Bikes of Burden - Hans Kemp's cult collection of 130 motorized street beasts.

The Bikes of Burden Collection consists of 130 images taken in Vietnam in 2003 and in 2010-2011. Hans Kemp's cult classic photobook Bikes of Burden has thus far sold well over 100,000 copies in 4 languages. Articles on sites as *Slate*, *Bored Panda* and *My Modern Met* created a dedicated fan base for these incredible load-carrying motorbikes. In 2005 the book was mentioned in a keynote speech on US-Vietnam trade relations by Senator Max Baucus, as “a vision of a country on the go”, a reason to normalize trade relations between the two former adversaries. A photo book as policy maker. In 2007 Bikes of Burden was in the Asian Art Biennial and the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts ...View all