walmart distribution center

Employees at the Wal-Mart distribution center in Temple, TX, gather for a morning meeting.

This was the first photo I ever sold to a major publication. The Boston Globe bought it back in 2005 after coming across this page via Google. Photos of distribution centers are apparently so rare that it drove the photo editor to the internet, back before the practice was commonplace. It ran in the business section that December.

The editor's encouragement eventually led me to take up photography semi-professionally.

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caterina says:

This is great!
Posted 60 months ago. ( permalink )

compujeramey says:

Blogged it on bobtheking.com
Posted 60 months ago. ( permalink )

imjustincognito says:

the globe? im so jealous
Posted 60 months ago. ( permalink )

pfong says:

Congratulations and great pic!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Shavar Ross says:

Nice color.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

mscaprikell says:

Hey... this image would be a perfect addition to the Flikr - Interesting daily #1 moments group!
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Kees Smans says:

Congratulations!
This image is Flickr - Interesting #1 photo for November 29th 2004.

Would you please add it to the group Flickr - Interesting daily #1 moments?
It will be a great addition!
Please read the conditions of the group first.
(You have to paste a link below your #1 photo, to proof if your photo was ranked #1 by Flickr - Interesting. Easy to do)
Please, only post your #1 photo, if you will meet the conditions.

If you have already post your #1 photo, you can read this comment like unwritten.

Thanks you all, for uploading your #1 Photo.
Kees, Administrator of the group Flickr - Interesting daily #1 moments.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Blaauw says:

Impressive composition, and great execution of th idea.
With this angle it's great you kept the beams etc. straight.
My compliments!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Wright says:

ha, thanks. i wish i could say that was intentional. this was just a shot i fired off without thinking about it in the middle of covering something for the local paper. the camera was on my knee and the composition was all instinct.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Filthy Wal-Mart says:

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhh!!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

All of the above... says:

nice, love the colors.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

yorum83 says:

Please, only post your #1 photo, if you will meet the conditions.
www.orguleri.com
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Weather the Storm says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called McJob, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Fact finder says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The United States of America., and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Fact finder says:

lol, food for thought:

In the last 8 years, tax payers have not paid $3 Trillion Dollars to our government in income tax, But we still have outgoing bills.

Tax protesters are people that for what ever reason don't have the correct amount deducted from their pay check or don't report or file returns.
Here are some of the reasons given for non payment to the IRS
www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=159932,00.h tml

Here are a few examples:
E. Fictional Legal Bases
Contention: The Internal Revenue Service is not an agency of the United States
Contention: Taxpayers are not required to file a federal income tax return, because the instructions and regulations associated with the Form 1040 do not display an OMB control number as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
Contention: African Americans can claim a special tax credit as reparations for slavery and other oppressive treatment
Contention: Taxpayers are entitled to a refund of the Social Security taxes paid over their lifetime
Contention: An “untaxing” package or trust provides a way of legally and permanently avoiding the obligation to file federal income tax returns and pay federal income taxes
Contention: A “corporation sole” can be established and used for the purpose of avoiding federal income taxes

Contention: The only “employees” subject to federal income tax are employees of the federal government
D. Constitutional Amendment Claims
Contention: Taxpayers can refuse to pay income taxes on religious or moral grounds by invoking the First Amendment
Contention: Federal income taxes constitute a “taking” of property without due process of law, violating the Fifth Amendment
Contention: Taxpayers do not have to file returns or provide financial information because of the protection against self-incrimination found in the Fifth Amendment
Contention: Compelled compliance with the federal income tax laws is a form of servitude in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment
Contention: The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was not properly ratified, thus the federal income tax laws are unconstitutional
Contention: The Sixteenth Amendment does not authorize a direct non-apportioned federal income tax on United States citizens
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Deemy says:

Hi, I was hoping if I could use this for an art project tomorrow? I just have to explain how it relates to space, human, and distribution.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Wright says:

sure, go for it.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

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