by kianhong
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called “Opportunity” and its first chapter is New Year’s Day. ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce ~
Categories: By Country, Picture for Thought, Vietnam • Tags: fingers, hand, happy new year, photography, Sapa, Travel, Vietnam
by kianhong
My sudden appearance surprised them and caught them off guard for sure. I just like the way this little creature on the right look at me. Did you see those tiny things on their fingers? Yes, wild berries! They were having so much fun. I really miss those childhood days where I used to roam [...]
Categories: By Country, Faces @ 85, Vietnam • Tags: berry, caught off guard, Children, Face, fingers, kids, photography, Portrait, Sapa, Travel, Vietnam, wild berries
by kianhong
I have spent 2 weeks in Vietnam, where I started from Hoi An, then Hue, Hanoi and further north to Sapa. During the course of my journey, I photographed many people — street vendor, fish monger, novice monk, barber, children, coffee beans seller, old man, Black Hmong, Red Dzao and countless of other interesting [...]
Categories: By Country, Faces @ 85, Vietnam • Tags: black hmong, emotion, expression, Face, girl, hope, photography, Sapa, taking portrait, Travel, Vietnam
by kianhong
It was raining almost day and night. Out on the street, I saw people carrying their umbrellas and wearing rain coats, fully geared for the bad weather. For most eager travellers who came all the way from different parts of the world to visit Sapa, it made no sense to hide inside the hotel’s rooms. Fake North Face jackets were sold like hot cakes, thanks to the desperate tourists [...]
Categories: By Country, Travelogue, Vietnam • Tags: black hmong, faces, Flower Hmong, hill tribe, Montagnards, mountain, photography, Portrait, Red Dzao, Sapa, Travel, Vietnam, weather
by kianhong
一直在奔跑 以为累了不会被骚扰 后来才知道 句号不代表已经完了 原来始终做得不比你好 你的完美 不必是我的摧毁 我的失败 也是时候说拜拜 不用说明白 明白只会更无奈 只要你愉快 会逃一辈子的亡 去忘一整夜的唉
Categories: By Country, Scribble of Mind, Vietnam • Tags: black hmong, escape, paddy field, photography, Sapa, Travel, Vietnam, 逃亡
by kianhong
Categories: By Country, Faces @ 85, Vietnam • Tags: Face, hill tribe, Montagnard, photography, Portrait, red dao, Red Dzao, Sapa, Ta Phin Village, Vietnam, yao, 瑶族
by kianhong
Categories: By Country, Travelogue, Vietnam • Tags: Buffalo, Children at work and at play, Face, kids, People, photography, Portrait, Sapa, Vietnam, wood collector, wood gatherer
by kianhong
Bac Ha Sunday Market host the largest and the most interesting fair in the mountainous region of Northwestern Vietnam. This is the meeting place where all the nearby villagers and hill tribes come to eat, to shop, to trade and to meet friends. But the most amazing sight to see here has to be colorful dresses that [...]
Categories: By Country, Faces @ 85, Vietnam • Tags: Bac Ha market, colors, Face, Flower Hmong, hill tribe, Montagnard, photography, Portrait, Sapa, Vietnam, 花赫蒙族
by kianhong
(A local heading back home after collecting wood from the nearby forest) I have been very busy lately and have totally overstretched my body. My body starts complaining by sending me some very ”painful” signals. I ask myself whether it’s worth doing so much where no rewards are to be seen at the expense of [...]
Categories: By Country, Picture for Thought, Vietnam • Tags: hill tribe, People, photography, rice terrace, Sapa, Sin Chai Village, uphill task, Vietnam, wood collector, wood gatherer
by kianhong
I met this mysterious girl while I was wandering in Sin Chai village. Her colorful costume drew my attention. Yet, I couldn’t tell which tribe she belongs to. Black H’mong, Flower H’mong and Red Dzao people are easily identified. But this beautiful girl’s dressing just doesn’t give me much clue. I waved at her and [...]
Categories: By Country, Travelogue, Vietnam • Tags: beautiful smile, girl smile, hill tribe costume, mountain, photography, Portrait, Sapa, Sin Chai Village, smile, unique costume, Vietnam
by kianhong
(A black Hmong lady I met in Sin Chai Village, about 5km away from Sapa town)
Categories: By Country, Faces @ 85, Vietnam • Tags: black hmong, Face, hill tribe, Montagnard, photography, Portrait, Sapa, Sin Chai Village, Vietnam, 黑赫蒙族
by kianhong
听一听这首歌: 周杰伦：梯田 专辑：叶惠美 作词：周杰伦 作曲：周杰伦 文山啊 等你写完词 我都出下一张专辑啰 没关系 慢慢来 这首歌我自己来 说到中学时期 家乡的一片片梯田 是我看过最美的绿地 于是也因此让我得了最佳摄影 莫名其妙在画面中的我 不会写词都像个诗人 坐着公车上学的我 看着窗外的牛啃草 是一种说不出的自由自在 Hoi Ya E Ya 那鲁湾 Na E Na Ya Hei 哦～我亲爱的牛儿啊 Hoi Ya E Ya 那鲁湾 Na E Na Ya Hei 哦～跑到哪儿去啦 面店旁的小水沟 留着我们长大的梦 绕过天真 跳至收割期 人们的汗水夹杂着满足与欢笑 是我现在最舍不得的画面 也是我另一项参展作品 靠着回忆 画成油画 拿到奖状 有个啥用 鼓励你多去回忆是吧 哼我真想撕掉 换回自然 怎么梯田不见 多了几家饭店 住在里面 [...]
Categories: By Country, Scribble of Mind, Vietnam • Tags: paddy field, rice terrace, Sapa, Vietnam, 梯田, 歌, 沙坝, 越南