So different...so similar Photo

Photographer’s Note

I have been experiencing different markets and souqs during my travels...
they are always different...and all similar at the same time.

although handcrafts, spices and foods sold there are different...they still share the same noises, livelihood, colours....

that's why I love getting lost in those labyriths....snapping shots, smelling fragrances, get some local food....or just let myself float into a somehow timeless dimension
(provided I don't see coca cola bottles or hearing mobile phones ringing!)

Another shot for my dedicated theme Jeppo goes to Market

PaulVDV, hyasar, Vasa, bostankorkulugu, daddo has marked this note useful

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rikko77 (6014) 2009-06-19 2:34

Il Souk...forse una delle prime forme di globalizzazione, il non-luogo dove si sono diffuse, oltre a spezie e cibarie, tutte quelle cineserie più o meno attraenti che ormai invadono anche i nostri souk, i mercati rionali che vanno sparendo a vantaggio dei centri commerciali con l'aria condizionata e il cielo finto. Nei Souk almeno, vive un'umanità varia e a noi sconosciuta, belle facce, mani vissute, caos apparente, come testimonia la tua foto. TFS,
ancora un saluto a te
Rikk

disturbia73 (373) 2009-06-19 3:44

Ciao Silvio,

The title couldn't be better chosen.
Whenever I travel I always visit souqs, and the more I travel and visit the more I want to see.
All markets have their own life.
Encountering loads of different expressions and lifestyles.....in few words enchanting. I love markets.
This photo you are sharing with us is also very interesting.
Detailed, very well lit and the vendor can be pround of a well equipped shop.

Ottimo lavoro,

Saluti,

Thomas

delkoo (34244) 2009-06-19 4:26

bonjour silvio,
malgré la lumiere difficile tu as reussi une belle photo, on trouve de tout dans le souq, les magasins sont tres fournis et l'espace pour le vendeur extrêmement réduit.

didier

BennyV (4642) 2009-06-19 4:42

Hello Jeppo,

Fully agree with markets being one of the joys of travelling. The time we've spent wandering through the markets of the world...

Don't you think the duality of the title - "so different, so similar" - applies to the very essence of travelling, rather than only to markets? That's what we people are: different, yet so similar.

Haven't said much about the picture...

I think it's OK: just sharp enough, shot in difficult light conditions, but the confusing gesture of the man in the front is...well, confusing. Technically, the best element is the door on the left, which I suppose is not what you had in mind.

Benny

Nicou (44641) 2009-06-19 6:29

Hello,

Très belle image de ce veudeur d'épices, très belles scène de la vie quotidienne, avec ce lumière tamisée, il manque qu l'odeur, mais on l'imagine,. superbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

mscollin (4) 2009-06-19 6:36

I really appreciate the warmness of your picture. It shows very well the mood that we can feel inside those markets. You've done a very good job with the light and the dark. In French, we speak about "clair obscur".

Silvio1953 (41557) 2009-06-19 10:28

Ciao Silvio, di tutto e di più, fantastica questa bottega inzeppata di ogni sorta di cibi ed oggeti, magnifica composizione, bravo, ciao Silvio

lousat (15302) 2009-06-19 11:49

Ciao Silvio,vedo che e' giorno di mercato per tutti oggi....questo nel souk con spezie e tarfanari vari tipicamente arabo ha il pregio di avere un'ottima nitidezza nonostante la luce difficile e scarsa,ma oggi i punti te li meriti anche e soprattutto per i ceri di Lourdes grandi come lo space shuttle,ho riso per un quarto d'ora..ahahah..grandissimo!!!! Buona serata,Luciano.

papera (5234) 2009-06-19 11:50

io mi chiedo sempre come facciano a trovare quello che cercano in questi buchi iper-affollati di cose... eppure tutto segue un certo ordine, anche se a noi sconosciuto. oggi mentre tornavo in albergo ammiravo questi banchetti e negozietti che, nel casino e nella sporcizia delle strade, esibivano una perfetta (e pulitissima) organizzazione delle mercanzie e delle verdure...
ma per tornare alla tua foto: bella scena di vita quotidiana in un paese dove il mercato ancora non e' stato soppiantato dagli ipercentri freddi ed efficienti.
buona notte...
cris

cobra112 (11414) 2009-06-19 11:56

Ciao Silvio. In questo caso le luci artificiali sono benvenute. Stimolano i colori caldi delle spezie e della sfilata di bottiglioni dietro le spalle del venditore. Gradevole composizone.

Roberto

Clementi (43843) 2009-06-19 12:27

Ciao Silvio,
oggi e' decisamente giorno di mercati,
molto bello questo ricco di colore e luci.
Giorgio

jimmyjimmy (478) 2009-06-19 14:29

Hello Silvio

I love this image of the market. Your right, the small shops have the same feel about them. I lived in Japan for a time. The shops there were small also. TFS

Regards
Jimmy

PaulVDV (5162) 2009-06-19 15:36

Ciao Silvio,
I think this man has made his small shop very attractive, like if he knew you were coming along to take a picture.
The photo has a good composition, nice colours and brings me back my memory of visiting the souqs of Aleppo (many years ago). These souqs belong to the most beautiful I've ever seen and then I was the only foreigner there.
Best regards, Paul

berek (28871) 2009-06-19 21:18

Ciao Silvio,
interesting daily life view and details here. classic crowded small shops atmosphere . colourful view good light control my friend.
Have a Nice Week
Burak

MichaelTrezzi (3170) 2009-06-19 23:08

Hello Sylvio, beautiful picture of a evening mood in a soukh so similar and different from otherw. Beautiful warm colors, nice composition. Kind regards, Michael

emka (21261) 2009-06-19 23:42

Hi Silvio,

good theme. Giorgio showed it, Lucoano and you. Every market
market different...and all similar at the same time. It is true. Interesting things they have here. I love markets, I could go for hours without buying anything, specially od souks.

regards, have a nice weekend

Malgorzata

delpeoples (5892) 2009-06-21 6:27

Ciao Silvio, you have captured Daily Life here so well. Yes, there are things so different to our culture and yet many things are the same. I like how you have blurred the hands of the man to give us a real sense of life and movement. The image is beautifully sharp and well-exposed for the conditions. "Rock The Casbah" by The Clash - suggested soundtrack. Un caro saluto, Lisa.

Graal (57729) 2009-06-23 0:21

Ciao Silvio,
unusual market, good shot and well presentation. Good composition with the seller on FG. I like it.
Pozdro., Aleksander

hyasar (7339) 2009-06-23 6:09

Dear Silvio,

lifeful photo. You can also see similar scenes in Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, but you could also hear hundreds of disgusting mobile phone rings and cola cans. The expression on the face of man is very peaceful. I like it too much.

warm regards,
Hakan

marietom (31854) 2009-06-23 11:18

hello Silvio,

génial, ce portrait dans cet univers plein de détails.
Bonne soirée
marie

Vasa (5454) 2009-06-23 16:53

Cher ami Silvio,

un tout petit retour pour rendre hommage a cette image d'un coin egare, plein de belels couleurs et de details. Comme si on choisisait quelque chose pour soi meme. les pistacchis pour moi, par example. Belle idee et belle realization cher ami. On se plaise entre les souvenirs de tes voyages. Amities pour toi, en tenant les pouces pour AC Milan.

Branko

dip (12552) 2009-06-27 8:41

Wonderful and colorful photo with excellent light management and many interesting details,
well captured!
Ciao,
Dimitris.

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2009-07-01 20:36

i took your advise and managed to go to aleppo for a daytrip from antakya, and yes... i was amazed really... so authentic, ethnic, and full of life... a good shot this is silvio, to reflect the soul of the aleppo souqs... complimenti... korkut

daddo (11324) 2009-09-20 22:34

Ciao Silvio. Nice moment with these two in an intense discussion. Maybe it's about the price of cinnamon.i am surprised that at iso 400 and at 1/30 of a sec. the glare is not disruptive. Nice ambiance. Nice colours too. Ciao. Klaudio.