Photo book: Bike Of Burden | Hans Kemp
Author: Hans Kemp
Published by Visionary World
200 pages with 200+ colour photos, hard cover
English
Size: 210 x 280 x 24 mm, 1 kg
ISBN 978-988-16557-1-4
Bikes of Burden is a globally acclaimed photo book that serves as an artistic, street-level record of Vietnam's mind-boggling motorbike culture. The book functions as a visual tribute to the incredible resourcefulness of the country's street merchants and drivers. This specific updated edition features 182 striking, full-color photographs capturing real, unstaged moments of daily life where ordinary motorbikes carry shockingly heavy, wide, and creative cargo. The photographs showcase riders balancing unimaginable loads, ranging from massive stacks of live livestock to giant mirrors, household furniture, and towering pyramids of beer crates.
This unique cultural snapshot has resonated globally, selling over 100,000 copies worldwide and becoming a cult classic among travel and photography enthusiasts. The imagery even gained political recognition when it was highlighted in a US keynote speech by Senator Max Baucus to illustrate the sheer industriousness and economic drive of modern Vietnam.
About the Photographer
Hans Kemp is an award winning Dutch photographer traveling and living in Asia for over 27 years. To date he has published six books, contributed to countless others, appeared in numerous magazine articles and worked for a wide variety of international clients.
His photographs are part of the permanent collection of Taiwan’s Fine Art Museum as well as other private collections.
Photo book: Bike Of Burden | Hans Kemp
Author: Hans Kemp
Published by Visionary World
200 pages with 200+ colour photos, hard cover
English
Size: 210 x 280 x 24 mm, 1 kg
ISBN 978-988-16557-1-4
Bikes of Burden is a globally acclaimed photo book that serves as an artistic, street-level record of Vietnam's mind-boggling motorbike culture. The book functions as a visual tribute to the incredible resourcefulness of the country's street merchants and drivers. This specific updated edition features 182 striking, full-color photographs capturing real, unstaged moments of daily life where ordinary motorbikes carry shockingly heavy, wide, and creative cargo. The photographs showcase riders balancing unimaginable loads, ranging from massive stacks of live livestock to giant mirrors, household furniture, and towering pyramids of beer crates.
This unique cultural snapshot has resonated globally, selling over 100,000 copies worldwide and becoming a cult classic among travel and photography enthusiasts. The imagery even gained political recognition when it was highlighted in a US keynote speech by Senator Max Baucus to illustrate the sheer industriousness and economic drive of modern Vietnam.
About the Photographer
Hans Kemp is an award winning Dutch photographer traveling and living in Asia for over 27 years. To date he has published six books, contributed to countless others, appeared in numerous magazine articles and worked for a wide variety of international clients.
His photographs are part of the permanent collection of Taiwan’s Fine Art Museum as well as other private collections.
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