Tire store

A few months ago, I took my camera to my stepfather's tire store — an old wood-paneled, cigarette-stained institution in Madison, Ga. — hoping to capture some of its character. It was sort of difficult, considering both my stepfather, Hollis (on right), and his right-hand man, George "The Professor" Tiller, are both grumpy old men. But I tried, and here's what I came away with.