# Culinary Photography Boom The Rise of Food Porn By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2008-08-27 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photographing-seductive-sustenance-the-rise-of-food References: [foodporn](http://www.foodporn.com) If you've ever seen a picture of a food item that's so fresh and luscious that your mouth waters, you've experienced the throes of food porn. Unlike that *other* kind of porn, food porn is completely safe for at-work viewing. That's because this playful, tongue-in-cheek photography doesn't involve sex or even people--just good food. The demand for food porn is larger than you might think. There's a [Flickr group](http://www.flickr.com/groups/52240578442@N01/) dedicated to user-submitted photos. [FoodPorn.com](http://www.foodporn.com/) provides a cheeky take on the trend, using photo category titles you'd easily find on any porn site to categorize their images. [Bloggers](http://www.cameraporn.net/2008/03/22/mouth-watering-food-porn/) have taken a stab at photographing their own food porn, even initiating 'Food Porn Friday' memes, and [FoodPornDaily](http://foodporndaily.com) provides a revolving super-sized food porn photo for single-click perusal. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Culinary Photography:** Opportunity for innovative camera technology that captures food in a luscious and mouth-watering way. - **Food Porn:** Disruptive potential for platforms that curate and categorize food photos in a playful and cheeky manner. - **Food Photography Memes:** Emerging trend of bloggers and social media influencers creating food porn content and initiating themed photo days. ### Where This Applies - **Photography:** Transformative potential for camera manufacturers and software developers to create specialized equipment and editing tools for food photography. - **Food Blogging:** Opportunity for bloggers, influencers, and social media platforms to capitalize on the popularity of food porn by creating dedicated spaces for showcasing and sharing food photography. - **Online Platforms:** Disruptive potential for online platforms that aggregate and curate food porn content, providing easy access and personalized recommendations for users looking for culinary inspiration. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Food-Based Video Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodvid.md) - [Food-Focused Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodfocused-social-platform.md) - [Online Culinary Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-culinary-marketplace.md) - [Food-Inspired Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics.md) - [Recipe Sharing Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icancookfood.md) - [Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looks-delicious.md) - [Amalgamated Cookbook Directories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cook-book-love.md) - [AI Food Photography Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/menusnap.md)