STEVE RAZZETTI MOUNTAIN PHOTOGRAPHY AND JOURNALISM

MONOCHROMES: CHINA

A day at the legendary Sunday market on the outskirts of Kashgar, the dusty capital of Xinjiang province.

Supposedly autonomous like Tibet, this mainly Moslem corner of the Chinese empire has been the scene of a nascent Uighur nationalism of late. Sadly, after violent episodes against Chinese folk here, the sprawling and chaotic outdoor Sunday market has been largely curtailed and moved to a new, purpose built and rather ugly indoor venue.

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Furniture delivery service from the Friday marketBronica ETRS, 150mm, Ilford HP5 @ 800ASA
   
A delivery boy awaits business with his cart at the edge of the vast Sunday market.Bronica ETRSi, 150mm, Ilford HP5+
   
Two boys on a stall in the hat bazaarBronica ETRS, 75mm, Ilford HP5 @ 800ASA
     
  
Goods from the Sunday market are taken away for delivery by an enormous fleet of donkey cartsBronica ETRSi, 150mm, Kodak T-Max 400
   
Two boys and their camel in the livestock section of the Sunday market.Bronica ETRSi, 150mm, Ilford HP5+
   
Mule-cart delivery man awaiting business at the periphery of the vast open-air Sunday market
     
  
Two children wait in their father's donkey cart while he goes shopping in the Sunday MarketBronica ETRSi, 150mm, Ilford HP5+
   
Donkey carts are still used for most of the goods deliveries to and from the vast open air Sunday marketBronica ETRSi, 150mm, Ilford HP5+
   
Donkey cart taxi taking shoppers home from the Sunday MarketBronica ETRSi, 150mm, Ilford HP5+
     
  
Donkey cart taxi taking shoppers home from the Sunday marketBronica ETRSi, 150mm, Ilford HP5+