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Dhaka Noise

June 29, 2011

I recall taking the photograph below near a bus stop and remember the noise of the traffic on the road.

A passenger leans out of the window of a bus before it stops at a bus stop. Dhaka, Bangladesh1991

A passenger leans out of the window of a bus before it stops at a bus stop. Dhaka Bangladesh 1991

Drivers in Dhaka are fond of using vehicle horns to signal their presence on the road. This results in a chorus of noise which is joined by the gentler call of the bells of rickshaw drivers. This ensemble of traffic instruments has a stange predictability to it but the only thing that is absolutely certain is that it will sing without a break until late evening.

Rickshaw driver with passenger using a mobile phone, Dhaka Bangladesh 2008

Rickshaw driver with passenger using a mobile phone, Dhaka Bangladesh 2008

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