A boy was repairing parts on the roadside
A boy in a longyi sat beside a food stall amid the bustle of Yangon. Yet what he held in his hands was not merchandise but a spanner. From the look of it, he was tinkering with the parts of a generator or some other machine. The way he tightened the bolts—steady, unhurried, almost practiced—gave him the air of a seasoned mechanic, though he was hardly more than a child. In Myanmar, the longyi serves both as formal attire and as everyday workwear, and on him it looked entirely at home.
He never lost his smile. Now and then he glanced in my direction, but his hands never paused. The stares of passing tourists meant little; the work mattered more. On his face, maturity and boyishness overlapped—an expression that seemed to say, I may be working, but I haven’t stopped being a child.
| Jul 2010 MYANMAR PEOPLE | |
| BOY CHECKERED SHIRT LONGYI STALL WORK YANGON |
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PHOTO DATA
No
4402
Shooting Date
Mar 2010
Posted On
July 31, 2010
Modified On
September 10, 2025
Place
Yangon, Myanmar
Genre
Candid Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V
Lens
EF85MM F1.2L II USM
