Portraits of India on Two-Wheels (44 images)
In 2005, I made a choice to go car-free in favor of using a bicycle as my primary source of mobility. And, every time I saddle up I'm 100% thrilled to be living this two-wheeled lifestyle.
But...what if I didn't have this choice?
I spent 2.5 months on photojournalism assignments in India earlier this year and discovered there are an estimated 300 million Indian people who ride bicycles because they have no other option. I couldn't help but wonder, "If cycling was NOT...
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But...what if I didn't have this choice?
I spent 2.5 months on photojournalism assignments in India earlier this year and discovered there are an estimated 300 million Indian people who ride bicycles because they have no other option. I couldn't help but wonder, "If cycling was NOT...
more »
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Child living on the roadside - Rajasthan, India
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Day laborer commuting in a sandstorm -...
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Day laborer commuting in a sandstorm -...
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Rickshaw Wallah and tourist hawker - Jaipur, India
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Rickshaw Wallah and tourist hawker - Jaipur, India
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Bicycle shop owner/inventor - Rajasthan, India...
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Bicycle shop owner/inventor - Rajasthan, India...
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Farmer - Khatgarh, India
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Farmer - Khatgarh, India
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Untouchable caste brick maker - Rajasthan,...
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Untouchable caste brick maker - Rajasthan,...
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Untouchable caste brick maker - Rajasthan,...
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Rickshaw Wallah - jaipur, India
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Junk hauler/garbage man - Jaipur, India
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Truck cleaner - Bikaner, India
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Truck cleaner - Bikaner, India
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Muslim Religious Man - Barundhan, India
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Muslim Religious Man - Barundhan, India
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Farmer - Barundhan, India
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Farmer - Barundhan, India
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Good luck charm salesman - Rajasthan, India
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Lithium miners - Rajasthan, India
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Lithium miners - Rajasthan, India
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Rural Milkman - Jait Sagar, India
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Schoolboy - Khatgarh, India
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Caste of broom makers - Rajasthan, India
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Farmers - Barundhan, India
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Wood cutter in front of slum - Ajmer, India
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Schoolboy - Phalodi, India
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Ice Cream sales-children - Bikaner, India
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Potato salesman - Bundi, India
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Plastic cup and nicknack salesman - Deoli, India
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Young tourist hawker - Bikaner, India
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Young tourist hawker - Bikaner, India
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Hotel Worker - Bikaner, India
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Hotel Worker - Bikaner, India
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Junk Hauler, Kinchan, India
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Junk Hauler, Kinchan, India
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Rock cutter, hard laborer - Kalra, India
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Family of farmers - Rajasthan, India
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Water hauler - Thar Desert, India
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Schoolgirl - Borkhandi, India
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Best Friends - Rajasthan, India
