Optimism in life. Curiosity in travel. Highlights in photography.
The individuals I photograph on my travels don’t benefit from my presence, not in an immediate sense anyway. In fact, there’s potential for harm to them if I damage their landscape or use my images inappropriately. So I walk that edge of privilege and responsibility in observing the lives of people from different cultures. Continue reading “Living on the Edge”
Three images I took at a Vietnam fishing village made me stop and ponder.
Sunday market for the Flower Hmong in North Vietnam is quite an event. I wanted to capture the colour and intense atmosphere of the mass of people. Positioning myself in one spot, I waited for something more to happen alongside two women engrossed in conversation …
The temperatures in Vietnam were intense … until the rain broke the stifle and gave me an opportunity to photograph the reaction of the village children.
