Bikes of Burden - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9628563734 ISBN 13 : 9789628563739

Editeur : Visionary World Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

In Vietnam the motorbike is the main mode of transport, not only for people but for every imaginable and unimaginable product and produce. Without the motorbike the economy would come to a halt. Bikes of Burden shows in 148 stunning, full color photographs how the motorbikes, the drivers and their loads ride around the cities and countryside in acts that defy your wildest imagination.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It is the motorbike that makes Vietnam tick. In Saigon alone, two million ply the streets. People commute by bike, father take their kids to school by bike (you d be surprised how many at a time!), products find their way to the consumers by motorbike. The bike as backbone of the economy... the bike as carrier of goods and people... the bike as beast of burden. * A remarkable selection of Hans Kemp s finest shots - often taken from the back of one of the self-same bikes quirky, mystifying, eye-opening, frightening and downright unbelievable. Can you really get that many people on a 50cc bike? How can he drive that thing when his load blocks his vision? Why doesn t the whole thing fall apart under the weight? Dead pigs????? Surreal, man.

Biographie de l'auteur

Hans Kemp, the editor, is a well known photographer and writer based in Asia since the early nineties. His books about Asia and Vietnam have received universal acclaim. Bikes of Burden (9789628563739), illustrating Vietnams amazing motorbike transportation, was even mentioned in a keynote speech by US Senator Max Baucus. It has so far sold more than 45,000 copies worldwide. The Asia Unique series was born from a concept Hans developed during his extended travels across Asia. Besides using a substantial number of his own amazing photographs the books showcase the exceptional work of some of the finest travel photographers currently covering Asia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Visionary World Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9628563734
• ISBN 13: 9789628563739
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible