Several motorcycles were parked on the side of the road. A young man was perched on top of one of them. It seemed that he was a motorcycle cab driver waiting for customers. However, customers were not pouring into the taxi, and he seemed to have no time to spare. The young man, who was leisurely waiting for customers to arrive, did not speak to me when I approached him. He must have known that I was not a customer. When I pointed my camera at him, he quietly returned my gaze.
Bago had been called Pegu through the British colonial period until 1991. The military government of the time changed the name to Bago. What is the purpose of a powerful person changing the name of a town? Did they want to make the fact that they ruled this place widely known? It reminded me somewhat of Oda Nobunaga, who renamed Iguchi to Gifu. In any case, only the common people would be confused by such an act, and those in power would be happy to show off their power.
Aug 2019 MYANMAR PEOPLE | |
BAGO MOTORBIKE RELAX YOUNG MAN |
No
11133
Shooting Date
Sep 2018
Posted On
August 7, 2019
Modified On
November 14, 2023
Place
Bago, Myanmar
Genre
Portrait Photography
Camera
SONY ALPHA 7R II
Lens
SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA