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Michael Shay Co-Founder/Photographer

The first thing you should know about Polara Studio co-founder Michael is that he’s a published poet. What does this have to do with taking pictures, you ask? Everything. Imagine Walt Whitman with a Nikon in his hands. An image-maker, not an image-taker, it’s estimated Michael has taken over a million photographs and can make a glob of Crunchy Jif on a Saltine look like something Thomas Keller would overcharge for at The French Laundry. His delicious food photography skills are downright spooky.

Waffles Ice Cream Sandwiches

Waffles Ice Cream Sandwiches

Green Bartletts

Green Bartletts

Poached Egg Salad

Poached Egg Salad

Grilled Pear & Shrimp

Grilled Pear & Shrimp

Cowboy Pizza

Cowboy Pizza

Drinking Chocolate

Drinking Chocolate

Meatballs

Meatballs

Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

Strawberry Pie

Strawberry Pie

Yogurt Berry Popsicles

Yogurt Berry Popsicles

Seafood Stew

Seafood Stew

Pasta Swirls

Pasta Swirls

Mint Chocolate Shake

Mint Chocolate Shake

Ice Cream Sandwich

Ice Cream Sandwich

Tri Tip Tacos

Tri Tip Tacos

Latte

Latte

Carron Cake

Carron Cake

Brownies Stacked with Ice Cream

Brownies Stacked with Ice Cream

Fondue

Fondue

Constructed Pear Salad

Constructed Pear Salad

Meat

Meat

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20037TM_1866

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Quinoa Bowl

Quinoa Bowl

Shrimp

Shrimp

Black Bean Layered Pie

Black Bean Layered Pie

Pasta Swirls

Pasta Swirls

Apple Tart

Apple Tart