Lakes Park Farmers Market. Ft. Myers, Fla. c. 2013. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
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Portrait of Eileen buying radishes.
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Fort Myers Florida on August 4, 2026|
Faces at the Lakes Park Farmers’ Market, Ft. Myers, Fla. (southwest)
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection on Blogfinger, tagged Florida farmers' market on June 8, 2026| 1 Comment »
Lakes Park Friday Farmers’ Market. Ft. Myers, Fla. 8:30 am. March 18, 2016. Paul Goldfinger photo. © Click to see wassup.
—-Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger reporting from Fla. 2016.
The Farmers’ Market is supposed to open at 9 am, but many arrive a little early. We got there at 8:30, and few shoppers were there, but many of the displays were ready to go, and I like that morning light which was spectacular at 8:30 am. One more hour and the place will be crowded, and I prefer to make photos when the light is right and when I can move in close without knocking any vegetarians over. Also the light changes as time goes by, becoming more harsh and contrasty.
Photography is difficult under these conditions because the light is not even: there are shady spots, bright sunny locations, and medium dappled light, and I can’t trust auto exposure for that, so I am constantly fiddling with my manual controls and taking light readings. I know most of you don’t care about these details, but in this day and age of photography as a form of communication, you don’t want your images to be dark as midnight or as bright as the burning bush.
The photograph above is of a French bakery which is almost as good as a New York version. There is a lot of variety at this Market including fresh sea food just off the boat, soul food like lobster mac and cheese, “New York” bagels (pretty pretty good,) and an Italian chef from Bolivia who brings a brick oven that burns wood to make marvelous individual pizzas to order. If you are taking them home, he bakes them half way and then sends them “to go” with handwritten instructions as to how to finish the pizza to perfection in your oven directly on a rack. (450 degrees and 7 minutes.)
People watching is fun, and I rarely ask someone to pose. It’s got to be candid.
Get organic watermelon green tea here. It has medicinal powers. But the best part was her ensemble. 3/18/16 © Click to enlarge. All photos by Paul Goldfinger at the Lakes Park Farmers Market © 3/18/.16
3 for $5.00. Tis the season. 3/18/16 ©
Sweet crepes. Some have fresh fruit, Nutella and whipped cream. Great with coffee in the morning. The chefs also have “savory” crepes with chicken, cheese, ham, veggies, herbs, etc. © They line up for these treats.
The farmers pick their goods that morning. ©
AMY ADAMS and JAMES MARSDEN. “True Love’s Kiss” from the movie Enchanted
Amy Adams. No, she is not at the market, but the song is fine, the dress has flowers, and she is beautiful. ©
Sanibel Island (Fla) Farmers Market: Indian food truck
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Faces at the Ft. Myers farmers market, tagged Indian food truck on December 6, 2025| 1 Comment »
Chef D. of “I Love Curry” cooks to order at the Sanibel Outlet Farmers Market. He also caters. Paul Goldfinger portrait. © 1/3/20. We had veggie samoza.
A.R. RAHMAN “You Complete Me” from the movie the Hundred Foot Journey.
Faces at the Farmers’ Market. Pals and music from Annie Hall
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market on October 19, 2025|
Lakes Park, Ft. Myers, Florida. March, 2016. Paul Goldfinger photo ©
CONAL FOWKES AND EDDY DAVIS with a medley from Annie Hall
Sweet things at the Farmers Market
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography on November 28, 2023|
Lakes Park Farmers Market. Ft. Myers, Florida. By Paul Goldfinger © 3/8/17. Click for more details.
And speaking of sweet things, here are the Chiffons with “Sweet Talkin’ Guy”
“I think I’m gonna like it here.”
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection on Blogfinger, tagged Faces at the Farmers Market--Ft. Myers on June 26, 2023|
Helping out at the Farmers Market. Ft. Myers Fla. Paul Goldfinger photograph.
30th ANNIVERSARY BROADWAY CAST RECORDING OF ANNIE:
Faces at the Farmers’ Market: certified organic.
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, tagged Certified organic in Fort Myers on March 2, 2023|
Certified organic. Fort Myers, Florida. February, 2014. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
All the farmers’ daughters were there. They would pull up trucks before the market opened at 9 am and unload the merchandise.
And speaking of merchandise, can I help it if there were few men behind the displays?
AMY GRANT from album Remembering Patsy Cline
Seek and find at the Farmers’ Market.
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Fort Myers Florida, Photography from Florida, tagged Ft. Myers Lakes Park market on December 10, 2022|
The hidden girl. Lakes Park, Fort Myers, Fla. By Paul Goldfinger. Click to see. 2015.
BOB DYLAN: “Where are You?”
Ice Pop…
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection, tagged Sonny and Cher at Blogfinger on September 29, 2022|
Photograph by Paul Goldfinger. 2013. Farmers market in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Her ice pop still hasn’t melted, and that is sometimes one of the great magical things about life and photography.
This city of Ft. Myers has been hit hard by Hurricane Ian on 9/28/22. We await reports of damage.
This song “I Got You Babe” is about being thankful when things go wrong:
“I got flowers in the spring, I got you to wear my ring
And when I’m sad, you’re a clown
And if I get scared, you’re always around
So let them say your hair’s too long
Cause I don’t care, with you I can’t go wrong
Then put your little hand in mine.
There ain’t no hill or mountain we can’t climb”
SONNY AND CHER:
Faces at the Farmers’ Market: : Melancholy baby
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection on Blogfinger, tagged Faces from the Farmers Market in Ft. Myers Fla on May 6, 2022|
The orange crop was ruined in Fla, so what’s a photographer to do? Paul Goldfinger © Fort Myers, Florida.
MILDRED BAILEY
Faces at the Farmers’ Market: Seafood Girl
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection, Photography from Florida, tagged Florida farmers' market on April 11, 2022|
Lakes Park, Ft. Myers, Fla. January, 2015. Click to enlarge. By Paul Goldfinger © Blogfinger.net
ELIZABETH COTTEN “Jenny”
Between two worlds…
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography from Florida, Photography portraits, tagged Skateboard girl in Florida on March 17, 2022| 1 Comment »
From the “Faces at the Farmers’ Market” series. Ft. Myers, Fla. January 2015. Paul Goldfinger ©
PATRICK RIGUELLE AND JOHN TERRA. This song’s lyrics were written by Neil Diamond in 1967. From the album Songs From the Brill Building:
Faces at the Farmers’ Market
Posted in Faces at the Farmers' Market, Florida connection, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography from Florida, Photography series Faces at the Farmers' Market, tagged At a Dixie Roadside Diner on July 3, 2020|
They’re not all farmers. This booth is Coastal Driftwood Decor. Lakes Park Farmers Market. January, 2015. Ft. Myers, Fla. Photo by Paul Goldfinger © Click to enlarge.
DUKE ELLINGTON: “At a Dixie Roadside Diner”