Hanoi traffic
The streets of Vietnam's capital are flooded with motorbikes of...
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Polishing at the pagoda, Hanoi
Early morning finds crews of temple volunteers polishing the ceremonial brass...
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Ticket taker, Temple of Literature
The Temple of Literature is the oldest architectural complex in Hanoi,...
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Guard, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The final resting place of Ho Chi Minh, the primary leader and force behind...
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Mental exercise, Jade Mountain Temple
Hanoi residents enjoy board games outside this temple, which stands on...
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War memorial, Hanoi
Hanoi has many monuments commemorating Vietnam's recent history....
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Water puppets, Hanoi
Water puppetry is one of the most authentic expressions of Vietnamese...
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Puppet masters
The puppeteers at Hanoi's Municipal Water Puppet Theatre come from behind...
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Balloon seller, Hanoi
Vendors selling large balloons representing cartoon characters are found all...
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Gym class, Hanoi
This excited group of Vietnamese students exercise both voice and body during...
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Drips and masks, Hanoi
I thought the effect of the dripping paint and masked figure worked well...
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Multi-tasking, Hanoi
A fast-food worker chats on her cell phone while cleaning her...
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Doorway, Hanoi's Old Quarter
The narrow streets of Hanoi's historic Old Quarter are crowded...
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Today become yesterday, Hanoi
This black and white image of Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake, and its famous 150...
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Tourist boats, Halong Bay
Halong Bay, a three hour drive from Hanoi, is a labyrinthine seascape...
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Dawn, Halong Bay
We spent one night on a junk such as these, seen at dawn in a heavy mist....
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On the Perfume River, Hue
Hue, former imperial capitol of Vietnamd, is cut in half by the...
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Studies, Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue
The Thien Mu Pagoda is an iconic symbol of Hue. It is occupied by a...
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Koi, Imperial City, Hue Citadel
Vietnam's Emperor Gia Long built a vast citadel in Hue in 1806. Within it...
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Porcelain mosaic, Imperial City, Hue
The only building in Hue's Imperial City to survive the Vietnam...
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Cooking on the Perfume, Hue
The Perfume River is lined with small houseboats in downtown Hue. I made this...
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Locksmith, Hue
I found this man waiting for business on a Hue street. From the locks...
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Craftsman, Hoi An
Much of Hoi An is a well preserved 400 year old city. People such as this man...
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Street game, Hoi An
I loved the energy this young boy puts into his volley on the historic...
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Thu Bon River, Hoi An
The Thu Bon River flows inland to Hoi An from the South China Sea....
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Dusk, Hoi An
As the sun goes down, Hoi An's Thu Bon river is the place to be....
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Rice farmer, near Hoi An
As I made this image, this rice farmer turned to look at me. He had a small...
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Cham Ruins, My Son
The Cham people built a religious center here between the 4th and 13th...
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Tied to her job, Hoi An
It was the tape measure that drew my eye. It hangs around her neck and around...
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Quick sweep, Hoi An
Hoi An's homes are open to the street, and I found this woman busily...
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Homeward bound, Hoi An
High School girls in Vietnam wear distinctive uniforms. In Hoi An, they are...
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Radiance, Hoi An
A small temple next door to our hotel in Hoi An offered an elegant foreground...
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Lobster farmer, Nha Trang
This farmer is setting up the floating logs that will provide incubators for...
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Fishing fleet, Nha Trang
While visiting this coastal city in central Vietnam, I made sure to visit its...
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Basket boat, Nha Trang
While photographing the fishing fleet in Nha Trang, I noticed this...
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Promenade, Nha Trang
Nha Trang is the most popular beach resort city in Vietnam. Its...
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Harvest, near Dalat
Taken through the window of a moving bus, this is one of my favorite harvest...
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At Suoida, a Cham village near Dalat
As we passed through Vietnam's Central Highlands enroute to Dalat, we...
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Market, Dalat
Dalat is a Vietnamese mountain town, popular for honeymooners and for...
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Breakfast at the market, Dalat
This woman was enjoying a bowl of soup for breakfast while I made her...
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Florist, Dalat Market
There was no shortage of flowers at Dalat's sprawling market. These are...
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Handicapped children's school, Dalat
One of the most moving experiences of our visit to Vietnam was the few...
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Handicapped child, Dalat
This young student was laughing and clapping as I made her photograph in...
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Gate to Truc Lam Pagoda, Dalat
Set high in the mountains of Vietnam's Central Highlands, this pagoda was...
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Boy at Lat Village, near Dalat
The Lat people are a Central Highlands hill tribe. They are practicing...
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Cell phone on a motorbike, Saigon
Saigon, the largest city in Vietnam, is home to eight million people. Most of...
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War Remnants Museum, Saigon
Located in what was once the United States Information Agency's Saigon...
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Visitors, War Remnants Museum, Saigon
This image offered a personal antidote to the sobering reminders of...
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Figurines, Ben Thanh Market, Saigon
Built in 1914 by the French, this market hosts thousands of visitors...
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Family business, Saigon
Le Loi Boulevard still is known by its French name. It is home to dozens of...
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Layers, Saigon
Vietnam's new helmet law adds still another layer of cover to the head of...
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Plant delivery, Saigon
In Vietnam, decorative house plants and trees can be delivered personally, by...
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Working the rice, near My Tho
The Mekong Delta is at the heart of Vietnam's rice production. If...
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On the canals of the Delta, near My Tho
The paddlers are young, and the canals are used for transportation and...
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Waking mother?
This child appears reluctant to awaken her dozing mother, slumbering just...
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Cao Dai temple, near Saigon
Cao Dai is one of Vietnam's minority religions, founded in the...
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Face in the window, Mekong Ferry
There was a distant caution on this child's face, peering out at...
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War memorial, Ben Tre
Ben Tre is a small city in the Mekong Delta. There was heavy fighting...
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Fruitful frame, Ben Tre Market
I was able to completely frame these women with the product they sell....
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A sniff of heaven, or is it hell?
This lady sells durian at the Ben Tre market. It apparently...
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Aged man, Ben Tre
We found him having breakfast in his house -- which opened on to the...
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Seamstress, Mo Cay Town
We were invited into a Mekong Delta home that also produced garments...
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Nap time, Tra Vinh
The conical hat, an iconic symbol of Vietnam, not only offers shade, but if...
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Tra Vinh vista
Tra Vinh, deep in the Mekong Delta, is shaded by huge trees. Many...
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Captive waterfowl, near Vinh Long
Legs bound together, these birds will soon become someone's dinner. I...
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Caged pigs, Vinh Long market
Shrieking pigs arrive in the huge market at Vinh Long, each of them...
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Economics of the street, Vinh Long
This image is packed with layers, each of them symbolizing a different...
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Fantasies, Vinh Long
Two women emerge from a wedding dress store in Vinh Long, a store that trades...
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Construction, Vinh Long
Building methods in Vietnam are often not as advanced as in other...
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Florist and family, Sadec market
Entire streets of Sadec are filled with the wares of entrepreneurial...
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Clothesline, Sadec
I began by photographing the clothes themselves, mainly because of the...
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Morning pho, Sadec
Pho (pronounced "fuh") is a delicious broth, filled with...
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Ferry to Can Tho
Can Tho, with over a million people, is the largest city in the Mekong...
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Roasted ducks, Can Tho
You can barely make out the customers shopping behind this rack of...
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Remembering Ho
A huge bronze statue of Ho Chi Minh, painted in silver, dominates the...
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Floating market near Can Tho
Hundreds of vendors and buyers alike take to the waters of the Mekong...
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Breakfast, floating market, Can Tho
Those who come here to sell early in the morning make their own breakfast and...
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Triangle, Long Xuyen
Long Xuyen is the second most prosperous town in the Mekong Delta, after Can...
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Wood carrier, Long Xuyen
For many, life in the Mekong Delta is physically punishing. This young woman...
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Cradle to grave, Long Xuyen
One of the most indelible experiences I had in Vietnam was a long...
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Flower arranger, Long Xuyen
It came as a pleasant surprise to find a strong man, sans shirt, arranging a...
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Color in the market
One of the things I search for when visiting any travel scene is density of...
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College student, Long Xuyen
Cam Xuan welcomed me to her neighborhood and country in perfect English, and...
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Incense workers, Binh Hduc
While traveling upriver between Long Xuyen and Chau Doc, we spent an...
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Joss sticks, Binh Hduc
Made by hand in Binh Hduc, these are high quality joss sticks, using natural...
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Temple guard, Chau Doc
Chau Doc is the northernmost Vietnamese city in the Mekong Delta, a short...
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Catholic cemetery, Chau Doc
A reminder of France's long colonial hold on Indochina, this Catholic...
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Rickshaw in motion, Chau Doc
Early evening is a wonderful time to express movement with a camera....
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Sleeping rickshaw driver, Chau Doc
This man's livelihood seems to be draining out of his rickshaw. He sleeps...
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Street corner, Chau Doc
The early morning light enriches the colors of this scene on a Chau...
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Meeting on the Mekong, Chau Doc
The three boats in this scene form a balletic triangle -- their movement...
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Floral deluge, Chau Doc market
The young vendor is overwhelmed by the intensity of color that...
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Rural rush hour, Tan Chau
Tan Chau is a suburb of Chau Doc --we were touring its dirt roads during our...
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In a cloud of dust, Tan Chau
They came at us out of the golden haze of rising dust -- a steady flow of...
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To work, near Cambodian border
The iconic image of a man with a conical hat and a hoe on his back, trudging...
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Vietnam-Cambodia border, Mekong River
The Mekong rises in China, flows through Thailand into Laos, and then plunges...
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The Killing Fields, Phomn Penh, Cambodia
We spent an evening and day in Cambodia's capital city. The most chilling...
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Garments of the dead, Phnom Penh
As we walked the Killing Fields where Pol Pot's executioners once...
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Child's play, Phnom Penh
Twenty four hours after walking Phnom Penh's tragic Killing Fields, I was...
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Last sunset, Phnom Penh
Moments before packing my cameras up and leaving for home, I saw these...
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