Food Porn

The other day I read an article in the Chicago Tribune about food porn. This article was quite a revelation to me; it made me realize that I am not, in fact, a freak for photographing my food. You see, this is something I've been doing for quite some time without even thinking about it. It most often occurs when I travel, but has been know to happen at home as well.

A friend of Neil's, after looking through my photos on Flickr, asked Neil why I always photograph my food. I'd never given it much thought before and I quickly realized that I didn't have a concrete answer. Why wouldn't I photograph my food? I photograph other things I find enjoyable or interesting, and food definitely fits into those catagories. I want to remember it. I want to share it with my friends, and assuming they're not sitting across the table from me, that's the best way to do it. Sometimes I want to try to duplicate it. But mostly, I think, I just feel compelled to capture something so wonderful yet so impermanent.

Here are a couple of photos from a great food city, Philadelphia:

Not a great photo - but a great dessert - from Morimoto

Philly cheesesteak, the likes of which can't be found 'round these parts