SUSAN BRIGHT - Feast for the eyes

Susan Bright
Feast for the Eyes

Published by Aperture, 2017
Book size 25 x 30 x 3 cm
Pages 320 pages
First edition
Signed by the artist

In her book Feast for the Eyes, a true encyclopedia of food photography, Susan Bright, writer, exhibition curator specializing in the production, dissemination and interpretation of photography, traces the history of this part of photography, which had never been done before.

Since the origin of photography, food has been a recurring theme. It can be political, religious, ethnic or commercial and can be found in various contexts: cookbooks, magazines, art books, catalogs or more recently social networks.
Susan Bright chronologically and through a large number of photographers takes up the evolution of food photography, where genres are diverse and come from art, everyday life and photojournalism. There are photographers from the 19th century to the 21st century, from different regions of the world, such as William Talbot, Irving Penn or Sophie Calle.

Through her book, Susan Bright explores important figures, but also the different movements of food photography, giving us an exhaustive vision of what it is. An essential book for all lovers of the culinary image.

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In her book Feast for the Eyes, a veritable encyclopedia of culinary photography, Susan Bright, a writer and curator specializing in the production, dissemination and interpretation of photography, traces the history of this part of photography, something that had never been done before.

Since the beginning of photography, food has been a recurring theme. It can be political, religious, ethnic or commercial and can be found in a variety of contexts: cookbooks, magazines, art books, catalogues or more recently social networks.
Susan Bright chronologically, and through a large number of photographers, takes up the evolution of culinary photography, where the genres are diverse and relate to art, everyday life and photojournalism. We find photographers ranging from the 19th century to the 21st century, coming from different regions of the globe, such as William Talbot, Irving Penn or Sophie Calle.

Through her book, Susan Bright explores the important figures, but also the different movements of food photography, giving us a comprehensive vision of what it is. A must-read for all lovers of food photography.