The Food-Rite is one of the few grocery stores serving the South Oak Cliff area, an area notable for being a food desert and food swamp. As part of my Oak Cliff photo project, I wanted to include the grocery store as a symbol of the opportunities that exist to improve how my community is served.

I conducted this shoot early in the morning before the store opened or customers arrived to create a mood of isolation and emptiness. Like a desert.

Amaris was a little upset about getting up early and still catching the heat, but you can always cheer someone up with a basket ride!