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I like this man's shoes: Being made of heavy, tough material and often having rubber soles, jika-tabi are often used by construction workers, farmers and gardeners, rickshaw-pullers, and other workmen.
My ride back to the hotel from the old city was a tad scary and like riding a roller coaster (note my backseat giggles and comments). It was the night before Holi and things were getting nuts. They had closed off the main road, so this guy took back alleys. It's pretty indicative of all rickshaw rides though...a super fun watch!
George Town, Penang. Two rickshaws rest out their days against the blue of the Chong Fatt Zhe Mansion.
In Allahabad, India the rickshaws were elaborately decorated and painted with colorful scenes. Each seemed as unique as a snowflake. The tiger painting on this particular rickshaw caught my attention as it meandered down a market street. This photo didn't make the cut for my upcoming exhibit FACES OF INDIA, but I'm happy to share it here. I’ve created a photo book featuring my street photography from India. Available through Blurb www.blurb.com/b/9365546-streets-of-india Sony A7R3 184mm 1/2000@f6.3 ISO2500
Kolkata is the last part of India with this colonial remnant in use, although bicycle rickshaws still exist elsewhere. Here, hand-pulled rickshaws weave through traffic next to more-typical auto rickshaws. The government has declared the practice inhumane and no longer issues licenses, which is of great concern to the thousands of migrant workers who depend on pulling rickshaws for their livelihoods.
Punjab/India (The term Rickshaw usually refers to cycle Rickshaws, although their number is decreasing in some states of India. The word rickshaw originates from Japan and Its this kind of transportation it' s been outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of Rickshaw workers!...)
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"Uncle Rickshaw"
This is one of my favorite photos from a photowalk I did in HCMC.
Since I started practicing street photography, it was my first time (out of the glares and the declines I received from other people) that a subject offered to take my photo in exchange. It felt weird, in a positive way, and it really made my day.
I wasn't able to ask his name so let's just call him Uncle. I found him sitting on his rickshaw while having his morning tobacco. We had an eye contact and traded a smile so I thought it would be a waste not to ask for his photo. After I took it, he jumped out of the rickshaw, gestured me to sit there, and extended his right hand for the camera. With full of hesitations, I blindly gave him my phone instead of the camera (because it is in manual mode and the photo might come out blurry). Hehehe.
Some might think I am stupid for letting a stranger to have my phone. Relax, I've already thought of the possibility that he might run away with it, but (1) I may not be a very athletic person, but I could run fast; (2) he would have to leave his rickshaw, and to recover the loss, I will sell it (3) my gut is telling me that this not that type of person. Yet I still owe him an apology for thinking ill of him.
In defense, who could blame me if the first thing people will teach you when going out in public places is to be extra cautious with your belongings?
That is exactly why I am doing this -I want to let other people know that the world is not as bad as it appears to be, not as bad a the media portrays it. With all the bad things happening around us, still, would like to believe that good people do exist.
And to you, please be one of them. :D
(Somewhere in Ho Chi Minh City, 8/22/2017)
Handcolored Japanese albumen print, 1880s. According to the backdrop, the photographer was probably Kusakabe Kimbei.
Rickshaws (or rickshas) are a mode of human-powered transport: a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two persons. The word rickshaw came from Asia where they were mainly used as means of transportation for the social elite. However, in more recent times rickshaws have been outlawed in many countries in Asia due to numerous accidents.[citation needed]
Runner-pulled rickshaws have mainly been replaced in Asia by bicycle rickshaws. They are also common in Western cities like New York City. In London they are known as pedicabs, and in San Diego they are called bike taxis. The term "rickshaw" is today commonly used for those vehicles as well, but this article deals exclusively with runner-pulled rickshaws.
The word "rickshaw" originates from the Japanese word jinrikisha (人力車, 人 jin = human, 力 riki = power or force, 車 sha = vehicle), which literally means "human-powered vehicle" - Wikipedia.
This passed through our village today so we took our Grandson along to see Pudsey - really admire these kids for what they are doing (and also Matt Baker and all the support team).
One of my build as part of Old China Town theme we'd created and display on our Brick Con.
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I still haven't found the right words to describe this car. Definately one of my favourite cars of the trip. I' d take this one over every LP670SV and so on...