Cigar Store c. 1934 - 1979

Here's a photograph of a cigar store, shot by Nathan Lerner. It's all about angles, isn't it? Lerner's up high, maybe looking out the window, catching the geometry of the street. Those cigar store signs, jutting out, casting shadows like they're trying to escape. It's a bit like a cubist painting, how the space is all fractured and reassembled. I'm wondering if Lerner was thinking about László Moholy-Nagy, his teacher – that Bauhaus eye for design, finding beauty in the everyday. It's not just a snapshot; it’s a study of form, a kind of love letter to the urban landscape. Makes you want to grab a camera and start tilting your head, looking for the hidden compositions all around.