An overhead view captures a bustling, informal open-air market scene in Jos, Nigeria, under bright daylight

An overhead view captures a bustling, informal open-air market scene in Jos, Nigeria, under bright daylight. The ground is unpaved, consisting of dry, light-brown dirt with scattered small rocks and sparse green weeds. In the immediate foreground, the lower torso and legs of an individual wearing a black shirt and light blue jeans are visible on the left, facing away from the camera. To the right of this individual, a multi-tiered wooden market stall, constructed from unpainted timber, dominates the central foreground. This stall is laden with various goods: multiple dark-colored plastic buckets, large metal bowls containing light-colored dry items (possibly grains or dried noodles), a small red plastic bowl, several plastic bottles filled with a red liquid, and a silver hand-cranked grinder affixed to the right edge. Beneath the main display surface, more items are visible, including woven trays, bags, and a plastic water bottle. Behind the central stall, further into the market, several figures and additional stalls are present. A prominent orange umbrella provides shade over a section to the left-center, where a woman in an orange garment is seated, partially obscured by goods. In front of her, a smaller wooden table displays green produce, possibly peppers or cucumbers. To the far left, a woman wearing a blue-green long-sleeved top and a brown patterned skirt or wrapper is leaning over a low wooden table, appearing to arrange or handle small, light-colored food items. A black wheelbarrow is visible behind her, near a small pile of wooden planks. Another large umbrella, dark-colored with white stripes, provides shade over a stall to the right of the orange umbrella. Behind the market activities, simple, weathered buildings with corrugated iron roofs and walls are visible, suggesting an urban or semi-urban setting. Strong sunlight casts distinct shadows from the umbrellas and market structures onto the dirt ground.