Amateur photographer K Renga captures the life of truck drivers

“Life on the truck is speckled with many colourful elements — some stark and crude and some soft and emotional. My photo story is about the drivers and their relationship with the highway,” says amateur photographer K Renga, about his journey with truck drivers spanning 15 days, covering nearly 5,000 kilometres between Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. Here are glimpses

December 04, 2018 05:53 pm | Updated December 05, 2018 04:30 pm IST

Life on the move: The world of truck drivers is confined to the cabin, in which they chat, cook, eat, sleep and drive...

Life on the move: The world of truck drivers is confined to the cabin, in which they chat, cook, eat, sleep and drive...

Men at work: Goods on the truck are secured by tying them with ropes. A scene at Thoppur, Tamil Nadu.

Men at work: Goods on the truck are secured by tying them with ropes. A scene at Thoppur, Tamil Nadu.

Men at work: Goods on the truck are secured by tying them with ropes. A scene at Thoppur, Tamil Nadu.

Big bang: Accidents are everyday encounters for the truck drivers. This truck is being driven despite the damage to its body.

Big bang: Accidents are everyday encounters for the truck drivers. This truck is being driven despite the damage to its body.

Big bang: Accidents are everyday encounters for the truck drivers. This truck is being driven despite the damage to its body.

For a quick fix: Makeshift stores selling cheap and locally-manufactured auto-parts, which comes handy for drivers on desolate highways

For a quick fix: Makeshift stores selling cheap and locally-manufactured auto-parts, which comes handy for drivers on desolate highways

For a quick fix: Makeshift stores selling cheap and locally-manufactured auto-parts, which comes handy for drivers on desolate highways

STOP: At RTO check posts, drivers submit documents to enter one state from another. This one between Karnataka and Maharashtra

STOP: At RTO check posts, drivers submit documents to enter one state from another. This one between Karnataka and Maharashtra

STOP: At RTO check posts, drivers submit documents to enter one state from another. This one between Karnataka and Maharashtra

Under the cover of darkness: Highway sex-workers come out for business at nightfall.

Under the cover of darkness: Highway sex-workers come out for business at nightfall.

Under the cover of darkness: Highway sex-workers come out for business at nightfall.

Negotiating a narrow stretch: Neon lights glow in the dark as trucks and long containers jostle for space

Negotiating a narrow stretch: Neon lights glow in the dark as trucks and long containers jostle for space

Negotiating a narrow stretch: Neon lights glow in the dark as trucks and long containers jostle for space

Women power: Female workers unloading the truck at its final destination in Gujarat

Women power: Female workers unloading the truck at its final destination in Gujarat

Women power: Female workers unloading the truck at its final destination in Gujarat

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