A Sears store is seen August 20, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Sears Holdings posted second quarter losses of $94 million missing expectations and causing shares to plunge. ( - Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images North America)
Single Shopper
Long a favorite of those snapping a picture to be used to illustrate falling financial fortunes, this a is a classic shot of a single solitary shopper heading into a store. It's helped by some nice composition, with the black bars of the fence creating the sense of being trapped in a deepening recession.
