Last meal Macabre

By capturing images of death row inmates’ last meals, Henry seeks to humanise individuals in their last moments before execution and spark a conversation on capital punishment in America. Henry Hargreaves began his career as a model for luxury brands like Lacoste, Prada, and Hermes. After several years working in front of the camera, Henry decided he wanted to try his hand on the other side of the lens as a photographer. Having worked in the restaurant industry previously, he turned his camera’s attention to his real passion – food. “I was always interested in how, when you serve people, you only have a connection for a few seconds. But the way they order their food and relate to it tells so much about who they are.” In 2011, Texas made national headlines when they eliminated their last meal programme for death row inmates, piquing Henry’s curiosity and sparking his interest in their final meals before execution …

Read the full story in the Nov – Dec Big Issue Bumper Edition.