Bikes of Burden

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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, and products find their way to the consumers by motorbike. This title offers a selection of author's finest shots - often taken from the back of one of the self-same bikes. 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!), and products find their way to the consumers by

Hans Kemp is a highly respected freelance photographer and writer, who has been based in Asia since the early 1990s. His books about Asia and Vietnam have been widely acclaimed.

It's remarkable to see people boldly weaving through traffic with all manner of cargo on their backs. - Mark Wilson, Fast Co. Design, May 14, 2014 Maneuvering a motorbike through a crowded city may seem difficult, but add carrying a load of hundreds of fresh eggs, baskets of pig entrails or rolls of barbed wire and the task sounds downright impossible. Dutch photographer Hans Kemp documented these incredible (and sometimes, dangerous) feats in Vietnam. - Camille Mann, The Weather Channel