BRAND NEW START

N I G H T S H I F T

This is the second piece of a series I decided to dedicate to a certain group of people who are characteristic of the Ruhrgebiet (Germany) - I am talking about shopmen who run a so called "Kiosk", "Bude" or "Trinkhalle".
These places are far more than just a newspaper kiosk; it is more a solid root of social life, as the neighbourhood meets there.
Those places do not have a sophisticated interior decoration - none of them. But they are all different. You can feel this difference in the first moment you enter such a place comparing it to the one you have visited before.
The difference makes the person behind the counter - it´s this person´s personaltiy turning this shop in to a very special place; it is actually no wonder as some of those shops have a direct connection to the flat of the shopowner. They have a hard job, opening at 5:00 am and closing sometimes at 1:00 am, running their tough business 7 days a week.

Above you see Mr. Samadi, who came from Afghanistan and made a brand new start with his shop almost ten years ago. His clients overassess his kind and gentle being. He is very proud that his childern achieved a proper education.

In summer there´s a television on the green table you see in the window facing the street. A respectable part of the neighbourhood meets there in mild summer nights to enjoy football.







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have a great weekend,

chris.

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