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The fish market at half four

Chapter 02

The fish market at half four

February 2026 fishermen before a two-month trip

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How we got in

Placeholder. Who brought you in, and how long it took before they stopped watching you.

What happened there

Placeholder. One concrete scene from the morning.

What you would do here

Out at four, back around eleven. The first day for the surroundings and for finding your footing, the second for a conversation with the person you chose.

Chapter palette

Out at four, back at the hotel by eleven. The rest of the day is yours.

You won't have time to think about your settings here. That is rather the point.

The market hall with sellers
The hall before sunrise. In two hours there will be nobody here.
A man holding a large fish
The moment someone lets you in — he looks into the lens.
A fish seller sitting by his scale
A pause between two customers.
A seller under a price board
Prices go up in the morning and get rewritten by the afternoon.

Behind the scenes

Phone photographs, taken in passing. They show what the place actually looked like.

The seller who let us behind the counter.
The seller who let us behind the counter.
The market at half four, before the customers.
The market at half four, before the customers.