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American photographerGregg Segalhas long been fascinated with the way we, as a population, consume and produce waste.

Daily Bread by Gregg Segal

Altaf Rabbal DLove Bin Roni (6), Gombak, Malaysia from “Daily Bread”This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info.

For theTop Artist Podcast, we sat down with Segal for a wide-ranging conversation.

Just how did he get the idea to have people save their garbage for a week?

And how did he convince them to pose in it?

7 Days of Garbage by Gregg Segal

The Siggins Family from “7 Days of Garbage”

And, forDaily Bread, what did he learn about globalization and cultural eating habits.

So sit back and take a listen below.

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Detritus by Gregg Segal

Detritus strolling through a market in Hong Kong.

Check out some of this brilliant photographer’s work from across his series about waste and consumption.

The Siggins Family from 7 Days of Garbage

Detritus strolling through a market in Hong Kong.

Daily Bread by Gregg Segal

Meissa Ndiaye (11), Dakar, Senegal from “Daily Bread”

Undaily Bread by Gregg Segal

Arianny Torres with her young children from “Undaily Bread”