Bar Food Photos for Cover & Feature Story

Bar Food Photos for Cover & Feature Story

I’ve spent quite a bit of time sitting in bars, in the company of both friends and strangers, eating, drinking, talking (sometimes bit too much), and taking photos. I’ve put that experience to use in my latest photos for the feature, “Raising the Bar”. Here’s the cover, table of contents and opening spread.

Food at the Pima County Fair Documented by Jackie Alpers

Food at the Pima County Fair Documented by Jackie Alpers

My favorite fair food has all the qualities of a carnival freak show. It has elements of the unexpected; it’s bigger and weirder than the food I see everyday; and it evokes awe and borderline disgust. The more absurd the better. This is my second year documenting the food at my county fair, an