Cut Food
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Photographer
Beth Galton
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Date of Photograph
2013
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My career has been spent photographing many iconic food products so that they are appetizing and appealing. This series was inspired by my desire to explore their interiors rather than their traditional exterior. Commonplace foods found in our everyday life are particularly intriguing to me because of their presence within our society. By cutting them in half we move past the simple appetite appeal and explore the interior worlds within finding at times unexpected textures, or colors.
I chose to light them with a harder light, and to place them against black. This approach helps separate these photos from classic food imagery.
None of these images would have been created if it were not for the collaboration with food stylist Charlotte Omnès and the retouching done by Daniel Hurlburt and Ashlee Gray.
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Biography
Galton is a NY based food & still life photographer with over 35 years of experience. A consummate professional, her attention to detail and strong sense of light/composition has allowed her to acquire a noteworthy client list. She works for many top advertising agencies and design companies throughout the world.
Galton’s photographs have been published in many cookbooks and editorial magazines and her photographs continue to receive numerous awards within the industry. The Cut Food series became an internet sensation. Her personal work is exhibited extensively throughout the US and Europe.
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Awards
2021 Photo Lucinda-Critical Mass 200 Finalist
2021 16 Pollux Award-Honorable Mention, Still Life
2021 APA- Covid Diaries
2021 Graphis Photography Annual- Silver
2021 IMA-Life- Shortlist
2020 15 Pollux Award-Honorable Mention, Still Life & Fine Art
2020 15 Julia Margaret Cameron Award-Honorable Mention, Still Life & Fine Art
2020 NYC4PA, NY- Decay-Juror’s Selection
2020 NYC4PA, NY- From a Seed-Honorable Mention
2020 Communications Arts- Stop Motion Video
2020 AI-AP American Photography 36 Chosen
2020 AI-AP Motion
2020 Communication Arts
2020 Graphis-Silver
2020 International Photography Award- 2nd place
2019 AI-AP- Book 35 Chosen
2019 Graphis Photography Annual- Gold
2019 IPA Awards- Honorable Mention
2019 Tokyo International Foto Awards- Honorable Mention
2019 Center Santa Fe reviews
2018 Julia Margaret Cameron Awards- Honorable Mention- Fine Art Series and Still Life
2018 IPA Awards- First Place
2018 PDN Taste Awards- First Place
2018 Graphis Photography Annual - Gold and Silver
2018 - Graphis Photography Annual - Gold and Silver
2018 - Communication Arts Photography Annual
2017 - APA National Editorial
2016 - Communication Arts Excellence Award
2016 - Graphis Photography Annual Two Gold Awards
2015 - Graphis Photography Annual Merit Award
2015 - One Eyeland Photography Silver Award
2014 - The Art Directors Club – Merit and Bronze
2014 - Graphis Photography Annual Merit Award
2014 - International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention
2014- PDN Taste Awards – First place and Merit Award
2014 - PDN One Life – Winner: Things
2013 - AI-AP Book 30
2013 - The Art Directors Club – Merit and Bronze
