DCI 75th
Anniversary

Art Direction
Casting
Set Design
Post Production

For the 75th Anniversary of Diners Club International (the world's first credit card), we reprised the bespoke cocktail book they created in the 1960s.

During a 6-day shoot, we worked with a mixologist and photographed 75 cocktails on 21 uniquely styled sets from around the world.

Toasting Together

160 pages of bespoke cocktails and toasting traditions from around the world.

Club Classics

High end classic supper club with a dark and sultry atmosphere.

Cultural Mashups

Summertime/outdoor "Happy Hour" drinks, Bright and high contrast shadows with touches of ingredients spread on table.

Cyprus

Featuring the native bougainvillea flowers with light wood surface and agate stone found off the coast of Cyprus

Croatia

Set at a restaurant on the cliffs of Adriatic Sea on natural stucco stone.

Croatia

Warm open air setting, golden hour shadows streaking across the scene and hints of traditional Peruvian patterns.

South Africa

Warm textures, native flowers and authentic South African woven textiles.

Turkey

A luxurious dinners party at an ornate Turkish castle.

South Korea

Dark Sultry Bar with another aesthetic that I think was a good ideas

Slovenia

A luxurious moody dinners party set in an ornate Slovenian castle.

Singapore

Set at a luxury Singapore cocktail bar for after hour drinks.

Singapore

We worked with an illustrator to create a library of glassware and ingredients used through the book.

My contribution:

Art Direction, props, casting, retouching

Brandon Graf