The potter set the cracked bowl where she could see it from the wheel.
We photographed it there. A client later asked for a whole one. She sent them the crack.
The delay made sense after that. Before it, she had been apologising for a shelf that looked full.
The office is a desk on Strada Mihail Kogălniceanu, a short walk from the landing. The people who call are the landing, the potters, and families who want the hour someone waited. We do not stage a crossing. If the wind stops the boat, we stay with the people who stayed. The other bank is in the frame only when the boat actually goes.