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Portraits of India on Two-Wheels

44 images Created 27 Apr 2010

In 2005, I made a choice to go car-free in favor of using a bicycle as my primary source of mobility. And, every time I saddle up I'm 100% thrilled to be living this two-wheeled lifestyle.
But...what if I didn't have this choice?
I spent 2.5 months on photojournalism assignments in India earlier this year and discovered there are an estimated 300 million Indian people who ride bicycles because they have no other option. I couldn't help but wonder, "If cycling was NOT something I did by choice, but was designated by the caste I was born into, would I still love it the same?"
To explore that question, I made 16,000 photos, (most of them portraits) of Indian cyclists: brick makers from the untouchable caste, milk deliverymen, paper delivery boys, homeless children, farmers, mystics, popsicle salesmen, slum dwellers, and more.
This gallery includes some of my favorites...and keep in mind the one thing all of these people have in common--cycling is their only choice.
Cheers,
Gregg
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  • A village man stands before a wall painted with the names of people in his village who have received work from the Government. Each villager is optioned 100 days of work per year. - Hindoli, India
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  • Child living on the roadside - Rajasthan, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 50.jpg
  • Day laborer commuting in a sandstorm - Rajasthan, India
    RajC_Bleakney 131.jpg
  • Day laborer commuting in a sandstorm - Rajasthan, India
    RajC_Bleakney 120.jpg
  • Rickshaw Wallah and tourist hawker - Jaipur, India
    Master 62.jpg
  • Rickshaw Wallah and tourist hawker - Jaipur, India
    Master 177.jpg
  • Bicycle shop owner/inventor - Rajasthan, India (ask for detailed location)
    RajB_Bleakney 398.jpg
  • Bicycle shop owner/inventor - Rajasthan, India (ask for detailed location)
    India Cylist 406.jpg
  • Farmer - Khatgarh, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 133.jpg
  • Farmer - Khatgarh, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 130.jpg
  • Untouchable caste brick maker - Rajasthan, India (please ask for specific location)
    RajC_Bleakney 150.jpg
  • Untouchable caste brick maker - Rajasthan, India (please ask for specific location)
    RajC_Bleakney 157.jpg
  • Untouchable caste brick maker - Rajasthan, India (please ask for specific location)
    RajC_Bleakney 154.jpg
  • Rickshaw Wallah - jaipur, India
    Master 234.jpg
  • Junk hauler/garbage man - Jaipur, India
    Master 2.jpg
  • Truck cleaner - Bikaner, India
    RajC_Bleakney 10.jpg
  • Truck cleaner - Bikaner, India
    RajC_Bleakney 5.jpg
  • Muslim Religious Man - Barundhan, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 8.jpg
  • Muslim Religious Man - Barundhan, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 2.jpg
  • Farmer - Barundhan, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 107.jpg
  • Farmer - Barundhan, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 94.jpg
  • Good luck charm salesman - Rajasthan, India
    Raj_Bleakney 333.jpg
  • Lithium miners - Rajasthan, India
    Raj_Bleakney 254.jpg
  • Lithium miners - Rajasthan, India
    Raj_Bleakney 245.jpg
  • Rural Milkman - Jait Sagar, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 251.jpg
  • Schoolboy - Khatgarh, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 72.jpg
  • Caste of broom makers - Rajasthan, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 60.jpg
  • Farmers - Barundhan, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 89.jpg
  • Wood cutter in front of slum - Ajmer, India
    RajD_Bleakney 206.jpg
  • Schoolboy - Phalodi, India
    RajC_Bleakney 2.jpg
  • Ice Cream sales-children - Bikaner, India
    RajD_Bleakney 8.jpg
  • Potato salesman - Bundi, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 6.jpg
  • Plastic cup and nicknack salesman - Deoli, India
    Raj_Bleakney 151.jpg
  • Young tourist hawker - Bikaner, India
    RajD_Bleakney 41.jpg
  • Young tourist hawker - Bikaner, India
    RajD_Bleakney 30.jpg
  • Hotel Worker - Bikaner, India
    RajC_Bleakney 49.jpg
  • Hotel Worker - Bikaner, India
    RajC_Bleakney 47.jpg
  • Junk Hauler, Kinchan, India
    RajC_Bleakney 112.jpg
  • Junk Hauler, Kinchan, India
    RajC_Bleakney 108.jpg
  • Rock cutter, hard laborer - Kalra, India
    RajB_Bleakney 369.jpg
  • Family of farmers - Rajasthan, India
    Raj_Bleakney 117.jpg
  • Water hauler - Thar Desert, India
    RajB_Bleakney 107.jpg
  • Schoolgirl - Borkhandi, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 163.jpg
  • Best Friends - Rajasthan, India
    Raj_Bleakney 191.jpg
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