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Karawala Mudalali

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/img_0701.jpg — A dry fish merchant (or karawala mudalali), surrounded by his pungent stock. Keyzer Street, Pettah. January 2023.

^{• 22mm • f/4 • 1/125 • ISO4000 • R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

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Posted in explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 14-35mm, Canon, Canon Asia, Canon Sri Lanka, city people, Colombo, destination Sri Lanka, dry fish, dry fish stall, environmental portrait, evening, fish, karawala, Keyzer Street, Keyzer Street Market, life in the city, market stall, merchants, night in the city, night market, people, Pettah, portrait photography, R6, seafood, so Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, street, street market, street photography, street portrait, streets of Colombo, trader, travel, travel photography, travel Sri Lanka, urban, visit Sri Lanka

Karawala Karayo

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 David BlackerLeave a comment

Dry fish merchants, surrounded by their pungent stock. Keyzer Street, Pettah. January 2023.

^{• 14mm • f/4 • 1/125 • ISO2500 • R6 & RF14-35/4L •}

Posted in explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 14-35mm, Canon, Canon Asia, Canon Sri Lanka, city people, Colombo, destination Sri Lanka, dry fish, dry fish stall, environmental portrait, evening, fish, karawala, Keyzer Street, Keyzer Street Market, life in the city, market stall, night in the city, night market, people, Pettah, portrait photography, R6, seafood, so Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, street, street market, street photography, street portrait, streets of Colombo, travel, travel photography, travel Sri Lanka, urban, visit Sri Lanka

“Those Days when We were Young…”

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 David BlackerLeave a comment

https://sonofthemorninglight.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/img_1548e2.jpg — Thus begins the familiar tale often heard when older people lament the prices of things today. But in a Sri Lanka staggering under an economic disaster unknown in modern history, skyrocketing inflation has made the ‘Good Ol’ Days’ seem like just yesterday. In this April 2018 picture, shot for a J Walter Thompson market study, salted prawns at the FOSE Market, in Pettah, Colombo’s main market district, go for just Rs100 (about 65 US cents at the time) for 100g. Today, the rupee price of this is almost seven times higher (though still just under $2, due to the nose-diving rupee).

^{• 105mm • f/4 • 1/50 • ISO400 •}

Posted in explorations, food, journalism, politics, poverty, urbanTagged 24-105mm, 6D, Canon Sri Lanka, Colombo, colourful, display, dried seafood, economic crisis, food, FOSE Market, JWT, life in the city, market, market stall, Pettah, prawns, salted prawns, shrimp, Sri Lanka, street, street market, streets of Colombo, urban

Poultry Butcher, Colpetty Market, Colombo #3

May 13, 2020June 6, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Poultry Butchers, Colpetty Market #3 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Sri Lanka, April 2018.

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Posted in explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 24-105mm, 6D, butcher, Canon Sri Lanka, Colombo, Colpetty Market, everyday Sri Lanka, Kollupitiya, Kollupitiya Market, life in Colombo, life in the city, live market, market stall, markets of Colombo, meat stall, people, poultry, poultry butcher, small business, Sri Lanka, street, street market, street photography, streets of Colombo, travel photography, urban, wet market

Pimp My Phone, Pettah

March 5, 2020June 7, 2020 David Blacker2 Comments

The Phone Pimpers, Pettah, Sri Lanka by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Pettah, in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo. January 2020.

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Posted in explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 24mm, 5th Cross Street, 600D, businessmen, city life, Colombo, commerce, faces, life in Colombo, life in the city, market stall, mobile phones, people, Pettah, sales, small business, so Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, stall, street, street market, street photography, street portrait, street portraiture, streets of Colombo, travel, travel photography, urban

Shopkeeper, Maharagama, Sri Lanka #12

December 18, 2019June 10, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Shopkeeper, Maharagama, Sri Lanka #12 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Sri Lanka, April 2018.

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Posted in explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 24-105mm, 6D, businessman, documentary photography, everyday Sri Lanka, faces, life in Colombo, life in the city, Maharagama, market stall, markets of Colombo, Pamunuwa, portrait photography, portraits, retail, shopkeeper, shopping district, so Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, street, street photography, street portrait, street portraiture, streets of Colombo, textile bazaar, textile vendor, urban life

Shopkeeper, Pamunuwa, Sri Lanka #13

August 1, 2019June 12, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Shopkeeper, Maharagama, Sri Lanka #13 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Sri Lanka, April 2018.

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Posted in explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 24-105mm, 6D, businessman, commerce, documentary photography, environmental portrait, environmental portraiture, faces, life in Colombo, life in the city, Maharagama, market stall, markets of Colombo, Pamunuwa, portrait, portrait photography, retail, shop, shopkeeper, Sri Lanka, street, street photography, street portrait, street portraiture, streets of Colombo, textile bazaar, urban, urban life, urban living, wholesale, young man, youth

Dry Fish, Keyzer Street Market, Pettah

July 4, 2019June 13, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Salt Fish, Keyzer Street, Pettah by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Known as “karawala” in Sinhalese, this highly fragrant preserved fish is prepared by first marinating the cleaned fish overnight in salt before sun-drying it for three days. “Karawala” is a well-known part of Sri Lankan cuisine, and can be cooked as a curry or eaten the way it is, as a flavoursome side dish. “Karawala” can be found throughout Sri Lanka’s coastal belt, in open market stalls along roads and streets. In the photograph, “karawala” is displayed in a large market in the Old Colombo zone of Pettah, in April 2018.

Posted in explorations, food, street, urbanTagged 24-105mm, 6D, condiments, dry fish, fish, flavour, food, food and drink, food photography, fragrance, karawala, life in Colombo, life in the city, market stall, markets of Colombo, salt fish, shopping, Sri Lankan cuisine, Sri Lankan food, street, street food, street market, street photography, streets of Colombo, tasty, tasty food, urban, urban life, urban living

Halal Beef Stall, Colpetty Market

June 27, 2019June 14, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Halal Beef Stall by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — Colombo, Sri Lanka. April 2018.

Posted in explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 24-105mm, 6D, beef, beef stall, businessman, Colombo, Colpetty Market, commerce, customers, documentary photography, fresh, halal, Islam, Kollupitiya Market, life in Colombo, life in the city, market stall, meat, meat stall, Muslims, people, produce, retail, Sri Lanka, street, street market, street photography, streets of Colombo, urban, urban life, urban living, wholesale

Offers for Sale

June 10, 2019June 14, 2020 David BlackerLeave a comment

Flower Shop, Sea Street, Colombo by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com — A stall sells garlands of flowers, incense sticks, scented oil, and other items used as offerings in ceremonies at the nearby Hindu kovils on Sea Street, in the Colombo zone of Pettah. Sri Lanka, September 2018.

Posted in belief, explorations, life, people, street, urbanTagged 24mm, 600D, belief, city, city life, Colombo, Colombo by night, devotion, evening, flowers, garlands, Hinduism, life in Colombo, life in the city, market, market stall, night in the city, night market, offerings, people, Pettah, religion, Sea Street, Sri Lanka, street market, street photography, streets of Colombo, urban, urban living, vendors, worship

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