John Lee

Lee is co-author of the book "Lavash: The bread that launched 1,000 meals, plus salads, stews, and other recipes from Armenia" published by Chronicle Books.

Lee is a photographer specializing in gastronomic still life, portraiture and reportage.

Lee's roots are in photojournalism and studio work. He spent ten years as a staff photographer for the Chicago Tribune — covering presidential campaigns, the rise of China, civil unrest in Haiti, Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan and Indonesia, and the war in Iraq. While at the Tribune, Lee honed his expertise in portraiture and feature photography, and was one of the primary photographers for the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine.

Lee left the Tribune in 2005 to pursue culinary photography and portraiture in his hometown of San Francisco. Since then, he has shot numerous cookbooks with celebrity chefs and personalities such as Guy Fieri, Tyler Florence, Richard Blais, and Sunny Anderson, as well as various publishers such Clarkson Potter, Ten Speed Press, and Chronicle Books.