Photographer Captures The Dark Side Of Eating Contests

Eating contests are an American tradition with roots in county fairs and harvest festivals, but the sponsored, no-holds-barred food spectacles we see today all started with Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Now there's no foodstuff which is off limits, and contestants stuff their faces for fat stacks of cash and international acclaim.

But at the root of every eating contest is a ravenous urge known as gluttony, and this "ferocity of consumption” is the core theme behind Nina Berman’s documentary series “Eat To Win”.

The images are captured at just the right moment, the contestants' faces frozen in horrifying expressions as the desire to win drives them to devour more than their neighbors.

Nina’s series presents an interesting counterpoint to the “eating contests are fun and funny to watch” view typically presented by the media.

-Via Beautiful/Decay

We dish up more neat food posts at the Neatolicious blog

Comments (0)

I see these topics come up every so often, about horrible gelatin combos from decades past. The funny thing to me, is there are a lot of good foods, like aspics and terrines, that are similar in principle to these dishes. The issue here isn't so much a savory gelatin, but probably the convenience factor combined with a recipe written to appear simple and novel instead of tasty and informative. Plenty of more boring things ended up that way too (I remember plenty of things growing up that I didn't like, that I later found out could be done well with considerably more effort).
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Login to comment.
Email This Post to a Friend
"Photographer Captures The Dark Side Of Eating Contests"

Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More