In my city, there's a public market known as the small merchants' market, and in this place, you can literally find everything you're looking for, from fruits, vegetables, and meats to medicinal herbs and all sorts of things...

Something else I was able to find in this place were stories, hundreds of stories to tell with my camera!

I usually come to this market frequently, at least 2 or 3 times a month, to buy a couple of things for my home, and I had always wanted to take photographs here but didn't dare, fearing my camera would be stolen or I would have a bad time. However, after taking photographs and videos with my phone, I realized it was completely possible to do it with my camera, and finally, one day I gathered the courage and made it a reality.

Lots of people kept looking at me because I was walking around with a professional camera in my hand, "spamming" photographs wherever I went. And even though people stared at me a lot, nothing bad happened. I even struck up a conversation with a couple of curious people, but nothing bad occurred.

I had always wanted to take photographs here, and I'm glad I finally dared. I feel like each of these people has a story to tell.

In the future, I'd like to talk more with them and tell their individual stories. For now, I'm happy to have taken this first step and at least be able to tell their stories visually.

Although I mostly publish in black and white, I felt that these photographs could only convey the market's magic and diversity if they were in color.

I hope you liked these photographs as much as I did, and thank you for passing by!