Winter Caplanson’s niche is gorgeous photography for marketing. She has a sixth sense for knowing what pictures will best tell the story of a farm, food or handcraft business to forge a connection with customers.

Who I am

Winter led the legendary Coventry (CT) Regional Farmers Market from startup to stardom as a founder, its executive director, and head of marketing. For more than two decades, she has connected the dots by creating content that tells the stories of the local food movement to people who support it. CT Bites named her one of the “5 Most Influential Women In The Connecticut Culinary Industry.”

History

“Connecticut Food and Farm” began as a blog, radio program, and podcast, then evolved into a digital magazine. As Winter gathered and told the stories of the local food movement, she realized that to market their products well, many of the producers and purveyors she was covering needed access to the same kind of high quality photography that was being contributed to create content for Connecticut Food and Farm Magazine. So, Connecticut Food and Farm added a commercial identity offering professional photography to the agricultural and food service industries. In 2023, transitioning to “New England Food and Farm,” commercial and editorial photography coverage was extended.

Mission

New England Food and Farm captures iconic photos that can be used by farm, food, and handcraft businesses to attract more customers and build a more professional and profitable digital brand.

Journalism

Winter is also an accomplished photojournalist, earning the Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism first place award for a magazine feature photo.

Culinary Travel Photography

Winter travels with chefs, food makers, and writers to capture food stories stateside and abroad.

Media

John Morgan photo

From her many years as a leader in the local food world, Winter is a familiar figure to a lot of farmers and chefs and is as comfortable during dinner service in a hot kitchen as she is ankle-deep in mud in a pasture. She knows them, knows their businesses, and knows how to reach the customers that will appreciate what they are doing.