Feed the Planet
George Steinmetz
Feed the Planet is the most comprehensive visual documentation ever made of our global food system—the result of ten years of fieldwork in over 40 countries and five oceans, including everything from high-tech greenhouses to barefoot fisherfolk.
Since the domestication of plants began some 11,000 years ago, humans have converted 40% of the earth’s landmass into farmland. In some oceans, over half of the fish biomass has disappeared since the 1950s. In addition, current agricultural systems create some 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. With the human population expected to reach ten billion by 2050, combined with rising protein consumption in rapidly developing nations, it is estimated that we will have to almost double the global food supply over the next twenty-five years. How can we accomplish this without wiping out the remaining wild places and creatures?
Today, less than two percent of people in the industrialized world are involved in food production, and most city dwellers have little idea how or where it is produced. The Feed the Planet exhibit aims to enlighten and help viewers make more informed decisions about what they eat so that we can all have a sustainable future.
Soybean Harvest, Bahia, Brazil 2022$4,000
Grain Market, Punjab, India 2021$1,800
Peppercorn Harvest, Karnataka, India 2022$1,800
Potato Harvest, Cusco, Peru 2019$1,800
Mar de Plástico, Andalusia, Spain 2016$4,000
Organic Pea Harvest, South Dakota, USA 2020$1,800
Waldhufendorf, Sułoszowa, Poland 2022$1,800
Almond Pollination, California, USA 2017$1,800
Cashew Processing, Kerala, India 2019$1,800
Fishing Boats, Nouakchott, Mauritania, 2018$4,000
Shark Heads, Nouadhibou, Mauritania 2018$1,800
Salmon Pens, Hjorund Fjord, Norway 2016$1,800
Seaweed Drying, Shandong, China 2016$1,800
Shrimp Factory, Andhra Pradesh, India 2022$1,800
Cattle Muster, Northern Territory, Australia 2022$4,000
Calf Hutches, Wisconsin, USA 2015$1,800
Parmigiano Reggiano, Emilia Romagna, Italy 2018$1,800
Camel Dairy, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 2016$1,800
Pig Farm, Mato Grosso, Brazil 2015$1,800
Egg Farm, Mato Grosso, Brazil 2013$1,800
Livestock Market, New South Wales, Australia 2022$4,000
Livestock Export, Berbera, Somaliland 2023 $1,800
Ajdir Oasis, Adrar, Algeria 2009$1,800
Shore-based Fishing, Benguerra Island, Mozambique 2012$1,800
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, Para, Brazil 2013$1,800
The Golden Temple, Punjab, India 2021$1,800
Aeroponic Greenhouse, New Jersey, USA 2017$1,800
Crop Research, Arizona, USA 2021$1,800