I am sure cramming three or more people on a motorcycle looks surprising, but, surprisingly, my surprise began to subside after just a few days. I think the MOST I saw on a motorcycle was 6 people… a mom and dad and 4 kids squnched in between. I never got a great shot of that…
…as I was walking around Jogjakarta, I did find this young mom and her two kids off on their daily errands.
November 8th, 2008 08:36 | Matt
Yeah, I live in Ecuador and see the same thing all the time. My anti-favorite is to see a family of 5 with only dad wearing the helmet!
November 8th, 2008 09:35 | DEE
The children need helmets.
November 8th, 2008 09:52 | Richard Haber
Hi Trey,
Something has changed in the look of this blog on my end. The original layout is gone and all of the type is now default serif! Has a stylesheet disappeared from the site?
November 8th, 2008 09:57 | Richard Haber
…that is on Firefox. On IE6, I get a javascript error: “…Blogbeat is undefined…”. The site loads slowly and has more formatting, but looks ‘off’ still.
November 8th, 2008 10:00 | Rik
The problem is the helmet companies don’t make helmelts children size. Excellent shot.
November 8th, 2008 13:47 | FriskoDude
Love your photos. I’ve usually spelled Yogyakarta, not that it really matters.
November 8th, 2008 14:33 | Todd Michael Metcalfe
That really shows how life is VERY different in other places…I wouldn’t imagine seeing that in Canada.
November 8th, 2008 15:41 | Stuck In Customs
Thanks! Yes I am getting some HTML errors on the blog — trying to figure it out!
November 8th, 2008 15:46 | Maggie
she just looks way too young to be a mom, of two!!! great expression on her face, though
November 8th, 2008 16:02 | Framed and Shot
Very nice portrait!
We like that they are looking straight at you; not smiling – just looking at you and your camera. Makes it natural.
Nice DOF –
Good work!
November 8th, 2008 19:56 | Bob the builder
HELMETS!?! They’re not sitting at an on-ramp for the Autobahn! It is a glimpse of life different from what you may know, but it is life as these people know it. I get it. Thanks!
November 9th, 2008 10:39 | Michael S.
Love this portrait! I remembered seeing families of 5 on mopeds in Morocco a few years ago. Yikes!
November 10th, 2008 11:50 | Linda K
It’s a sign of how far we have progressed here in the country regarding children’s safety that when I saw this picture, I shuddered. The kid in front looks as if he’s about to slip under her arm and onto the street. Yikes!
November 11th, 2008 17:45 | Delia
I think the little boy in the front is very familiar with the fact that he must hold on for dear life. This is not the norm for us here in most parts of the U.S., however, the fact that they own a Moped is probably shy of amazing!
Wonderful shot! I agree that it is very natural.
February 2nd, 2009 12:21 | Baamboo
The little boy definitely knows what’s up, keep in mind that he is standing on the foot rest, not about to slip out of reach. Remember this is the primary form of transportation for those lucky enough to afford it. The streets swarm with the bikes and accidents are common, though I’d feel more intimidated driving one of the compact cars because of how many bikes are all around you.
March 22nd, 2009 02:57 | wid
Looks like she and her family are migrated to Jogja.
License plate is from Kalimatan Timur (East Borneo)