Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Ready for Take Off in Kon Tum, Vietnam

Meet the Spiderman of Vietnam or otherwise known as the Airplane Boy.

He was featured in a photo blog I did a while back. Read the story HERE.

In a sense this photo makes me sad because I’ll probably never get a chance to meet this young man again. I’ll always wonder what the future will hold for him.

Will he continue to live in poverty?

Will he leave his village and head for the big city?

Will he get a decent education to handle the challenges of an every increasing global economy?

Will his ethnic minority tribe ever be assimilated into the Vietnamese majority?

I pray his future would be one of optimism and opportunities. May it “take off” and know no bounds.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Apsara Dancer - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

"The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie." -Agnes de Mille

Apsara dance is the traditional Cambodian dance that was practiced in the royal palaces. This traditional dance almost went extinct during the bloody reign of the Khmer Rouge.

The Khmer dance is characterized by intricate finger and body movements (i.e. flexibility) which usually convey a story or message.

What better way to understand Khmer history than photographing an apsara dancer at historical Angkor Wat. On this particular morning a celestial dancer descended from the clouds to be my model at the Bayon temple. I don’t what kind of story her fingers were telling me that morning, but I think it had to do with a gratuity.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The Shadows of Mui Ne, Vietnam

I spent more time in Vietnam than any other country I visited in Southeast Asia because I found the country fascinating, photogenic and frustrating.

Let’s focus on the photogenic part.

Mui Ne is not only known for its amazing coast line, but also for its rich red sand dunes. The coastal charms of Mui Ne was a direct contrast to the motorbike filled concrete jungle of Saigon.

In Mui Ne I enjoyed great weather, great beaches and the photogenic sand dunes. You can read about how I captured this scene from this previous post Good Morning Vietnam!

I liked how the glow of the late afternoon light and the woman’s shadow came together in this photograph.

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