Joël Gugler

Global photography

A truckers life

Trucking life in Golmud, Tibet

Trucking life in Golmud, Tibet

A trucker filling up fluids - Tamakuhi Raj, Uttar Pradesh, India

A trucker filling up fluids – Tamakuhi Raj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Because many truckers in Asia have to drive for a very long time, alcoholism is rampant.

Because many truckers in Asia have to drive for a very long time, alcoholism is rampant.

Trucker in Xinjiang

Trucker in Xinjiang

"Dijicl" - also known as, 'Diesel'

“Dijicl” – also known as, ‘Diesel‘

'Keep wait for side distance"

‘Keep wait for side distance”

Top speed 40 km/h

Top speed 40 km/h

Trucks are usually old and need frequent repairs

Trucks are usually old and need frequent repairs

Trucks waiting at a truckstop in Xinjiang

Trucks waiting at a truckstop in Xinjiang

A typical Chinese truckstop restaurant

A typical Chinese truckstop restaurant

Drivers at a truck stop in the Gobi desert 

Drivers at a truck stop in the Gobi desert 

Phone home - Xinjiang

Phone home – Xinjiang

At night you sleep in your truck, with nothing but the stars as entertainment

At night you sleep in your truck, with nothing but the stars as entertainment

life of lorry drivers
life of lorry drivers