eel
by mariuca

Comment by digifotojo:
The silver is striking on these eels. Eel is very tasty although it's hard to come by, you have to shop at one of the Asian food markets like Assi.

red-fish.DSCF0354
by mariuca

Comment by digifotojo:
Brilliant colors!

fish
by mariuca

Comment by digifotojo:
Amazing colors and textures in these fish. Great composition.

fish market in Sicily
by mariuca

Comment by digifotojo:
Fantastic assortment of fish and you got every single one in focus. Great depth of field, Mariuca! I love markets like this.

salmone fresco
by mariuca

Comment by digifotojo:
Love the detail and color in this image, you caught the vendor at just the right moment.

fish market in Sicily
by mariuca

Comment by hajeka:
What a great collection of fish! Must have been a feast to watch and photograph this!

And that counts for all the other photos you posted today

waiting
by mariuca

Comment by streetpigeon:
When you situate yourself behind a person the viewer then advances into his or her mind and body, assuming his, in this case, world. Here I feel his calm watchfulness, slender body at ease, the aromas of fruit and the street. Okay, it's quite subjective, but still it's an opportunity to stretch your imagination and empathy. And okay, this can happen with anyone in an image, but I still think the behind view is naturally compelling.
Here I'm enjoying how the lines of placards and produce extend to an unseen vanishing point. Also the many reds spread throughout the scene. Also, as per your theme of "Food and Eating", the notice taken of the buying of ingredients, an essential stage that makes possible the meal.

waiting.DSCF7015
by mariuca

Comment by streetpigeon:
Fine depth here, and the sense of story takes me searching out all the details. Lots of lines to notice, directing and misdirecting. Calm and timeless.

the artist is present
by mariuca

Comment by Lydia:
cool colors make this really fun!

butcher shop in Sicily.DSCF5364
by mariuca

Comment by posthumous:
Indeed "our culture has totally sanitized the reality of consumption of meat," but this process began 10,000 years ago. Civilization itself is a form of sanitation. Sanity is sanitation.

The brutality of eating meat is natural. Of course, theft, murder, and rape are also natural. Civilization has been a process of deciding what to keep, what to exalt, and what to hide.

Personally, I'm more concerned with the cover up of climate change.

But sometimes (to the chagrin of the self-consciously "cultured") art is the opposite of civilization. Art pulls back the curtain. That's why a simple act of photojournalism, like this mini-essay, is also art.