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Stunning photos show how American food consumption has changed in the past 100 years

Sarah JacobsAug 26, 2024, 11:28 IST

Feast for the Eyes (Aperture, 2017)Cover of Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography.Before the days of blogs and entire Instagram accounts dedicated to the wonderful world of food - documenting food was left to professional photographers, who, through careful decision making and curating captured the culinary delights for cookbooks, advertisments, and art.

Just as food consumption has changed over the years, so has the way societies plate, present, and document food.

In the new book, Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography, author Susan Bright explores chronologically the way food has been photographed since the 19th century with over 200 photographs. Ahead, 15 stunning images from the book that show how drastically food photography has shifted since then.