Cate Reilly, The Fruit Vendor, Osh Bazaar, Bishkek, July 2026 (PEOPLE & PORTRAIT 2026)

A fruit vendor places a ripe apricot into a bowl standing on the table of her stall at the Osh Bazaar in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek. The elements of the scene made me feel like, somehow, I'd wandered into a Central Asian interpretation of a Vermeer. 21 July 2026

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