# Curiously Contorted Foods Bill Durgin's Photography is Fashionably Fruity By Olivia123 | Published 2011-05-24 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bill-durgins-photography References: [randommization](http://randommization.com/2011/05/23/contorting-bodies-photographing-them-as-food/#more-17015) & [billdurgin](http://billdurgin.com/figures_and_wares.html#) Bill Durgin's photography explores the extreme abilities of the human form. As seen in his previous photo series, Durgin enjoys capturing [contorted bodies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks) that appear alien and strange. In this photo series, Durgin once again portrays folded figures, but does so in a fruity fashion. Durgin was commissioned by Sleek Magazine to shoot this series for their Food/Feed issue and he definitely ran with the theme. Durgin melded the world of [fashion and food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/porridge-dress) together by carefully capturing the contorted figures in shots that make them look like produce. Each photo portrays a different [vogue veggie](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gosh-food), ranging from elegant eggplants to dazzling dragonfruits. Bill Durgin's photography series definitely "produces" fashionable fruity figures. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Extreme Body Contortions:** Exploring the extreme abilities of the human form through contorted bodies in photography. - **Fashion and Food Fusion:** Melding the worlds of fashion and food together to create visually striking images. - **Fruity Portrayals:** Depicting contorted bodies as different types of produce in photography. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Photography:** Opportunity to push boundaries and experiment with unconventional body portrayals. - **Fashion:** Potential to create unique marketing campaigns by combining fashion and food aesthetics. - **Food and Beverage:** Innovative ways to incorporate food and produce into visual storytelling and branding. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unconventional Foodie Magazines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-magazine.md) - [Fruit-Inspired Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruitinspired-furniture-collection.md) - [Fruit-Inspired Design Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-grounds.md) - [Paper Curvature Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves.md) - [Performance Art Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-pop.md) - [Fruit Waste Ink Posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruit-waste-ink.md) - [Distorted Burger Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ailloween.md) - [Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looks-delicious.md) - [Quirky Eco-Friendly Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/f5-global.md)