More images available on my Flickr pages in the ‘Newcastle Continental Market 2009‘ set.

The area around Greys Monument in Newcastle is host to two Christmas markets each year. We had a wander around the first of the two today; the continental market, at which stall holders from countries such as Germany, Belgium, Holland, France and Spain offer a huge variety of jewellery, ornaments, clothing and most commonly, mouthwatering food.

The market is of course always very popular and busy, especially on a Saturday, so photos have to be snapped quickly and with respect to the stall holders so as not to block the way of any shoppers and cause a nuisance. As long as you’re wary of the people around you though, there are some great opportunities.

Had I more time and a little more courage I might have turned the camera the other way and turned my attention to the shoppers, perhaps that’s something to work in to the Christmas market when it arrives in mid December.