Joe’s Stone Crab

Joe’s Stone Crab is famous for waits that run up to three hours. For the centennial book, the brief was to put the people who built that legacy at the center, while still acknowledging the line that made the restaurant a legend.

I art directed and photographed the staff portraits on site over three days, building a permanent visual record for the anniversary book instead of another round of food photography.

With full access, I skipped the usual food photography and photographed the servers instead. The goal was a permanent record, not trendy editorial.

Waiting At Joe’s was published and distributed nationwide, and is available on Amazon.com. One photograph of the captains now hangs permanently at the restaurant’s entrance next to one taken by Helmut Newton.