Traditional markets are so charming!! They have things so interesting, people so friendly that I just cant resist doing a mini photo project on it!
It involved a total for 3 visits to the market for me and the people around me to become comfortable with a camera among them. The project used a mixture of film and digital as media for recording.
Braised duck hung in fr0nt of a hawker stall, just after i snapped this shot, the owner came waving to me at the window, asking me not to take. I walked away happily, knowing that I’ve got what I want.
An “Auntie” trying to figure out which pack of dried goodie is better
This uncle is an interesting character: he noticed me with my camera on my first visit. We chatted a little, I liked the way his roasted stuff are displayed but did not pressed on to ask for a picture. On my second visit, we chatted about the market and that it’s gonna be closed for renovation in March 2010. I was lamenting about how the old-school markets are so charming, and he asked: “why don’t you take a photo for me, so that I can keep it!”. GREAT!! Just what I wanted. I took 2 snaps, this is the one he likes more. Printed in Super-8R and gave him on the following week. He almost gave me a roasted duck drumstick for that, haha!!
The fish mongers
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