Tag: Vietnam
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THE CANALS OF THE MEKONG DELTA
Back in the early 19th century the Emperor Gia Long, the founder of the Nguyễn Dynasty, had the foresight to build canals for irrigation, transportation and military purposes in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. The French colonizers thought that was a pretty good idea as well and they enlarged the network in the mid-19th to mid-20th century. […]
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CAN THO
I arrived in Can Tho, Vietnam’s gateway city to the Mekong Delta, after an all-night flight and a three-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City. I was too tired to set out and explore the city … and it quickly became too hot and humid. So I did the lazy photographer method and just set […]
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A DAY IN THE RICE PADDIES OF CAO PHONG
Timing is so important in photography. And I seem to get it wrong so often. I stayed an extra day in Vietnam so I could see rice being harvested in terraced paddies. But it soon appeared that my timing was wrong. Turns out most of the rice in northern Vietnam had already been harvested. Nothing […]
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