Uruguay Corner Store With Price Boards Black and White Photography
Handwritten Signs Beneath a Broad Tree Canopy
Handwritten price boards crowd the front of this small store in Uruguay. I photographed it during my travels, drawn to the amount of information spread across the frontage. The Despensa Nelson name and branded signs run above the windows, while separate boards lean or stand along the pavement beneath them.
The lettering gives the scene much of its visual energy. Large words, smaller lists and numbers appear at different scales, each fitted to the available space. I find that the irregular arrangement is part of the appeal: the signs are connected by purpose, but they do not form one neat row. The shop’s straighter lines provide a quieter structure behind them, with the entrance and windows partly surrounded by the displays. A pair of chairs near the doorway adds another everyday detail at ground level.
Above the building, a broad tree canopy fills much of the frame. Its small leaves and branching shapes create a different kind of density from the boards below. Black and white brings the two together through texture and contrast, with pale lettering standing out against darker sign surfaces. My photograph keeps both the tree and the storefront in view, allowing the shop to remain part of its immediate surroundings. It is the combined character of the place that interested me: a modest building made visually distinctive by its signs, lettering and large canopy.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2011
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