Peter Menzel and Faith D’Alusio’s photo essay Hungry Planet: What the World Eats conveys through the image of the Celik family of Istanbul that they closely rely on fresh foods to create their meals. Menzel and D’Alusio carefully arranged the items in the photo, mainly the bread, greens and vegetables, in order to show how they are the main part of the Celik family’s diet. Reinforced through the caption, the Celik’s favourite food of Melahat’s puffed pastries shows how their most desired meal is homemade, as Melahat is the name of either the mother or grandmother in the photo. The presence of Sana, a brand of margarine, and İçim, a yogurt brand, shows how the Celiks are purchasing ingredients to facilitate their baking. In addition, the Celiks
