AMON Z MIAN MAHMUD
PHOTOGRAPHY
The 115th Canton Fair
A photographic study of life and business in and around China's largest import and export fair in Guangzhou, known historically as Canton, the capital and largest city of Guangdong province; People's Republic of China.
Our driver prepares himself having being rudely interrupted from his sleep on the back seat of our hotel bus.
A Sikh man struggles to keep his cool after a two hour wait to get hold of our pre-approved passes.
A local fortune teller sets up a stall to consult indecisive businessmen seeking signs and portents.
A unit of unfocused security staff pay no attention as the metal detector screams at me.
Tea traders discuss the business of the most widely consumed beverage in the world.
A buyer seemingly mesmerized by a promotional ploy.
Attempting to seek direction from the uninformed in uniform.
A buyer discussing product design with a plastic cup manufacturer.
A salesman reflecting on the final touches to his exotic packaged fruits booth.
Members of an unmissable and omnipresent police force patrolling the corridors of commerce.
Visitors use a stack of shipping pallets as an improvised seating area.
A technician in a medical products company demonstrating cardiopulmonary resuscitation training tools.