[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Surprises like this is why Ye likes being a food photographer. It is also about getting to know new people and their stories while creating her own visual art.

Ye has taken pictures for many restaurants and bars in Beijing such as Mio, Bottega, Migas and Moka bros. And the 26-year-old has made friends with the chefs she has worked with, learning what goes behind each dish.

Ye, who was born in Zhejiang province, moved to Parma, Italy, with her family at the age of 5. And she developed a passion for visual arts, theater and film in high school.

Then, after five years of studying visual and performing arts at Istituto d'Arte Paolo Toschi in Parma, Ye moved to Milan to learn photography in 2012.

Later, after moving back to China in 2013, Ye studied photography at the Beijing Film Academy for a year before becoming a professional photographer.