Food Cross Sections - Part1

Food Cross Sections - Part1

I am very excited to present the beginning of an ongoing project. This is my first foray into macro food photography and I couldn't be more pleased with the results. My background as a chef makes me think about food in a different way even before I pick up a camera. Because I have spent so long deconstructing ingredients (literally) and constructing plates of food, I am privy to a whole other visual narrative that I think most other food photographers don't quite see. I have spent many a day in the kitchen wondering why I have never seen images of what I am cutting, cooking, or touching. This is the beginning of this search. While chef's and restauranteurs are well into the midst of the 'organic' revolution it seems that photographers have not received the memo. In fact, I would argue that most food photography veers towards the clinical - sadly, along with most photography in general. 'Clinical' is not really a word we want associated with either food, or our more popular food monikers such as, 'simple,' 'organic,' 'sustainable,' 'delicious,' 'sublime,' etc.. So these images are my contribution to food photography that represent these same adjectives and, I hope, will make chef's proud.

How did I take them, you might ask, ahhhh - this I'm keeping a secret.

Cheers,

- HD

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