Global Food Disparity in Pictures

Daily Kos links to a fascinating series of photos in which families pose by what they eat in a typical week, from a book by Peter Mentzel called "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats."  A few of the more startling contrasted:

In Egypt...

In Chad...

in China...

In America...

More at the link, all fascinating.  The surroundings and family compositions are equally as interesting as the food choices.  The pictures immediately reminded me of a series of photos I saw in an airport once that showed families from all over the world posing with their entire household possessions, displayed out in their front yards.  I thought that must be the same author/photographer, and indeed, here it is, entitled Material World: A Global Family Portrait.