An epic on the street: the street vendor, a picture of resilience, patience and somehow also, grace – this in circumstances which are anything but graceful. 

An epic on the street, an image which could have been painted by Vermeer. 

Confronted by the grind of long days, hard days, the street vendors still have their dreams, their hopes….

How does she do it? To live on the edge, working on the sidewalk and looking so resplendent in her sari?

During the wait for a customer, this woman devotes her time to cross checking the calendar

Selling peanuts on the streets of Phnom Pen – and earning peanuts too….

Even the street vendor sometimes needs a break….time out in North Vietnam

A woman carrying her wares on her head in a bus station in the south of India. She starts the day knowing that the competition is fierce…

Selling lottery tickets in a village in the east of Laos. Even the poor cherish hopes for a big win…..

Mother and daughter, two generations of street vendors, preparing for the day ahead – Vietnam

Evening in an Indian town, when people head out to buy their necessities – including flowers

These women will sit on their haunches all day….streets of Mandalay, Mynamar

Oranges for sale….a low caste street vendor prepares for a long and hot day, India

Serving cool drinks outside the beautiful sports stadium built during the 1970’s under Sihanouk

Meals in a dusty town in Eastern Cambodia – and folks, its hot!!

Rubber sandals, saws, second hand TV’s and HiFi’s  ….whatever you want….Laos