A seafood vendor wearing a red fez (Tarbouche) leans over a wooden display tray of fresh shrimp at a traditional open-air fish market in the Bahri district of Alexandria, Egypt. Beside him, small fish are laid on crushed ice in an adjacent wooden box, while other market-goers and colorful fabric stalls are visible in the background. The fez, a brimless felt hat historically associated with Ottoman-era Egypt and still worn by some traditional vendors and craftsmen, adds strong cultural authenticity to the scene. Alexandria's fish markets, particularly in the Bahri waterfront area, are central to the city's Mediterranean seafood trade and daily street life.