Sugarcane Press in Guadalupe Flea Market Lane

Water droplets bead on the corrugated metal roof of a stall in a Guadalupe flea market lane, catching the late-afternoon sun that reflects off a nearby wet surface. A vendor operates a hand-cranked sugarcane press, their hands gripping the wooden handle as thick green stalks feed into the steel rollers. The machine sits on a plastic table cluttered with cut cane pieces and a glass pitcher. Rain falls lightly, creating a sheen on the concrete ground that mirrors the sky. In the background, blurred figures move past, while the foreground dissolves into soft circles of light from the rain-slicked surroundings. one drop of juice rolls down the side of the pitcher, catching the reflected glow.