karaka Berries on Branch • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Monique Fiso New Zealand Female Chef Portrait • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Gnocchi with Huhu Sauce • Hiakai • Monique Fiso • Lifestyle & Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Native Flax Plant 'Harakeke' • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Octopus 'Te Wheke' • Hiakai • Monique Fiso • Lifestyle & Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Chef Monique Fiso & Wooden Weatherboards • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Round Canvas Tent in New Zealand Garden • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Purple Kumara on Dark Plate • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Monique Fiso Ingredient Foraging in New Zealand Bush • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Freshly Picked Ingredients in Flax Baskets 'Kete' • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Picking Wild Tree Herbs in New Zealand Bush • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Maori Cuisine Plant Cuttings in New Zealand Bush • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Foraging for Maori Cuisine on New Zealand Shortline • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Gathering Foliage from Native Bush for New Zealand Restaurant • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Fresh New Zealand Eels for Modern Maori Cuisine • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Diving for Kina Sea Urchins in New Zealand • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Foraging Kina on the Rocks for Maori Restaurant • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Gathering Kina Sea Urchins on New Zealand Coast • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Fresh Bright Orange New Zealand Kina Sea Urchin • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Dive for Fresh New Zealand Tuatua Clams • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Snapper for Modern Maori Cuisine • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Bluff Oysters for Modern Maori Cuisine • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Kina Sea Urchins for Modern Maori Cuisine • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Kina Custard with Mussels & Caviar • Hiakai • Monique Fiso • Lifestyle & Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Eel & Fried Nori Seaweed Crackers • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Savoury New Zealand Bluff Oyster Lardon on River Rocks • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Native New Zealand Bush on Remutaka Hills • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Night Sky Over the Whanganui River • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Gathering Roots from New Zealand Cabbage Tree 'Ti Kouka' • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Foraging for Wild New Zealand Mushrooms • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Muttonbird for Modern Maori Cuisine 'Titi' • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Collecting New Zealand River Rocks for Maori Cuisine • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Driftwood Tepee on New Zealand Shore on Tuatua Clam Dive • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Chef Monique Fiso Collecting Foliage • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Foraging for Modern Maori Cuisine in Native New Zealand Bush • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • River Rocks & Foraging on New Zealand Shoreline • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Silver Fern 'Punga' & Ingredient Foraging in New Zealand Bush • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Cutting Roots Preparing for Maori Hangi • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Female New Zealand Chef Monique Fiso Preparing Hangi • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Laying Flax Baskets into Maori Hangi Pit for Steaming • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Foraging for Restaurant Ingredients in New Zealand Ferns • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Foraging for New Zealand Maori Cuisine in Bush • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Carrying Dried Silver Fern Foliage for Maori Hangi Preparation • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Burying Smouldering Wood for Maori Hangi Slow Steam Pit • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Woman Foraging for Ingredients in Native Bush • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Monique Fiso Digging Up A Hangi Surounded by Smoke • Hiakai • Lifestyle & Food Photography Hiakai • Modern Maori Chef Monique Fiso Working Portrait • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Native New Zealand Kawakawa Leaves • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Sandwich Press Handmade Bread & Fresh Butter • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Plating Modern Maori Cuisine in Outdoor Kitchen • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Boiling Billycan Kettle Over Hot Wood Fire • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Traditional Maori Flax Basket Weaving 'Raranga' • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Weaving a Traditional Maori Flax Kete Basket • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Hand Weaving Natural Basket with Native New Zealand Flax • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Chef Monique Fiso Weaving Flax Maori Kete Basket • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • New Zealand Maori Modern Fine Dining • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Modern Maori Fine Dining Steamed Flax Parcel • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Soft Green Native New Zealand Silver Fern Frond • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Cutting Open Steamed Flax Basket with Scissors • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Pouring Sauce to Finish Dish at Modern Maori Restaurant • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography Hiakai • Camping in Canvas Tent Foraging for Maori Ingredients • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography PR_MFBook_Ingredients_BlueCod PR_MFBook_Ingredients_GreenlippedMussels__03 PR_MFBook_Ingredients_Kahawai_01 PR_MFBook_Ingredients_Tarakihi PR_MFBook_OutAndAbout_Kina_349 PR_MFBook_OutAndAbout_RemutakaHIlls_001 PR_MFbook_Ingredients_Octopus_01 PR_MFbook_Recipes_Octopus_01 PR_MFbook_Recipes_Savory_KinaCustard_01 PR_WhanganuiRiver_Hiakai_094 Nord_Hiakai_225 Nord_Hiakai_227 Hiakai • Roaring Campfire After Tradition Maori Hangi Earth Oven • Lifestyle & Hospitality Food Photography