supermarket seizure

This photo made the front page of digg on 6/8/07.

Before making the obligatory Andreas Gursky reference, please read comment 1, timestamped over four years ago; as well as comment 2 from this week.

P.S. I digitally corrected the barrel distortion on this photo and replaced it a couple days after the digg.

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funkandjazz says:

Nifty shot. :)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

thanks, it's my favorite picture i've taken recently.. viewed fullscreen it can give a person seizures.

it's kind of an unintentional andreas gurskey ripoff though ;)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

drewinchicago says:

lol
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

ahawks81 says:

FYI, your photo was posted on Digg without credit to you.
www.digg.com/design/Amazing_Photo_from_inside _a_Grocery_S...

I posted a comment linking to this page, as an attempt to direct credit your way.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

Whoa thanks for the heads up, and double thanks for trying to credit me!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

ab8wn says:

Nice photo!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

controltheweb says:

Great! I like it better than the similar, earlier version:
www.moma.org/exhibitions/2001/gursky/99cent_p op.html
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Neff says:

Gursky's show at MoMA beat you to it by 6 years, which isn't to say yours isn't a nice photo, but I guess it proves that nothing is original.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Crunchy Pickle says:

I'll take one of everything.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

warehos08 says:

@mikeneff

guess you didnt see the second comment left by the author...
" unaesthetic says:
thanks, it's my favorite picture i've taken recently.. viewed fullscreen it can give a person seizures.

it's kind of an unintentional andreas gurskey ripoff though ;)
"
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

I was at Gursky's show at the MoMA and it was wonderful.

I myself even remarked on this photos likeness to Gursky's work in my comment above (2nd from the top, posted 24 months ago), but thanks anyway!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

alexkane says:

cool
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

onesevenone says:

yepp! great shot!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

gblakeman says:

great shot - what lens was it taken with?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

Thanks - the lens is whatever crappy stock lens is built into a Canon powershot 5 megapx.. haha

That's really the only bummer about this photo is the lens distortion. (Edit: I just digitally corrected the barrel distortion and replaced the photo)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Josh Pyles says:

unaesthetic… which supermarket is this at?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

bicyclingfool says:

This pic wouldn't happen to be Fred Meyer in Redmond WA, would it? If the location is already mentioned somewhere, flame away....
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

ed chapel says:

Is that Fred Meyer in St. John's?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Adcuz says:

LOOKS interesting!!
--
Seen on the Web. (?)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

Fred Meyer in Portland, OR.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

footnoteblog says:

Yeah, but which Freddy's?

:)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

elkraneo says:

my humble version
www.flickr.com/photos/elkraneo/407181664/in/s et-721576000...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Mustafa Maluka says:

brilliant shot!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

ChathamShakespeare says:

My guess is was taken at a Safeway, or an Albertsons, but I don't know, its been so long since I lived in PDX, that all there is now where I live is piggly wiggly, publix, and kroger...at least Costco is nation, awesome picture by the way.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

North Portland..
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

James and Winnie says:

I love it.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Fat burger says:

Great shot!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

Hey thanks for all the great comments guys!

I was thinking if you like this flick you may also enjoy my set of photos from when I got to climb the San Francisco Bay Bridge - I personally think it's a much more Digg-able set of photos! I won't submit it myself, but if anyone wants to I won't be angry ;)

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

billybofh says:

Yikes - nice capture! :-)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

fashion photographer london says:

holy shit over 28k views... that's mental mental, chicken oriental...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

JohnKit says:

Frightful! Over 3200 Diggs. Cool photo, i wonder how many people will use it as a desktop.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

elanicstuff says:

I just called Fred Meyer corporate office and left a "you gotta see this!" message.

They gotta pay you a truckload of money for the rights to use this pic in their stores. I let them know that was my opinion and hope they do so. :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

chicharro says:

I love this photo.
Course, I love supermarkets :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

tsukiyo.kisu says:

woah cool!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

ThisParticularGreg says:

Awesome shot! Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Blocks & Squares (repeating patterns), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Adrian MB says:

This gets a trophy!
Invited with SIC
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

alliance1911 says:

awesome composition.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

Just thought I'd mention that I corrected thebarrel distortion on this photo and replaced it around 6:30 PST tonight. Anyone who has saved this as a desktop image may want to grab a new copy of it.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Jangari says:

Gursky's 99 cent is in Sydney at the moment for a showing of UBS's corporate collection. Saw it this week. It's quite amazing - and somewhat distressing!

I wouldn't call it a rip-off though, call it 'paying homáge'.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

Thanks - I was just reading the comments over at digg and getting a little bummed out about people saying it was a ripoff. It's definitely part homáge; but mostly I was just photographing an interesting subject when I saw the opportunity. It just happens to be a relatively un-photographed subject I suppose - maybe people don't have much to compare it to.

For what it's worth Gursky's work is usually comprised of many large format exposures - my photograph happens to be a single exposure. I definitely recommend people going to see Gursky's work in person. An important part of appreciating his work is being able to see the overwhelmingly large prints!

Luckily for the haters I posted a comment over two years ago (second comment from the top, thank god for timestamps) joking about it being a Gursky ripoff.

Thanks again for all the comments guys.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

n1zyy says:

I've never even considered bringing a camera into a supermarket... Goes to show the benefits of thinking outside the box: this is an incredible shot. Well done!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Tim Eyles says:

Nice shot.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

dougfl07 says:

Regardless of any criticisms, it's a cool shot. Good job.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Drew in Arkansas says:

people just post dumb hate stuff more than positive good stuff to feel smrt so dont worry about it too much
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

terin. says:

i need to know:

where did you shoot this from?

you must at least work there to not get some odd looks wherever you were.

oh, and, awesome picture!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

There's a mezzanine where you can get the view without climbing anything.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

benitojuncal says:

Fantastica y espectacular. Felicidades.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

rickreck says:

nice shot..colors remind me of one i shot in japan

www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=486915397& size=l
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

clickfire says:

I don't see the bagel chips!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

boost ventilator says:

Definitely better than one I took a couple months ago...especially the angle:

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

bit2bit says:

Inspired. Grocery 2.0 ... =)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

furykid says:

cool
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

epierce06 says:

Wow is that Interstate Fred Meyer? That store is fairly new. I'm guessing you took the shot from the escalator or was it in the starbucks?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Christina's Play Place says:

I like yours best because it's all product and no ceiling. It almost seems like a statement against corporate commerce and overabundance. But I know it's not. Saw it originally through a link on Tribe. The person who posted it was an activist type, so I wasn't quite sure why he posted it.

But anyway, it's a great composition. :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

capnc68 says:

That's an outrageous picture! Very cool.

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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

throughHislens says:

that is sweet!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

.Malek says:

That's a great shot! :-)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

cameronlanni says:

This is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

leeds_joe says:

Is this one shot or did you stitch this?
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

one shot
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

IamMamaWolf says:

Amazing.
And to me completely original.
Great capture.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

cathyvesota says:

Very cool. eye boggling.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

rtkrum says:

Great photo. I only recently came across this.

I linked back to your photo here:

coolinfographics.blogspot.com/2007/07/consume r-product-ju...

Thanks for sharing this great shot.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Chilly_Girlz_2002 says:

Very nice shot and very clean looking store, much better than our walmart stores!!! right on!!!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Spartz says:

Ho-ly shit.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

suzi_is_here2 says:

I guess all I see are shelves that need stocked and straightened. but that comes from years of working in stores. But after I get over the fact that I want to straighten things up I do love the picture. You did a great job!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

controvento【ツ】 says:

fantastic
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

digsdad says:

very cool shot. downloaded it to use as a desktop. sometimes you just want to induce a seizure.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

captincaution says:

I love it for so many reasons, the shear expanse of packaging, consumables, colour, angle and frankly it scares me, given i try to stay out of supermarkets.... a fantasic image
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

thanks!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

MindSweep says:

I recnetly saw on some site this photo was sold for 3 million $ .. could not believe it .. is that true ?

WordPress Guru
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

I sure wish. I'm pretty sure what you were looking at must have been an Andreas Gursky photo to which (see above) this photo strikes a resemblance...

Although, if it was in fact my photo that sold for 3mil, please let me know because I haven't yet received the check :)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

MindSweep says:

Sorry , I should have read the earlier comments. People were already talking about this and other photos of supermarkets.

WordPress Guru
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Sam Foster says:

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

JonJon2k8 says:

Fred Meyer at it's best... i love working there.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

maggie_and_her_camera says:

Nice pic!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

kaybar007 says:

If it's any consolation Gursky's 99 Cent was digitally touched up to remove the supermarket walls which were there, to create one seamless "birds eye view." The fact that your pic is from a single shot makes it even more of a great homage IMO.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

Thanks, I didn't know that!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

kaseta says:

reminds me The Hungry Planet book

Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabbing Gaby [deleted] says:

dude..... O_O
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

kostika says:

I love views like this. THere's jsut something so interesting about being able to look at so much at once and to see people when they don't know you're looking. Very nicely done.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

jdrawbert says:

that's a nicely fronted store. gah, working retail has ruined me!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

veganjosie says:

awesome! nice work
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Lillibit says:

wow
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Lyall Coburn says:

nice shot. check out this set of mine. maybe you'll like it.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

cornanimal says:

stack that paper, boi.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

borax says:

Idiea is not original. It was Gursky who made it first.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

>borax says: Idiea is not original. It was Gursky who made it first.

Here's an idiea for you: go back to the top and read the description on the photo.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

deadeyedewok says:

kinda looks like the supermarket in the digital sea video by thrice
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

large format prints now for sale. message me for details, or see one in person at Atlas Cafe in San Francisco.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Great_Brand says:

how is this a homage if it's the same angle, the same idea, the same everything? How can you even be proud and consider it unintentional when it's exactly the same? Even homages have to have some originallity and wit...but yours...argh.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

it's not meant to be an homage. i saw an interesting picture and i took it. simple.

it's not exactly the same. it's shot on a dirt cheap digital camera with no tripod, single exposure, one shot, unstaged. 99c didn't even come to mind until well after the shot was taken.

is it really so amazing that two people took a similar photograph? no - but it is pretty amazing that ONLY two people took the similar photograph. most photographic clichés have been done to death - check out your own photostream for examples!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

julianamieko says:

Unestheric, I'm from Brazil and I really enjoyed you picture. Could you send me a messege so we can talk about it?
Thanks,
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

julianamieko says:

I wanted to use this photo in a technical presentation. Could you autorize this use? If you want to talk a little more, please send me a e-mail julianamieko@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Juliana
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian O'Mahony says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called One Hundred Thousand Club (100,000 Photostream Views), and we'd love to have this added to the group! Please tag your photo "One Hundred Thousand Club" if you post to our pool. Thanx.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

just stuff really says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Stuff on shelves in shops, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Wanderungen says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Non-Places (moderated), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

unaesthetic says:

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Posted 2 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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