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Her works display influences of art from different periods of history, ran-ging from the Renaissance and Neoclassicism all the way to modern and contemporary art, as her pictures combine her European artistic education with her Asian roots.

"I liked to study famous paintings when I was learning art, to find the inner logic of the use of the color on each element, which help me in my photo shoots now," says Ye.

Ye entered the food photography business by accident around five years ago when she was invited to take photos for a restaurant's menu.

She took up that job for free just practice her skills but found she was interested in shooting food.

"Actually I liked to take photos of food when I was eating outside many years ago, but at that time my friends didn't like this because it delayed their eating," says Ye.