“Leg Over” Photograph

This man was a tuk-tuk driver taking a rest in the grounds of a temple.

Public sleeping like this is a common sight in Thailand and I see it as a combination of the refreshingly relaxed, laid-back attitude to living people have here, plus the hot climate that encourages siestas and the fact that a lot of people work long, irregular hours. He could easily have been driving customers around all night then slipped into the relative calm of this temple’s grounds for an hour or two’s nap before rousing himself for another long shift at the handlebars.

Alternatively, of course, he might have slipped into the relative calm of this temple’s grounds following an all-night celebration with friends.

Photograph taken at Wat Chedi Luang (temple), Chiang Mai, Thailand