The sharp-eyed man sat on the seat of a cyclo waiting for customers

Keen-eyed man on cycle
Cyclo waiting for customers

A man in a hat sat perched on the seat of his cyclo, parked just off a busy street in Ho Chi Minh City. A cyclo is Vietnam’s version of the bicycle taxi — different in form from India’s cycle rickshaw, yet both evoke the same kind of foreign charm that stirs a traveler’s sense of wonder. The man was a cyclo driver, waiting for his next passenger.

For reasons I couldn’t quite place, his expression was tense. His gaze, sharp and unwavering, was fixed on the sidewalk, almost as if he were glaring at it. I couldn’t help but wonder — with a face that stern, wouldn’t it scare away the very passengers he was hoping to attract?

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Jun 2009 PEOPLE VIETNAM

PHOTO DATA

No

2850

Shooting Date

Mar 2009

Posted On

June 2, 2009

Modified On

June 14, 2025

Place

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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