Yangon is surrounded on three sides by muddy water --its busy port is on the Yangon River. Aged boats of all kinds jam the harbor. This scene could have just as easily been photographed in 1905 as in 2005. In this image, two boatmen guide a venerable long boat away from the landing. Its passengers are on the way to a larger boat standing in deeper water. This photograph is based on scale relationships. The two upright figures contrast to the sitting figures, and are small compared to the boats around them. Like most of the other jobs in Yangon, this work is done by hand, just as it has been done for centuries. Time moves slowly in this city once known as Rangoon. The work here is done with care and precision, but in no great hurry. The slow pace of the work is echoed in this image – the two workers seem to be frozen in place forever.