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Glamour Shots of Wasted Food
Aliza Eliazarov turns salvaged produce into fancy tableaux.
In her photo series, Waste Not, Aliza Eliazarov gussies up salvaged food in elaborate vignettes. They’re visual celebrations of abundance that reclaim the beauty—and the value—of foods that would otherwise have been destined for the trash.
The scenes look delicious and indulgent. Light glints off of apples and pears, which pop against a matte backdrop; oysters look succulent and sumptuous strewn over white fur. The presence of gilded trays, turned candlesticks, and ornate pitchers telegraphs that this food merits special treatment—it shouldn’t just be cast aside.