Bøger af James T. Murray

With Store Front II the Murrays continued their documentation of an important cross-section of New York''s ''Mom and Pop'' economy. The Murray''s penetrating photographs are only half the story though. Their copious background texts, gleaned largely from interviews with the stores'' owners and employees, bring wonderful colour and nuance to the importance of these unique one-off establishments. The Murrays have rendered the out of the way bodegas, candy shops and record stores just as faithfully as the historically important institutions and well known restaurants, bars and cafes.

Authors James and Karly Murray have been photographing the streets of New York for years. Within the pages of Store Front, the reader may explore entire blocks that have not changed much in the past century, engaging in startling encounter with contemporar New York. Details of an architectural and cultural heritage that is fast disappearing such as signage, architectural adornment, and window displays are presented in context, as they exist on the street, all in amazing detail. Between the collected interviews with the shop-owners, and photos from every nook and cranny of New York, Store Front is sure to evoke feelings of nostalgia in hardboiled New Yorkers, visitors and ex-pats alike.