Nguyen Van refuses to call himself a photographer. And he won't let us call him one either. But his images, and his hot Instagram feed @odaucungchup, prove his love for the city he's called home for the last ten years.
Artist Tran Chi Thanh was born in Quang Tri but has called Danang home for the last ten years. While he painted on Son Tra Peninsula, we asked him for his artist’s guide to the beach city.
Saigon Souls came from the pan-Asian Monopo project, and its Saigon office led by creatives Robin and Vicki. It captures dancers emerging from the dark days of lockdown. And it’s soundtracked by Nodey.
The Vietnamese fashion industry is being nurtured by young talents. And young designers like Tran Xia and Tri Dong Phong are already turning heads with their designs and startup brands.
Kmon Nguyen likes to shoot the chaos of Saigon, its streets and buildings. He loves the city too and wants his work to express the same love he feels for Saigon.
“Every photo I take is stored in two places,” Hai Vu tells us, “on the memory card of my camera…and in my heart.” Here, the travel and urban architecture photographer tells us about his stand-out shots.
Unlike the other photographers in our series exploring Vietnam through the lens of local artists, Minh Pham is new to the game. You’d never know. Minh’s images capture moments that offer more questions than answers.