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08.06.2007 by Zoltan

What the World Eats

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So the photos are a bit cheesy, but What the World Eats its an interesting visual comparison of the inverse relationship between fresh produce and total expenditure. Interestingly Germany (it must be Germany, the bottles are so neatly arranged) tops out at 500 USD a week for 4 people…

All photos ©Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com; from the book Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. Ten Speed Press.

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  • 01.03.2008
    Info @ Menzelphoto.com says:

    “Hello Blogger:

    We’re pleased that you are interested in our work: we noticed that your
    site includes copyrighted images from our book: Hungry Planet: What the
    World Eats.

    Since our projects are all self-funded and the way we pay for them is
    through book sales and licensing images, we hope you will understand our
    request:

    We ask that you properly credit my photos (and any related text from the
    book) on your website, or else please take them down immediately.

    Proper credit should read:

    “©Peter Menzel http://www.menzelphoto.com; from the book Hungry Planet: What the
    World Eats. Ten Speed Press.”

    Thank you for your prompt attention.

    Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio, authors

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