Record Store Listening Booth - Greenwich Village, New York
Time: Blue Hour, Teens: Three teenage girls crowded into wooden listening booth sharing headphones, eyes closed swaying to Elvis Presley. Two boys outside booth flipping through jazz albums, teenage couple debating Chuck Berry versus Little Richard. Store clerk, barely older than customers, organizing new releases behind counter.
Scene: Cramped Village record shop with floor-to-ceiling album displays, neon "Hot Records" sign casting pink glow. Teenagers' faces lit by warm incandescent bulbs inside listening booths, expressions of musical discovery and teenage passion. Vinyl albums scattered across listening station, 45 RPM singles in wire racks. Steam-fogged windows revealing bustling MacDougal Street outside, beatnik coffee house neon signs reflecting on wet pavement. Cash register with handwritten price tags, promotional posters of current rock and roll stars.
Photography: Close-up through booth glass, 50mm lens emphasizing facial expressions and shared musical moment, booth framing creating natural vignette
Photographer Style: William Klein's intimate urban photography capturing raw emotion of teenage experience