You can see these guys all over Istanbul. They are called "hamals," or porters. Their job is to carry heavy loads on their backs. The first image in the collage shows what the frame looks like without a load; the rest of them show hamals carrying loads. What is so amazing is that the majority of the hamals I saw are not young men. And Istanbul is a city of hills. Incredible!
I apologize for the smallness of this collage. I can't get the image any bigger due to having a sidebar on this site.
Go to my Flickr to see it a bit better!
1 comment:
xlpharmacyI've been reading stories about the Hamals. The things that people have to do to can win some money.
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