See Them Eat: September 2008

Friday, September 26, 2008

Young Women at YogaBerry, Jacksonville, Florida

Friday, September 19, 2008

The Lipscomb Family & Friends, Sandy Ridge, North Carolina

photos submitted by Gopalnandini aka Ginger Libscomb

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Woman Eating French Fries in Car at Red Light, Corner of NW 13th Street & NW 23rd Avenue, Gainesville, Florida

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Madhava Pandit, Marmalade on Bread

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Guests at Hare Krishna Sunday Feast, September 2008

Devadeva Mirel, Marmalade on Bread

Why oh why?

See Them Eat is a photographic collection of people caught in the act of enjoying food.

Eating is pretty fundamental, intrinsically pleasurable and kind of gross. So let's document it !

I started taking pictures of people eating when I set up my table to sell my jams and stuff and I found the concept completely fascinating. To me, the best picture of someone eating is a picture which conventionally would not seem like a good picture at all. Typically, it is not very flattering, the mouth is all contorted or hanging open mid-bite. Yet, I find these shots compelling because they convey a certain basic kind of sensual experience.

People's relationship with food is so complex. It can be a source of bodily nourishment, psychological love, emotional comfort or physical punishment. And to see a moment of that captured mid chew is, in my opinion, an intimate curiosity.

See Them Eat