A market is any structure which allows people trade any types of goods and services. Traditionally it had quite important functions that people can purchase their daily life goods in the market.

Besides exchanging the tangible goods, people were also sharing their social relations. That would make the market having many stories and activities.

Today, however, there are many wholesale outlets like Wal-Mart appeared and dominated the market, as a result, the small traditional style of markets are losing their places.

I sometimes like to go to a small local market with my camera and enjoy the colorful food and goods in a noisy talking.

Here’s a nice video, The Market from Paul Joy on Vimeo. Hope you enjoy it!

Kuwaiti heritage home by khalid almasoud

Zitoun man by Alexbip

old woman w cigar by Sara Heinrichs (awfulsara)

San Juan Chamula, Market, Mexico by stryker66

Philadelphia Italian Market by moocatmoocat

native people selling wooden spoons on the market of Pisaq – Peru by picaddict

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life will go on my friend by ahmed (John)

Veggie Vendor by Rob Maguire

Metal market Asmara Eritrea by Eric Lafforgue

Smoked Fish by Modest and Jill

Morocco, vegetable-market by docman

Portrait of a Banana Wallah by Rick Elkins

One-woman-market by gornabanja

Take a butchers, Kirkgate Market by Briggate.com

Selling Wares in the Street Marketplace by Professor Bop

Alu-Wallah by Meanest Indian

Surrounded by nature’s bounty by Anushruti RK

Les biens heureux by Nwardez

Weihnachtsmarkt ZRH [ 1 ]. by Beat.

Spice market by Eric Lafforgue

Tangier, Morocco: spice merchant (v.2) by shadowplay

SPICES, MARKET IN MOROCCO by Gret@Lorenz

more spices by Oberazzi

olives by VROG in Bristol

Babouches by Aldenhoven

At the Market – beads by Lili Vieira de Carvalho

oranges in mexico by dear.eRic.. USA roadtrip

gem stones by acombdave

Barcelona Market by Felix van de Gein