They are the hands that feed ; slicing , dicing , cutting , and crafting the food which sustains us . But the battle-worn fingers and scarred knuckles of the world 's top chefs are rarely on show . Now one artist and photographer has captured the hands of 50 culinary stars in a series of stark black and white portraits and put them on display . A sombre and serious portrait of Le Gavroche 's Michel Roux Jnr and his hands . Protégée of Gordon Ramsay Angela Hartett who now runs Michelin-starred Murano , London . Fifty Chefs : The Hands That Feed London is an exhibition of images from photographer and artist Katie Wilson . The exhibition is the culmination of a ten-year photographic project to tell the stories of the people who work in the capital 's favourite kitchens . From kebab shops and greasy spoons to the city 's most rarefied restaurants , and all the everyday eateries in-between , Ms Wilson has captured the intriguing faces and knife and pan-wielding palms of 50 diverse and dedicated chefs . Ms Wilson said : ' I was fascinated by the scars worn with pride on the hands of the chefs I met . ' Black and white portraits of Carluccio 's Antonio Carluccio ( left ) and Koffman 's Pierre Koffman ( right ) ' I began to wonder ; who are the people who cook for London ? ' she continued . 'Not only the famous faces , but the sous chefs and kitchen hands ; the dishwashers and potato peelers . ' So began the project , dubbed The Hands That Feed London . Rose Gray , Ollie Dabbous , Mark Hix and Fergus Henderson sit side-by-side with the Pellicci family of legendary Bethnal Green cafe , Pellicci 's and Sevket Boyraz of infamous Chalk Farm kebab shop , Marathon Kebabs . Peter Gordon executive chef and co-owner of Providores and Tapa Room . The hands of chef Yasuyaki Nagao of Nobu . Bentley 's Richard Corrigan holds out his hands and unlike his contemporaries is wearing a watch . Shot in a raw documentary style , each subject was photographed on location , before briefings , or as they woke from sleep snatched between services . This is a look at the hard graft that goes on in the restaurant engine room ; the blood , sweat and tears that go into making the serene and sometimes glamorous dining experience we 've come to expect . 'Over the last ten years our interest in food has evolved enormously and as a result everyone has had to up their game - not just at the top end but local cafes too , ' she continued . Laura Jackson of Hackney 's Towpath Cafe . Mohammad Tayyab of famous Tayyabs restaurant in Whitechapel . 'It is us Londoners - in all our diversity - who have made this City the serious food capital it has become . ' The exhibition is a collaborative work ; writer Nellie Blundell has collected stories of the city and its kitchens to sit beside each image , and artist Caroline Hobkinson has created a banquet table revealing the often unlikely foods the featured chefs actually eat while working . Proceeds from the sale of prints at the exhibition will be donated to London-based food charity , FareShare . FareShare rescues good food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to other charities to help feed people in need and benefit the planet . Last year they redistributed enough food for 13.2 million meals , feeding 82,100 people every day . Fifty Chefs : The Hands That Feed London runs from Friday 3 to Thursday 16 April at Londonnewcastle Project Space , 28 Redchurch Street , Shoreditch , London .
Katie Wilson captured 50 chefs for The Hands that Feed London exhibition . Artist and photographer worked on the project for more than ten years . In this series of photographs by artist Katie Wilson, a group of chefs from around the world are shown in their kitchens preparing meals to be served at an event called 'Hands That Feed' which is