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This trishaw (bicycle rickshaw) driver was parked in front of a barber shop in Chinatown, Singapore. He looked very important. Had he realized that I wanted to take his picture he would have wanted a fee. So I faked him out and took this picture on the sly.
Singapore's bicycle rickshaws have just about disappeared. Trishaws had their peak use just after WWII when motorized transportation was almost non-existent here.
Today, some are still being used for local shopping and at tourist centers in Chinatown and Little India.
This picture was taken in January 1996 and later scanned.
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Sig...
Comments (38)
gypsyflame
A very nice photo and thank you for the history, I didn't even know it still excisted anymore. I learn something new everyday.
flora-crassella
sehr umweltfreundlich dieses Fahrzeug! Sehr schönes und äußerst interessantes Foto!
annie5
Great capture Sig..thanks for the info! :)
Meisiekind
Lovely image and narrative Sig! We still have many rickshaws in Durban, one of our coastal cities. They dress up in very colorful gear and is more a tourist rip off than anything else.
JeffG7BRJ
Nice to see the licence plate on the back there Sig, at least if you have a complaint you can take down his number. I think I would maybe use one of these guys to get around a big city, I can imagine it to be worth the money for a slow ride whilst taking pictures along the way. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
ElizaB
really enjoying this series...this is a great capture
thevolunteer
Wow, he even has a hard hat. Amazing. In Asakusa Japan, they still have some rickshaw to take you around certain parts of town. It is a strange experience to ride in one. Now, there are just too many cars on the roads. I like your style, sneek shots. Aloha
leanndra
A very cool capture Sig.
MrsLubner
One of those things that played a big part of their culture at one time and now is nearly forgotten... a great historic marker.
emmecielle
Interesting image! :)
virginiese
stunning transportation ! Love the POV !
kgb224
Excellent capture.
durleybeachbum
Well done, very interesting pic!
THROBBE
Excellent capture and mood!
jocko500
good you got some history here. wonderful shot of it too
pixelmeister
Cool vehicle and capture!
Fidelity2
Super. I like it. 5+.
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE :)
tetsu-pino
Wonderful capture!!
1010
Very interesting!
lior
Superb composition!
Minda
i like this bicycle rickshaw soo cute...it remind me of my country,excellent shot as always sig.
Darkwish
Great shot! Really nicely done!
Zamanuirileski
Interesting capture!
efferre
Interesting composition and cool capture!
fredster66
You caught this very well... nice!
tallpindo
I suspect you don't have a model release. Just paperwork anyway. I think you have portrayed him in a favorable light though he might argue that is not so that you have shown him vulnerable.
furuta
Interesting scene. wonderful photo!!
Ravenlady
A lovely and cool photo! nice