26 October, 2009 • Issue 10.2 • Photo Essays • The Middle East
The Shopkeepers
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Tehran—In a city of over 12 million people, considerable unemployment, and staggering inflation, space is at a premium.
Shopkeepers in Iran’s capital maximize their trade—and the aesthetic of their craft—by stacking their products in impressive visual displays.
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Kamyar Adl studied photography at Azad University in Tehran before completing his military service near the Iraq-Iran border. He currently lives in the UK and works as a rectifier at BMW Plant Oxford.
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