Things Photographed

‘‘Rather like scenes from a tapestry I have been stitching over the years’ – James Ravilious

Mercado do Bolhão

https://mercadobolhao.pt/en/histories

I’ve tried photographing markets before, without much success. Too many people. Too much clutter. Not enough compositions. I thought I’d give it another go because it’s what tourists with cameras do.

Juice and fruit salad
There’s an upper gallery…
…an upper gallery with sun-shades
Backlit sunshades
Ten-times table
A table for f/2
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Matt White

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  1. Travels Through My Lens Avatar
    Travels Through My Lens

    Lovely photos.

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    1. Matt White Avatar
      Matt White

      Thank you!

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  2. Bronlima Avatar
    Bronlima

    Really like that last shot. And nicevblend of colours.

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    1. Matt White Avatar
      Matt White

      Thank you. It was fun trying to get a handle on the place. It helped that it was still early in the morning so there was a bit of space to make the shots.

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  3. Rupali Avatar
    Rupali

    A nice gallery.
    I have always found photographing markets difficult.

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    1. Matt White Avatar
      Matt White

      Yeah, me too. It helped that I went early this time – a bit more space to choose my shots

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  4. Leanne Cole Avatar
    Leanne Cole

    I too find markets hard to photograph, but I think you have done a great job here Matt. Love the vibrant colours.

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    1. Matt White Avatar
      Matt White

      Thank you, Leanne. I think that it probably takes a street photographer’s mentality to capture the full market experience, to get into the crowd and spontaneously capture the interactions between the people and the place up close. That’s not really me, but I’m glad I got some of it.

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