Close-Up Cuisine
What exactly are we eating?
That’s the question that Caren Alpert sets out to answer in her “Terra Cibus” series of micrographs of food. (Terra cibus means, loosely, sustenance from the land.) Ms. Alpert, a San Francisco-based food photographer, got the idea a couple of years ago as more people were starting to ask about the origins of their meals. Now she’s captured the minute details of food, from almonds to Oreos, with the help of a scanning electron microscope.
Terra Cibus No. 1 Blueberry
Terra Cibus No. 4 Fortune Cookie
Terra Cibus No. 5 Salt
Terra Cibus No. 12 Cake Sprinkles
Terra Cibus No. 15 Brussels Sprout
Terra Cibus No. 10 Kiwi Seed
Terra Cibus No. 33 Pineapple Leaf
Terra Cibus No. Shrimp
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