Storefronts in Kenya and Mississippi celebrates small businesses who provide livelihoods for families and necessary services to local communities. I began this work quite naturally while exploring new cultures through the eyes of a documentary photographer brought up in America's Midwest. Since then, I have lived much of my life going between the two places. Small shops are fascinating, with glorious color, singular signage, and creative artwork to advertise their services. The pairing of the shops comes together effortlessly by color, composition, and subject matter. Sometimes it is not obvious which is from Kenya or Mississippi. But, as we look closer, we start seeing the cultural connections. The shops are a testament to the human spirit of survival in difficult circumstances and the universal desire to be creative. As lifelines of needed services, they serve as local gathering places for conversation and entertainment enlivening the urban environment for all who live there.