The fishmonger was just cutting a milkfish

Fishmonger cutting a fish
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The duck mother-lion market in Tainan was bustling with activity, and the fishmonger was busily at work. On a round wooden chopping board was a fish that appeared to be a lice eye fish (sabahi), and the man was in the process of cutting a slit in its flesh. In the markets of Tainan, you can often find lice fish for sale. It is not a familiar fish in Japan, but it is very popular here.

The flesh of the lice fish can be seen to have straight slits cut into it in a regular pattern. The man is working feverishly with his hands, seemingly oblivious to my presence. Perhaps he was unaware that I was standing right next to him.

His deftness was so impressive that I couldn't help but admire it. It seemed to me that an ordinary scene in a marketplace shone with the brilliance of craftsmanship. The only thing that bothered me was that the man was wearing gloves of different colors. One was blue, the other yellow. I left without knowing the answer to whether he was just too busy to pay attention to matching gloves, or whether there was some special reason.

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Apr 2017 PEOPLE TAIWAN

PHOTO DATA

No

10098

Shooting Date

Sep 2016

Posted On

April 6, 2017

Modified On

December 25, 2024

Place

Tainan, Taiwan

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

SONY ALPHA 7R II

Lens

SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA

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