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Rain outside, everyday life inside.
This is the kind of scene I look for when photographing Pattaya street life. At Photisarn Market in North Pattaya, an older Thai woman sits beside her vegetables and looks directly into my camera. Around her, customers are eating and shopping while the wet market floor reflects the light from the stalls. The handwritten Thai price sign behind her adds another small detail that makes the scene feel real and local.
For me, this is what street photography in Thailand is about. I am not looking for a perfect tourist photograph. I want to document people at work, everyday moments and the atmosphere of places that are part of normal life in Pattaya.
As a travel and documentary photographer working in Thailand and Southeast Asia, I often find that the most interesting photographs happen when I simply slow down and watch what is happening around me.
For this photograph I used my Sony Alpha 7 IV with the Sony FE 24–70mm f/2.8 GM II at 39mm. I chose 1/320 sec because people were moving around the market and I wanted to keep the moment sharp. With the limited light inside the market, ISO 5000 gave me the exposure I needed, while f/3.5 helped separate the woman from the background without losing the feeling of the busy market around her.
Photisarn Market, North Pattaya, Thailand
Sony Alpha 7 IV · Sony FE 24–70mm f/2.8 GM II · 39mm · f/3.5 · 1/320 sec · ISO 5000
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