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A Family Business, Chinatown, Yangon, Myanmar, 2005

To take the pulse of a market, watch the expressions of those who work within it. I am not as interested in showing what kinds of veggies are for sale in this particular street market stall, but rather the intensity of feeling conveyed by those who own and operate it. There are a variety of responses reflected in this image – the most striking is that of the woman who sits at right, holding her hand to her face as she chats with the man whose back is to the camera. Others in the family seem expectant, looking for business that is perhaps on its way. Their lives will be affected by what happens in this place, and I wanted the expressions I’ve included in this image to offer a sense of that.


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Phil Douglis04-Apr-2005 20:34
Thanks, Jen, for pointing out the role of cumulative effect here. Sometimes a picture does not fully resonate until we add all of its parts together, and that is what happens here. It grows on you gradually -- this is a very busy, almost chaotic picture as you say. Because that is what a market is. In this case it is the sum total of all of the dreams and anxieties we see reflected in the faces of these people.
Jennifer Zhou04-Apr-2005 06:51
Phil, I start to see your point that cumulative effect of all the emotions made this picture. Few of them are busying with things who are living in present, but many of them all seem looking forward to something, something gonna happen in the future. Out of all chaotic, they all have similar dreams that is to make a better life~

Jen
Phil Douglis01-Mar-2005 01:52
This image is used as an example of how to express the feelings of those whose lives depend on selling their wares to others. The emotions may be ordinary, but the cumulative effect of all of those emotions is compelling.
monique jansen28-Feb-2005 13:18
as someone who loves market scenes, this one is a bit too ordinary for me - I am sure I will see much better ones later on in this gallery.
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