Gallery: When Shooting Food, It's Really All About the People

  • Enchiladas
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    *Three generations of women in the Enriquezes family gather and cook the family recipe for enchiladas suizos.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Philly Cheesesteak
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    *Meat cooks on the griddle as hungry patrons await the famous Philly cheesesteaks at Pat's in Philadelphia.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Beirut
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    *Ramadan in Beirut, Lebanon, a group of Iraqi refugees prepare their evening meal that will mark the breaking of their religious fast.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Bahia
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    *In the market in Bahia, Brazil workers carry fruit and goods through the market.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Chicago
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    *At Frontera Grill in Chicago, a whole pig waits in the kitchen to be butchered.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Taco trucks
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    *Men gather at a local favorite taco truck in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Hugos
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    *Houston, Texas.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Idaho
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    *Three thousand heads of lamb are herded from one pass to another in the mountains of Idaho early one morning.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Oklahoma
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    *Sid's Cafe in El Reno, Oklahoma, is known for its onion burger, which was first served during the Great Depression.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Silverware
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    *Silverware line the drawer of an old home in the historic city of Puebla, Mexico.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Vietnam
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    *A Vietnamese family outside of Saigon prepares dinner.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Greece
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    *A family gathers in a remote village in the Peloponnese region of Greece and eats the ceremonial sweet bread that is used to celebrate the name day of a relative.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Borderlands
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    *Men rest after staying up all night cooking Mexican barbecue for a family celebration.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
  • Peru
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    *Guards on a lunch break in Peru.* *Photo: Penny De Los Santos*
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