Rickshaw ride in Varanasi

Speed within a street scene

The driver and passenger pass a horizontally blurred building front. Wheels and bodies remain visible to differing degrees. The image conveys movement through the contrast between sharpness and blur, rather than a story about what preceded or followed the moment.

Varanasi is known as a pilgrimage and cultural city on the Ganges. This photograph approaches it through transport rather than its river steps. Alongside the city’s historical importance appears the practical work of moving people through its streets.