The Banana Jetty in Yangon | Jack Kurtz: Photojournalist & Travel Photographer

YangonBananaJetty

10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Merchants buy and sell bananas on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

Add to Cart Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: Yangon2014104.jpg
Image Size: 4487x3365 / 10.9MB; 061014 Banana Boat Burma Burmese Fruit Labor Manual Labor Myanmar Porter Rangoon Stevedore Transportation Yangon Yangon River
Contained in galleries: Myanmar / Burma (all)

10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Merchants buy and sell bananas on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ