No room, no time… no problem.
Yesterday Vinacapital held their annual investor’s conference at the Sofitel Metropole in Hanoi. I’ve worked on several assignments with them in the past, and am always happy to get a phone call from them. My assignment this time was to setup a studio on-location and make portraits of the staff and investors during their coffee [...]
Urban panoramas
I’ve been working with a real estate consulting firm the past few months, photographing some of their projects in Hanoi and Danang. Most of the shoots were at construction sites, in varying stages of development. Here’s an image shot from the roof of a hotel in Hanoi, overlooking the southern edge of Hai Ba Trung [...]
Solid gold
Last month I shot an assignment for the World Gold Council. With Vietnam’s previously robust economy now suffering from massive inflation, people are turning to gold as a safe investment. I was able to take a brief look into the phenomena of banks and trading companies branding their own gold to sell on the market. [...]
How to spend a quiet Sunday afternoon….
Yesterday a did a shoot with my friend Thao, who is finishing up her studies at the London School of Fashion here in Hanoi. Most of the fashion work I do is documentary or behind-the-scenes, but I’ve worked with Thao before and had a blast. So when she called me and asked if I was [...]
Vietnam Wedding Photography: not just a catchy name
A little self-promotion here: Vietnam Wedding Photography, a joint-venture with fellow Hanoi-based snapper Aidan Dockery, is now in full swing. The new website is scheduled to be up and running in a few weeks, and in the meantime there’s a little blog we’re posting with photos from wedding shoots around the country. Its an interesting [...]
Buffalo Tours wants your photos… without paying for them!
From regional travel agency Buffalo Tours: “Buffalo Tours are running an Expat Photography Competition, ‘Expats in Indochina’. We are looking for the best image of yourself, friends or family traveling in Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia. The main criteria for the photographs will include both the ‘essence’ of Indochina as a backdrop, with the traveler either [...]
Portraits: Hanoi International Music Festival
This past weekend was the first ever Hanoi International Music Festival, organized to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Minsk Club, the venerated Belarussian motorcycle appreciation society. Bands and DJs from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, England and, of course, Vietnam played all day long at the American Club, and all night long at various [...]