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Karawala Mudalali

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A dry fish merchant (or karawala mudalali), surrounded by his pungent stock. Keyzer Street, Pettah. January 2023.

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Karawala Karayo

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

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“We’ll Have the Snapper, and Make it Snappy.”

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Dinner negotiations on the Panama Road, Arugam Bay. May 2022.

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Spaghetti with Braised Baby Octopus alla Luciana

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I was a bit heavy-handed with the tomato passata, which kind of dominated the flavours a bit too much, but not bad for a first attempt, I thought. Colombo, February 2020.

Fish Mongers, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Fish mongers sell seafood in a southern Colombo suburb under lockdown. The young man on the left is a tattoo artist from Hikkaduwa, one of the country’s most famous tourist towns, forced now to sell fish to make ends meet. For many others, however, opportunities such as this are few. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7th May 2020: day 48 of the lockdown.
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“Maalu! Maalu! Maaluuuuu!” #2

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Colombo, Sri Lanka. 29th April 2020: day 40 of the lockdown. A fish monger perches on the back of his delivery lorry, cruising through a southern Colombo suburb.
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Sprattus Sprattus

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Sackfuls of dried sprats sit in the open air at a wholesaler’s on Keyzer Street, in the Pettah Market. This tiny foraging fish is a traditional part of Sri Lankan cuisine, and is known locally as halmasso (“rice flies”, in Sinhalese) and “neththili” (in Tamil). Halmassa (the singular form) is also the name of a town in the Sabaragamuwa Province. Colombo, October 2017.

Fresh Octopus, Colpetty Market, Sri Lanka

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The Colpetty Market in Colombo is renowned for its quality seafood. This was shot for my story, Prevailing Against All Odds, which ran in the July 2016 issue of Serendib, the inflight magazine of SriLankan Airlines.

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    • Fish Mongers, Colpetty Market, Sri Lanka

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    Fish Mongers, Colpetty Market, Sri Lanka by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com

    “Built in the late 1970s, shortly after Sri Lanka’s abandonment of its experiment with Socialism, the Colpetty Market seemed to epitomise the access that the new open economy was according its citizens. The market quickly gained a reputation as the place to go for the best goodies from all over the world. It’s a reputation that has now largely faded, but for the explorer, the market still offers some surprises…”

    Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of SriLankan Airlines. My story on the Colpetty Market, Prevailing Against All Odds, aran in the July 2016 issue.

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