Jamie Lau, Photographer, London

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This editorial photograph captured by Jamie Lau in London features a close-up perspective of a pastry chef meticulously piping dollops of bright white meringue onto an arrangement of small, golden lemon tarts. The chef wears a blue apron, and their hands are lightly dusted with flour as they control a blue piping bag. The tarts are neatly aligned on a tray, with some filled with lemon curd awaiting their topping and others already finished with elaborate swirls of meringue. The lighting is bright and clean, accentuating the textures of the baked pastry crusts, smooth lemon curd, and fluffy piped peaks.