Go with a shopping bag and something to buy in mind. It is easier to understand a market while choosing lunch than while standing in the middle of an aisle looking for a picture.
Walk through once before taking the camera out. Notice which stalls are busy, where deliveries come in and where there is space to stop. If you want a close photograph of a seller, ask during a quiet moment. Buying something is courteous, but it does not buy permission to photograph someone.
A frame full of bright produce can become difficult to read. Pick one crate as the main subject and include a little of the table around it. A price label, scale or paper bag gives the picture a setting. Check whether the writing is legible before relying on it in a caption.
Conversations take longer than transactions. Ask a simple question when the stallholder has time, then check any detail you plan to publish. A name, ingredient or method of preparation is easy to mishear. Do not invent the missing words later.
Back at your accommodation, photograph what you bought before using it. The market display and the ingredients on a kitchen table make a useful pair. Record what each item is and how you prepared it; the reader should be able to follow the connection.
