Quirky Columbia Bookstores

Okay, it's my first Vox assignment, to photograph two of the many quirky bookstores around town. And since it's Vox, I'm thinking that it should be more artsy than a picture for the newspaper.

First up, Get Lost Books on 9th Street. It was a rainy day, so business was slow. Here's the shots that I captioned:


Bookshop owner, Meghan Dilliss, pauses briefly from work at Get Lost Bookshop, on Friday, August 28, 2009. Dillis opened the shop partly because she wanted to bring back the community bookstore to Ninth Street and The District.


A hand-written sign delineates the "History and Criticism of the Arts" section of Get Lost Bookshop, located at the intersection of Broadway and Ninth. Owner Meghan Dilliss chooses her books by personal and customer preference: "I like to carry things that I would read." Photo taken on Friday, August 28, 2009.