Unlike the tidy, clean and organized supermarkets in the west, each shop in Tehran has its own special character. Shopkeepers uniquely decorate their shop and use every inch of their usually tiny space to store as many items as possible.
The photographs and description by Kamyar Adl. All pictures taken between 2006 and 2011.
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- Clothes Sellers, Hazrati street-Molavi-Tehran
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- Workshop, Bazaare Nayeb Saltane – Al-e-Aqa street – Tehran
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- Grocery store in Valiasr street, Tehran
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- Samovar and Light Repair, Al-e-Aqa street – Tehran
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- Grocery shop in Tajrish, Tehran
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- Shahr-e-Rey Barbers, Tehran
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- Davoody Brothers, Molavi-Tehran
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- Shopkeeper in Shahr-e Rey, Tehran
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- Fruit and Vegetable shop, Tajrish-Tehran – فروشگاه میوه و سبزی، تجریش، تهران
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- Bike Mechanic, Shahr-e Rey-Tehran
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- Shopkeeper and Manikin, Naazi Abad-Tehran
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- Shopkeepers, Tajrish-Tehran
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- Spice Shop In Tajrish, Tehran
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- Inside Barbari Bakery, Naazi Abad-Tehran
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- Cosy Shoe Repair, Tajrish-Tehran
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- Locksmith, Molavi Street, Tehran
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- Cigarette seller napping, Enqelaab Street, Tehran
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- Poultry Shop, Molavi-Tehran
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- Motorbike repair, Molavi Street, Tehran
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- Calligrapher, Molavi street-Tehran
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- Bookshop next to Veterinary, Molavi Street, Tehran
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- Pots and Pans, Shahre Rey, Tehran
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- Paintings, Manochehri, Tehran
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- Bakers, Tajrish, Tehran
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- Bra Shop, Grand Bazaar, Tehran
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- Watermelon to Share, Bazaare Nayeb Saltane, Al-e-Aqa Street, Tehran
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