Michael Yamashita, Photographer, Milan

Description

Captured from an elevated perspective, this documentary photograph by Michael Yamashita shows a crowded floating market on a wide, winding river. Numerous wooden boats with arched bamboo covers and flat-bottomed crafts are packed tightly together, filled with baskets of green produce and cargo. People wearing conical hats and traditional clothing navigate the waterways, standing, poling, and trading goods between vessels. The water has a calm, brownish surface reflecting the overcast daylight and surrounding structures. Low buildings and dense greenery line both banks of the river, creating a sprawling, atmospheric scene.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Desaturated, Nostalgic

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

River

Context

Documentary