Mark Roper, Photographer, Sydney

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An overhead composition captures a dark bowl filled with seasoned fried rice garnished with fresh greens and crispy shallots, accompanied by white chopsticks. A smaller side plate holds bean sprouts and halved green limes, alongside a tiny black bowl of crisp bits and a small white condiment dispenser. The entire meal is arranged on a patterned serving board resting against a backdrop of glossy pink square tiles with white grout lines. Bright, direct lighting illuminates the textures and vibrant greens of the limes against the warm tones of the food and the pink background. Photographed by Mark Roper.