Mike Beech

The path to live a healthy life seemed clear; eat a balanced diet, exercise frequently, and follow the Standard American Diet. Yet obesity and chronic disease have skyrocketed. Fed A Lie examines the correlation between the introduction of seed oils – the most ultra-processed food on the planet – and the rise of obesity and chronic disease.

Twenty-something Jiwon attempts to deal with the loss of her mother and her father's worsening drinking. Faced with a violent neighbour threatening the family and complicated love life, she accepts the aid of a local shaman.

In 2018, photographer Tim Franco began shooting a series of large format portraits of North Korean defectors using an unusual technique for a book detailing some of their experiences.