May 24, 2014
Photos of People Next To Their Daily Food
This fascinating photography project from photography team/married couple Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio shows people from around the world next to their daily diets. Now, this isn’t a perfect representation of the average caloric intake for people from all walks of life – it’s not meant to be. These people are just strangers that Peter and Faith met on their travels, this isn’t an exact scientific study, just a very cool photography subject, that happens to have some information attached.
Munna Kailash, Bicycle Rickshaw Driver, India – 2,400 Calories
Noolkisaruni Tarakuai, Third Wife of a Maasai Chief – 800 Calories
Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, Qat Merchant, Yemen – 3,300 Calories
Leland Melvin, NASA Astronaut, Outer Space – 2,700 Calories
Nguyen Theo, Rice Farmer, Vietnam – 2,500 Calories
Felipe Adams, Iraq War Veteran, California – 2,100 Calories
Tiffany Whitehead, Amusement Park Ride Supervisor, Minnesota – 1,900 Calories
Ruma Akhter, Seamstress, Bangladesh – 1,800 Calories
Saleh Abdul Fadlallah, Camel Broker, Egypt – 3,200 Calories
Curtis Newcomer, US Army Soldier, Mojave Desert – 4,000 Calories
Din Memon, Taxi Driver, Chicago – 2,000 Calories
Conrad Tolby, Truck Driver, Illinois– 5,400 Calories
Mariel Booth, Model and Student, New York – 2,400 Calories
Katherine Navas, High Schooler, Venezuela – 4,000 Calories
Solange Da Silva Correia, Rancher’s Wife, Brazil – 3,400 Calories
Coco Simone Finken, Vegetarian, Canada – 1,900 Calories
Willie Ishulutak, Soapstone Carver, Canada – 4,700 Calories
Lan Guihua, Farmer, China – 1,900 Calories
Maria Ermelinda Ayme Sichigalo, Mother of Eight, Ecuador – 3,800 Calories
This project is now a photo book entitled “What I Eat: Around The World in 80 Diets”, providing even more information about the subjects. I like the pairing of photos and facts: where they’re from, what they do, how many calories they eat, what their lifestyle is like; but the photos are the portion that turn these people into more than a statistic, it turns this into a statement. What that statement is, I’m not really sure, maybe that food is universal? Culture is intrinsically tied to diet? I’ll have to read the book and find out.
Munna Kailash, Bicycle Rickshaw Driver, India – 2,400 Calories
Noolkisaruni Tarakuai, Third Wife of a Maasai Chief – 800 Calories
Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, Qat Merchant, Yemen – 3,300 Calories
Leland Melvin, NASA Astronaut, Outer Space – 2,700 Calories
Nguyen Theo, Rice Farmer, Vietnam – 2,500 Calories
Felipe Adams, Iraq War Veteran, California – 2,100 Calories
Tiffany Whitehead, Amusement Park Ride Supervisor, Minnesota – 1,900 Calories
Ruma Akhter, Seamstress, Bangladesh – 1,800 Calories
Saleh Abdul Fadlallah, Camel Broker, Egypt – 3,200 Calories
Curtis Newcomer, US Army Soldier, Mojave Desert – 4,000 Calories
Din Memon, Taxi Driver, Chicago – 2,000 Calories
Conrad Tolby, Truck Driver, Illinois– 5,400 Calories
Mariel Booth, Model and Student, New York – 2,400 Calories
Katherine Navas, High Schooler, Venezuela – 4,000 Calories
Solange Da Silva Correia, Rancher’s Wife, Brazil – 3,400 Calories
Coco Simone Finken, Vegetarian, Canada – 1,900 Calories
Willie Ishulutak, Soapstone Carver, Canada – 4,700 Calories
Lan Guihua, Farmer, China – 1,900 Calories
Maria Ermelinda Ayme Sichigalo, Mother of Eight, Ecuador – 3,800 Calories
This project is now a photo book entitled “What I Eat: Around The World in 80 Diets”, providing even more information about the subjects. I like the pairing of photos and facts: where they’re from, what they do, how many calories they eat, what their lifestyle is like; but the photos are the portion that turn these people into more than a statistic, it turns this into a statement. What that statement is, I’m not really sure, maybe that food is universal? Culture is intrinsically tied to diet? I’ll have to read the book and find out.