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04-03-2014, 07:57 PM
Photographers Capture 'Disappearing Face' of New York City Storefronts
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For better or for worse, New York City (http://mashable.com/category/new-york-city/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) is constantly evolving
Photographers James and Karla Murray (http://www.jamesandkarlamurray.com/) **ticed the unfortunate trend of storefronts disappearing over time while creating a collection of mom-and-pop facades for a book in the early-to-mid 2000s. Years later, they returned to the same stores and discovered drastic changes.
See also: Photographer Slings Pizzas Into the Wild for Art (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/pizza-instagram-photography/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Mashable spoke with James, who explained the project was a way to clearly provide documentation of commercial changes and how that adversely affects charm of the communities.
"Until you place them side-by-side and really look at the two photos, you can**t get the true sense of loss experienced by the neighborhood," he said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/03/new-york-city-storefronts/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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For better or for worse, New York City (http://mashable.com/category/new-york-city/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) is constantly evolving
Photographers James and Karla Murray (http://www.jamesandkarlamurray.com/) **ticed the unfortunate trend of storefronts disappearing over time while creating a collection of mom-and-pop facades for a book in the early-to-mid 2000s. Years later, they returned to the same stores and discovered drastic changes.
See also: Photographer Slings Pizzas Into the Wild for Art (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/pizza-instagram-photography/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Mashable spoke with James, who explained the project was a way to clearly provide documentation of commercial changes and how that adversely affects charm of the communities.
"Until you place them side-by-side and really look at the two photos, you can**t get the true sense of loss experienced by the neighborhood," he said. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/03/new-york-city-storefronts/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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