This is a project I had been thinking about for quite some time before actually taking any action on it. But I’m glad to have started and excited about the possibilities of continuing further with it. Robson Public Market was built in 1985, and is located in the West End of Vancouver, conveniently close to my apartment. It’s one of those places that feels like nothing has really changed since it first opened. I made a video documenting this process so far which you can watch below:

I took my Rolleiflex and a roll of Kodak Gold on two separate occasions. The first day I attempted to shoot handheld, which resulted in a few failures due to it being quite dark in there, but I did still manage to make a few images that I’m happy with.

Realising my mistakes, for my second attempt I did bring along my tripod and this was certainly the right move. It did get a bit of attention from someone working in one of the stores but we had a quick talk and it seemed like I was okay to continue. There are so few customers in this place during the day that it is very hard to understand how it has remained, but I’m glad it has, and that I’ve had the opportunity to shoot it. Here’s some from the second day:

That’s it for now but this is definitely something I’ll be continuing into the future!