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    Colorful Produce Guides: Fruits & Veggies by Color

    Colorful produce gets its own corner here because it’s the reason I’m constantly trying to convince ya that veggies are sexy.

    I didn’t even realize I had a visual style until I started shooting pink + purple fruits & veggies.

    These guides celebrate produce in all its glorious colors — from their origin stories to getting you comfy cooking with them in the kitchen.

    • An overhead close-up of deep purple-black mulberries piled together.
      Mulberries: The Ancient Berry You're Probably Not Eating
    • A single purple basil sprig with deep violet leaves against a dark background.
      Purple Basil: The Very Purple Younger Sibling of Green Basil
    • Pink garlic cloves scattered on a dark black background overhead shot
      Pink Garlic: Garlic, But Make It Pink
    • Pink asparagus spears standing upright against a black background, varying heights and hues of blush pink
      Pink Asparagus: The Sexiest Spears You've Probably Never Seen
    • Vibrant pink oyster mushrooms, with bright pink, ruffled caps on dark background.
      Pink Oyster Mushrooms: The Glammest Fungi Around
    • A row of purple carrots, with their leafy green tops, on a grey background.
      Purple Carrots: The OG Carrot Color
    • Up close shot of bright magenta radicchio leaves.
      Radicchio: It's a Veggie. Treat It Like One.
    • rainbow carrots - purple, red, orange yellow and white carrots with their green leafy tops still on.
      Rainbow Carrots: Every Color, Every Reason to Be Obsessed
    • Dark purple carrots, vibrant purple radishes and hot pink radishes, all with their green tops still on.
      Purple Fruits & Veggies: Gorgeously Photographed
    • pink pineapple slices on a dark background
      Pink Pineapple: Same Fruit, But Pink
    • close-up of vibrant purple kale leaves showing deep violet color
      Purple Kale: The Glam, Antioxidant-Rich Sibling of Classic Green
    • mini heads of purple cauliflower
      Purple Cauliflower: Same Plant, Different Color
    • red, pink, orange, yellow and white melon chunks arranged by color
      Watermelon Colors: Every Juicy Color of the Melon Rainbow
    • Apples arranged like a rainbow! There's red, purple, pink, yellow, green and hues in between; on a black background.
      Rainbow Apples: 7,500 Varieties, Every Color of the Rainbow
    • Red Okra in a silver little skillet on a white background; overhead shot.
      Red Okra: The Ravishing, Crimson Sibling of Green
    • Pink lemon slices on a black background,
      Pink Lemons: Classic Yellow Lemons, But Make It Pink
    • A cast iron skillet filled with white eggplants, carried by Daniela Gerson wearing jewelry on a black background.
      White Eggplant: The OG Eggplant
    • Purple potatoes sliced into wedges, showing their deep violet flesh and natural color variation
      Purple Potatoes: The Antioxidant-Rich Members of the Potato Family
    • Overhead raw Purple Brussels sprout shot! The sprout are whole an you can really see all their veins and texture of the leaves.
      Brussels Sprouts, But Make Them Purple
    • Pink apples, cut in half, revealing their pink flesh, overhead shot.
      Pink Apples: Apples, But Make Them Pink
    • Rainbow tomatoes! A flatly image of a rainbow made out of different heirloom tomatoes. There's red, orange, yellow, green, white, and purple tomatoes.
      Heirloom Tomatoes Really Do Come in Every Color of the Rainbow

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    Meet Daniela

    I'm Daniela – a chef turned food photographer on a mission to convince ya that veggies are sexy. Sharing seasonal recipes, produce guides and adventures inspired by colorful California cooking.
    Think of this recipe collection as a technique library – and let's make waves in the kitchen.
    Daniela Gerson Photography

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