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by 360 Nomad | Oct 31, 2018 | 0 comments

Lanterns, Hoi An Photo Tour

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Emmy Award Winner
Documenting the People and Culture of Vietnam
Teaching Photography in Hoi An

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"I want to be a singer when I grow up. I love the song 'Em yêu trẻ em’ (which translates to 'I love children’).
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Cốc proudly wears her traditional shirt of the Phu La ethnic group.
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Driving through the rain in Northern Vietnam we came across a traditional wooden house full of activity. Inside the men were drinking homemade rice wine while the kids were playing under the eaves.
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The kids were quite shy at first but we hung out with them and the adults drinking rice wine, and even though it was barely 9 am I couldn’t turn down a few shots.
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Cốc, 7 years old
Phu La Ethnic Group
Northern Vietnam
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This photo is currently featured in the latest issue of Vietnam Heritage, by Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam's premier culture magazine.
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"I raised this rooster to catch wild roosters in the forest. I have a trap, I bring it to the forest then put the rooster in it. The rooster crows then the wild roosters run to the trap. He crows loudly. He is also very good at fighting" Hac tells us as she stands next to her rooster, cradling him gently in her hands.
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"I catch the roosters and sell them. We don’t eat our rooster."
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Hac
Lao Ethnic Group
Lai Chau Vietnam
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Hac invited us inside her house and one of the first things I noticed was a rooster perched right by the door. I soon realized that he is a productive member of the family, being a lure to catch wild roosters in the forest. Therefore I decided to photograph them together. Incidentally, this photo is currently a 2 page spread in Heritage Magazine by Vietnam Airlines. The rooster occupies an entire page, he’s almost famous. I look forward to returning and giving them a copy of the magazine.
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Remember Năm who is almost 100 years old from 2 posts back? This is her grand-daughter.
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“Meeting each other might be our fate and destiny. We met on Facebook…showed him as a friend suggestion."
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Linh, 18, is from the Xa Phang ethnic group living in a small traditional village in Northern Vietnam. She and her husband were the first people we met in their village and they welcomed us into their home, taking the time to explain their story and culture to Trinh and I. The first thing she tells us is about how they met.
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“Meeting each other might be our fate and destiny. We met on Facebook. We lived 70 km far away from each other. We’ve been married for 8 months. Facebook showed him as a friend suggestion. His relatives live near my house. There are not many of us, so we almost knew each other already.” (Their ethnic group is quite small).
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“He 'attacked' me. People tell me that he is a good man so I just ‘attacked' him too. We both “attacked” each other” ( they tell us scratching their heads shyly and giggling).
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"My only wish now is that my child will have good health when she is born. This is our first child.”
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Linh, 18 years old
Xa Phang Ethnic Group
Dien Bien Province, Vietnam
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It amused me, seeing that even in the remotest regions of Vietnam people are well connected through social media. Since this picture (summer of 2019) Linh and her husband Hoà have welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Vy. And it just so happens that we share the same birthday (Sept 30th)! Swipe to see a picture of baby Vy and her handmade hat that her mother Linh sent to us.

Additionally, this photo is currently a full-page feature in Vietnam Airline’s Heritage Magazine, Jan 2020 issue. If you’re flying on Vietnam airlines be sure to keep an eye out. (Swipe to see it in the magazine.)
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"I moved from Laos to Vietnam when I was a kid. So I only know my own language."
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Lò Thị Năm, almost 100 years old
Lao Ethnic Group
Lai Chau, Vietnam
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Exploring Northern Vietnam over the summer we found that many older people in the ethnic villages like Năm, didn’t speak much or any Vietnamese. It’s interesting to note that many young kids also primarily spoke their ethnic languages, not having learned Vietnamese yet in school.
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We hung out for a few hours with Năm and her granddaughter in their wooden house. The photo we took of Năm’s granddaughter has been featured many times in the news in Vietnam and also appears in the latest Heritage magazine by Vietnam Airlines. .
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So much has happened this last year, but the part I am most thankful for is all of the wonderful people Trinh and I have had the honor of meeting.
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The highlight for me was being on the road for a combined 3+ months as we explored the beautiful and diverse ethnic cultures of Vietnam. Hearing people's stories and learning about their culture was the reason I got back to portrait photography and this year had so much of that. Being able to return to see many of these people and give them their photos filled me with happiness.
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I’m not one for favorites, but here are a handful of pictures that in my heart, mean so much.
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I wish you all a Happy New Year and a beautiful and happy 2020!
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Ứt, 100 years old, is laying down in her small stilt house when we return to see her with a print. It’s a very simple house with one large room and a small entrance foyer.
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She sits up when we enter and takes the print that I give her. Studying it closely she smiles and in her native Ba Na language says: “my hair is white and I’m old already” looking at me chuckling.
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As we leave we place the picture on a small shelf. The only photo she has of herself.
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Y Ứt, 100 years old
Ba Na (Bahnar), Ethnic Group
Kon Tum, Vietnam
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