I visited the famous Jade Market in Mandalay to photograph the transactions and interactions between the traders and purchasers. It was refreshing to get away from the tourist hordes I had encountered at the U-Bein Bridge the previous morning and evening.

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Jade Market, Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
That was interesting. Were some of the men squeezing torch magnifying glasses that looked like oddly shaped boxes? Was the potter shaping just a normal piece of earthenware?Could one buy one individual tiny piece, out of those circles of them on each pad.M
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