We spent Christmas Eve afternoon in Old Delhi around the markets. I could have taken 1,000 more photos like these as everywhere you turned a man or woman was performing a feat of strength to get their goods moved from A to B. Config: Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 28-300mm f/3.5 USM.

A few of my favorites. The first is the only in color – flowers presented for sale, draped across a parked motorbike.

In the Old Delhi markets there were lots of people carry their wares. Those markets are truly “human powered”. As we walked and observed, one of the most common modes of good transportation was via the head – with some carry more than others.

There were more than a few executing a tricky head balance.

Many worked as teams – balancing the load.

Look closely at the load in the back (how did they decide who gets to sit and who has to work?)

Some had long loads.

Some had big loads. What is all of that paper for? To feed the infamous India bureaucracy?

A lucky few had something other than their own hands and legs to power their cart.

These shots are from a couple hours in the markets, are a small subset of the shots available and represent the essence of what a trip to India entails. Everywhere you look you see a unique scene.