Dawn Mist Over Jakarta Market Loading Gate

Gray monsoon clouds hang low over the corrugated tin roof of a market stall in Kota Tua, Jakarta, as first light falls through the mist. From directly above, wet concrete reflects the heavy sky while stacks of woven sacks labeled with Indonesian script sit beside crates of fresh produce. Plastic tarps drape over wooden tables, glistening with rain, and a lone figure in a yellow raincoat stands near a metal loading gate. Bundles of herbs hang from hooks along the stall frame, their leaves dark with moisture. Raindrops slide off the eaves, falling across the damp floor where the metal gate rests against the concrete edge.