A woman working in a souvenir shop at a night market, sitting under a naked light bulb

Woman working in night market
Woman working at a night market
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Two types of markets are held in Luang Prabang, Laos. One is the morning market where locals buy fresh food. The other is a night market where traditional handicrafts are sold to tourists. The atmosphere at both markets is quite different, both in terms of what is sold and who the customers are. I was in the latter market at the time.

The street, which was empty during the day, transformed into a night market at nightfall. As I entered the market, I found a row of stores selling folk art and crafts, with women vendors sitting under bare light bulbs. The town's tourism industry must have been gradually growing since it was registered as a World Heritage site. The streets lined with souvenir shops selling fabrics and folk crafts were dressed up as a tourist destination and looked completely different from the daytime.

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PHOTO DATA

No

1446

Shooting Date

Jan 2008

Posted On

March 2, 2008

Modified On

July 1, 2024

Place

Luang Prabang, Laos

Genre

Candid Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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