20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
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India is shocking in the number of poor people. Many people do hard work for a small fee. Many people cannot earn enough to provide for their basic needs. People age rapidly from such a life. The woman in the photo does not live in absolute poverty. But her living conditions are far from those that can be called normal. I think she is the wife of a bicycle rickshaw, because in the yard from behind the fence you can see a piece of his transport. These people are engaged in transporting passengers in a special cart by their strength on a bicycle. This is the cheapest transport in India, if you mean money. For the cyclist himself, I would not say that it is cheap. He gives all his health in this position, because it is very hard physical labor. This woman, this house, this yard is a reflection of all his work. And the girl, as a hope for a new generation, looks back from the future, looks back and sees her story. The lives of ordinary people are so often filled with pain.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Varanasi, India
Camera: X-E1
Copyright: © Hanna Burdo