People of Penang
The friendly people of Penang are warm and welcoming of visitors to their multi-cultural island. The busy streets are lined with shops which are organized by trades and with the doors open the shopkeepers interact with the pedestrians. The key to escaping the heavy traffic on the island is riding bikes, scooters or taking a trishaw right down the middle of a congested street.
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King of Scrap
We passed a lot of scrap yards in Penang and were amazed by people sitting on these mounds hand sorting the recyclables. While I cannot image this being a desirable job this man was all smiles as I past by and asked to take a picture of him working.
Il Re dei Rottami
A Penang siamo passati per diversi cantieri di demolizione e siamo rimasti affascinati dalla gente seduta su questi ammassi di rottami mentre eseguiva a mano la cernita dei materiali riciclabili. Non riuscirei mai a pensare a questo come ad un lavoro auspicabile, eppure quest’uomo era tutto sorrisi quando gli ho chiesto se potessi scattargli una foto mentre lavorava.
