A few weeks ago someone posted a status update on facebook that went something like this: “why do people always feel the need to post photos of what they are eating?”

There are many different answers to that question.

I can tell you why I like posting food pictures and why I like seeing other peoples food pictures.

Let’s start with why I like seeing peoples food pictures. 

If they are posting from restaurants that they are eating at, it gives me ideas about where to go either in my own city, or when I am travelling to another city on vacation. There are several tv shows on the food network that serve the purpose about showcasing foods and food options at restaurants around North America.

Several friends I know have posted food options from diners showcased on Diners, Drive ins and Dives, and another friend posted from a diner in Hamilton that was showcased on the Canadian version of the show You’ve got to eat here! These same people travelled earlier this year and they were in San Fransisco for the day and they were literally on the food tour of San Fransisco. They were checking in on facebook wherever they went and posted a photo of everything that ate that day. I LOVED IT!!!

If they are posting about food they are cooking at their own home, it is always great to show a photo. People are always looking for new cooking ideas, different takes on the same old, same old. I have taken other people’s ideas and made them my own just from photos I have seen on Facebook.

Everyone knows that I love photography. I am also a travel agent and that I like to take food pictures. Now that I am creating photo books for my different travel adventures, having a two page ‘food’ spread is becoming something that I include in every book.

For example – I blogged about my food experiences in Hawaii.  They were amazing. I received a lot of recommendations before going to Hawaii about where to eat, and one girl even said, “go to Cool Cat Burger, and order the Don Ho burger”. How specific can you get for a recommendation. We didn’t get there, but we went to many other places I ate amazing food – and have the pictures to show for it.

How else would you know that the molokini potato is PURPLE! Well, I have a photo of it! That is also macadamia nut crusted Mahi Mahi at The Fish Hopper restuaurant in Kailua Kona town, on the island of Hawaii.