Man Standing Beside Motorbike [Myanmar] Travel, Photo and Essay by Tetsu Ozawa

The man stood on the edge of the arterial road

Man standing on the edge of the arterial road — Shot in the city of Bago, Myanmar

During walking the wide street, I found unfamiliar vehicles here. Some motorbikes were parked by the roadside. Of course, the vehicle is very familiar not only in Japan but also in other countries. Yet it was uncommon to see motorbikes running in Yangon. It was said the authority prohibited to ease the congestion. Yet this place was Bago, not Yangon. So it might not be banned here. And it could be cheaper than a four-wheel automobile. The motorization begins with the popularization of motorcycles.

A man wearing a tank top stood beside one of the motorbikes. He seemed to be the owner. When he noticed my camera, he started to look at me with his mouth partly open. He might wonder why a foreign traveler focused on him.