An elderly Arabic man rides his bicycle down 42nd street. In itself in another city maybe not such noteworthy but in a city where cyclist are seen as either crazy people or people with a death wish maybe worth mentioning. The combination of bicycle, fluorescent vest and his cultural wear and a street where you usually see different scenes an odd one in my eyes.

Religion to me is the right to express yourself without hurting, disrespecting and ridiculing people of other walks of life, religions and using it as a source of strength, understanding and respect without people abusing/misusing it for increasing power, financial might and other negatives.

In the AHPT - Alternative Human Powered Transportation photo essay.

Also in the People: the glue that holds the world together photo essay.

Also in the What you do to me photo essay.