After departing Hoi Anh via our flight from Danang, we headed to Hanoi to experience a completely different “Vietnam”. In Hanoi, we shot the bustling old quarter and visited Ho Chi Minh’s tomb, and even had some free time to avail ourselves to some of the best shopping in Southeast Asia. It’s here where the […]
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Vietnam Photo Tour: Hoi An to Hanoi, Telephoto Shots
The following is a collection of only those photographs which I made with my 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Again, you’ll see some subjects that I photographed multiple times. A split second difference when photographing people can result in a completely different expression or gesture. Our tour group is now in Hanoi after visiting Bac Ha market […]
Vietnam Photo Tour Guests Meet Pulitzer Winning Photographer, Nick Ut
Call it luck or call it serendipity, but what an absolutely amazing opportunity we had this year; to meet a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, right here in the same country where over 40 years ago, he snapped what has become the most iconic image of the Vietnam War. Huỳnh Công Út, known professionally as Nick […]
Vietnam Photo Tour: Hill Tribes Of The North
For the grand finale of the 2013 Vietnam Explorer Photo Tour we traveled north to photograph at the markets, towns and villages near the Chinese border. Our base of operations, the town of Bac Ha, is nestled among the emerald rice paddies, riots of bamboo, pine, and orchids of Vietnam’s lush northern hills. Bac Ha […]
Vietnam Photo Tour: Hoi An To Hanoi
Reaching the mid point of the Vietnam photo tour, we continued our journey, leaving Hoi An to fly north to explore Vietnam’s bustling capitol, Hanoi and then further afield to beautiful, Halong Bay. Hanoi is the current capital of Vietnam and the country’s second largest city. Hanoi was the most important political center of Vietnam […]
Vietnam Photo Tour: Mekong Delta, Can Tho
Can Tho is the biggest city in South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, with an estimated population of 1.5 million. The name Can Tho comes from “cầm thi giang” – river of poems. It is also referred to as “Tay Do” meaning “Western capital”. The city is famous for its floating markets, Buddhist pagodas, delicious food, fresh […]
Vietnam Photo Tour: Day One, Saigon
The 2013 Vietnam Photo Tour is off and running with 10 enthusiastic photographers, eager to explore this amazing country. We spent our first day, cameras in hand, wandering around Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City as it’s now called). We visited many of Saigon’s icons including the spectacular turn-of-the-century Colonial French Post Office, the War Remnants […]
Participant’s Images Fro Vietnam Photo Tour 3/2010
Now that the Vietnam Trip is finished, I would like to showcase some of the participant’s images. Everyone captured some truly amazing photos. It’s always exciting to see how each person “saw” a particular scene. This outstanding image shot by Steve Chan was made during out boat trip on Halong Bay in the Gulf of […]
Vietnam Tour & Angkor Wat extension finished!
Well folks, it was a great trip…our first, annual Vietnam photo tour! I know everyone who came along had a great time and I hope that all of you following the blog enjoyed all the updates and images. Now I would like to point you to a blog written by Anientra Hamper (daughter of Robbie […]
Ouch!
Drizzly conditions make for slick pavement, which is great for photos but dangerous for walking. While photographing this flower vendor on the streets here in Hanoi about an hour ago, I stepped on a wet curb, slipped and fell, dropping my Mark II with the 16-35 f2.8 as I went down. I saw the camera […]
