Once upon a time a photographer bought 10 local early-season organic blueberries for $1 and was disgruntled by the fact that a week earlier he had gotten almost twice as many imported Chilean blueberries for the same price. He thus embarked on photo journey seeing what a dollar really gets you in New Mexico.
The complete list of pictures is on the photographer's site:
here.
The new york times wrote a piece about him:
here.
The NYT article is worth reading, it puts the pictures in perspective; and I love its closing quote!
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| Candy necklaces from China |
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| Regular grapefruit from supersave |
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| Organic grapefruit from natural fruit store |
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| Double cheeseburger from Mickey D's |
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| Early season organic blueberries |
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| Potted meat product |
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| Tea biscuits from Spain |
I love this project, makes me want to do something similar.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful 2011 Alesa xxx
Potted meat product sounds very dubious
ReplyDeleteI love organic! And yeah...'bout ten is all you can buy for a dollar. But I'd rather a berry few, than mystery meat for stew :)
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant and, like Lulu, I'm inspired to do something similar. Off to read the NYT article now.
ReplyDeleteSo many ideas - so little time.
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This is such an interesting project! Amazing to see the actual value of a dollar. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletehmmmm .... I'll keep an eye out and get my camera on!!!
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Neat! This is such a great project idea!
ReplyDeleteThe potted meat made me gag a little.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of photographing food from different places. But people also need to take the impact of the environment into account. Is the fruit traveling by plane? Impact of pesticides. Those would be nastier pictures.
I'm going to make a candy necklace confession. When I was maybe 7, my parents house sat at my aunt and uncle's house. My cousin left a candy necklace behind. I tried not to touch it. I did. But it was there tempting me on a shelf in her room. I'd take a small piece. And then another. By the time we left, there was much exposed string.
I was never confronted by my cousin and I never admitted any wrongdoing.
The world really isn't that big, is it?
ReplyDeleteAloha Lulu! Yeah, there's so much fun to be had with photography! Good luck casting your line, I'm following the developments with great interest and vicarious enjoyment! : j
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Heya Nursemyra! yeah it does doesn't it? Looks like cheap cat food too. : p
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Heheh... Oh Annie, beware! Next thing you know, you'll be answering the phone in verse!
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Hello Eryl. Aye, we might be surprised to see how much or how little difference there is in what you can get for a pound, considering that 1£ approx => $1.5...
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Ahoy Kass! Absolutely.. And we wouldn't have it any other way. Keeps us interested, right? : j
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Greetings Julie! Thanks for stopping by, glad you found it as interesting as I did!
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Dzin dobry Lani. Always a good idea to keep our camera's handy! You never know when you're going to spot a chupacabra... Or a cake wreck for that matter. ; j
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Guten tag, Theresa. Yes, I think that's partially his message. Especially in showing the organic vs. generic shots.
If you visit the photographer's site he has a series of pictures where he follows a cow from the field to the meat section...
You left the string? Pardon me, but I can't help but laugh. Perhaps she blamed it on the brownies. ; j
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Nihaome, Red Handed... Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Hiking cross country puts things in perspective. It's all relative.
What a catchy idea!
ReplyDeleteIns't it astonishing that companies use advertising as a great medium of marketing. The hamburger that we see on the TV ads is so different from the real one.
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It must be hard to watch the cow photos. People say we're detached from how our food is made. It's true.
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