Wietnam - Redux

View of a local market in Meo Vac, Ha Giang province. In the mountainous areas of northern Vietnam markets are held every Sunday. They are important f...

Portrait of a women in traditional clothes, worn by Dao people. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged moun...

A boy is carrying his crop, that will serve as food for the family's animals. Cane is one of the most common agricultural products in Ha Giang provinc...

A group of men is pulverising limestone in order to produce cement. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged...

A small village located at the foot of a mountain in Ha Giang province. The area is known for its karst topography and lack of water, making livelihoo...

A girl is making a break from working on her family's field. Harvesting season is the most crucial time of the year. The whole family works together t...

A small group of houses is located on a hillslope close to their owner's fields. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minori...

Portrait of a man holding a qeej, the traditional instrument used by Hmong people. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic mino...

View of a terraced rice field in Ngoc Long, Ha Giang province. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mount...

Portrait of a girl in school, wearing traditional clothes worn by Dao people. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minoritie...

View of a primary school. In the remote mountain areas many schools use cheap, natural materials, such as clay for their buildings. But some schools s...

View of a terraced rice field in Ngoc Long, Ha Giang province. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mount...

Grandmother and granddaughter are walking home after a day working on the family's field. Harvesting season is the most crucial time of the year. The...

View on a rice field after the harvest. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mountains and beautiful, but...

Buffaloes are being traded on a local market in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province. Buffaloes can serve as farm animals as well as an investment, with prices ra...

A man holding a puppy he bought on a local market in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province. In the mountainous areas of northern Vietnam markets are held every Su...

Buffaloes are being traded on a local market in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province. Buffaloes can serve as farm animals as well as an investment with prices ran...

A woman waits for customers to buy her buffalo on a local market in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province. Buffaloes can serve as farm animals as well as an invest...

A group of people is negotiating the price for a water buffalo on a local market in Bac Ha, Lao Cai province. Buffaloes can serve as farm animals as w...

A man rides through his village on a motorbike. Motorbikes are necessary means of transportation and bridging the long distances between remote villag...

A boy is collecting paper trash in order to sell it for about one dollar per kilogram on a nearby market. This way he helps to support the family's in...

A boy is playing with a self-made scooter. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mountains and beautiful,...

Two women are using a machine that helps them doing harvest work. Harvesting season is the most crucial time of the year. The whole family works toget...

A woman dries freshly harvested rice in front of her house. Harvesting season is the most crucial time of the year. The whole family works together to...

A woman uses a basket to separate rice grain and straw. Harvesting season is the most crucial time of the year. The whole family works together to ens...

Women are using baskets to separate rice grain and straw as part of their harvest work. Rice is the main, and for some poor families the only, source...

A girl is carrying crop from her family's field, located on a hillslope, down to a nearby street, from where it will be transported to the next villag...

A girl is running by a loam-walled house in Y Ty, Lao Cai province. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged...

A twelve year old girl is taking care of her relatives during the day, while their parents are working on the fields. Harvesting season is the most cr...

Two men are peeling garlic to plant the seed as next year's crop on their field in Y Ty, Lao Cai province. Harvesting season is the most crucial time...

A boy is taking care of the family's herd of water buffaloes while his parents are working on their field. Many children need to support their familie...

A boy takes care of the family's herd of water buffaloes while his parents are working on their field. Many children need to support their families ra...

An empty rice field after the harvest in Y Ty, Lao Cai province. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mou...

Girls are playing a game with stones on a self-made board. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mountains...

A family is doing harvest work on their field. Rice is the main, and for some poor families the only, source of nutrition in the region. Harvesting se...

A family is threshing rice crop on their field. Rice is the main, and for some poor families the only, source of nutrition in the region. Harvesting s...

Two men are threshing rice crop on their field. Rice is the main, and for some poor families the only, source of nutrition in the region. Harvesting...

A family is harvesting rice on their field in Lao Cai province. Harvesting season is the most crucial time of the year. The whole family works togethe...

A village located in a valley close to Sapa in Lao Cai province. Most of its inhabitants are living from rice cultivation or ethnic tourism. The high...

Portrait of a woman in traditional clothes worn by Hmong people. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mou...

Corn is being dried in the attic of a Hmong family's house in Sapa, Lao Cai province. Corn is used widely as animal feed and for making rice liquor....

A street running through a valley surrounded by mountains close to Sa Pa, Lao Cai province. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse et...

A girl is walking along a path leading towards her house with a rice bowl in her hands. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic...

A girl is walking through a river on her way home from school. A wooden bridge was washed away shortly before due to heavy rainfall and rising water l...

A group of girls is walking through a mudded street in their village after heavy rainfall. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse eth...

Portrait of a Hmong girl taking care of her little sister. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mountains...

A village inhabited by ethnic Lahu located in Lai Chau province. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mou...

Ethnic Lahu children are being taught Vietnamese at a local school in Lai Chau province. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethni...

Cchildren are jumping rope while having break at school. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mountains a...

Children are playing on a big swing while having break at school. The highlands of northwest Vietnam are home to diverse ethnic minorities. Rugged mo...