Rasel Mahmud

Bazar

A market in Bangladesh, January 2023

A morning in a wet market, from the fish under the lamps to the rooftops above it. Everything here is sold by the sack, the pot and the piece, and everyone is waiting for the day to start.

12 plates

Fish under the lamps, early.
1/12Fish under the lamps, early.
Choosing the fish.
2/12Choosing the fish.
Mishti doi in clay pots.
3/12Mishti doi in clay pots.
The butchers, waiting for trade.
4/12The butchers, waiting for trade.
A stallholder in a white cap.
5/12A stallholder in a white cap.
The fryer in the orange shirt.
6/12The fryer in the orange shirt.

Everything is sold by the sack, the pot and the piece.

The rice shop.
7/12The rice shop.
Nuts and pulses by the sack.
8/12Nuts and pulses by the sack.
Grapes, apples and pomegranates.
9/12Grapes, apples and pomegranates.
The cobbler’s corner.
10/12The cobbler’s corner.
The grocery lane.
11/12The grocery lane.
Rooftops and a minaret.
12/12Rooftops and a minaret.