17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
DECORATED BUS IN THE STREETS OF PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

Many trucks and buses in Pakistan are highly decorated by their owners. The art is a mode of expression for the truck drivers. Decoration may include structural changes, paintings, calligraphy and ornamental-decor like mirror work on the front and back of vehicles and wooden carvings on the doors. Depictions of various historical scenes and poetic verses are also common.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, Pakistan
Camera: ILCE-7M3
Copyright: © Dimitra Stasinopoulou