You have interpreted one of the major themes of Southeast Asia very well here, Carol. Its teeming cities are filled with contradictions such as this -- the old infrastructure remains virtually the same as it has been for the last fifty years, yet here are there are the same signs of lavish consumer dreams that pervade Western culture. I shot a similar scene in the Pakse, Laos, market less than a year ago:http://www.pbase.com/pnd1/image/40167588/original . Your use of black and white and color within the same image stresses the idea effectively.
