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Market in Frankfurt StationI arrived this morning in Frankfurt on a work trip, but determined to try shooting things with a wide angle lens. I have not done a lot wider than 24mm in the past. So, for this trip, I have a fixed 20mm lens on my camera that will force me to get more proficient at this focal length. But enough of the technical aspects.  (Photo quickly edited on iPad. Will do more with it back home).

Europe is so cool when it comes to street vendors. Compare this to the post below on Vietnam! Both cool in different ways, one just a little more sophisticated (and a lot more expensive). This is in the main station in Frankfurt (Hauptbahnhof).  This particular market appears to be seasonal because it wasn’t here in the summer and Fall. (Yes, I have made too many trips to Frankfurt recently). The array of meat and bread was something to behold.

Incidentally, the area around Frankfurt Station is like the little United Nations. You can hear almost every language under the sun. I overhead one man asking where he could find the Bangladesh community. There was a handwritten sign in the entrance to an alley advertising a place to buy goat meat! There are at least 4 mosques in close proximity. And, of course, with such a melting pot comes all the dark side as well. The Red Light district is right here and there is one section known for the drug sellers. But a few block away is the Opera House and financial district.

 

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Piers van der Merwe

Born in Zimbabwe, educated in Cape Town (UCT), now living in Knoxville, USA. I travel a lot for work, to a wide variety of venues that affords me the opportunity for taking interesting and varied photos. Hobbies, other than photography, include cycling and reading.
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