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We met Tình as he brought his cows home on a hot

We met Tình as he brought his cows home on a hot and humid summer afternoon in his village near the border of Cambodia in Southern Vietnam.
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Amongst rice fields and forests of palm and eucalyptus sits a collection of small villages where the Khmer's art of weaving silk by hand thrives. By the last count, there were more than 70 families with 130 artisans skilled in the traditional craft. Driving through the village it seems every other house has a loom.
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Tình's wife sits at the head of a loom in front of their house, studiously working in a smooth rhythm, mesmerizing to watch. The up and down movement of the loom is powered by nothing more than her feet in an entirely manual process. She works the loom like a magician and with each movement, the dyed silk transforms into a beautifully intricate cloth. I watch transfixed.
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“Hats used to be rare, so we wrapped the head like this. It's cooler” Tình explains, wrapping his head with a piece of the silk cloth woven by his wife.
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Tình, 50 years old
Khmer Ethnic Group
Mekong Delta, Vietnam
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Behind the scenes with Tình and Alden (@360nomad). I typically wear a headscarf to protect my all too sensitive Caucasian skin from the harsh midday sun when traveling. When Tình wrapped his head I figured it’d make for a fun picture of the two of us. “No smiling,” I said, just before Trinh took the picture and we both broke out laughing.
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From the trip we just returned from; 2+ months exploring and meeting the ethnic groups in Central and Southern Vietnam.
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In the beginning, Vietnam was spared from the outb

In the beginning, Vietnam was spared from the outbreak of Coronavirus that most countries are experiencing. Due to strict measures at the outset, the small number of cases were contained, and after a few weeks of social distancing in April and a partial lockdown, things were back to normal. While international travel was all but banned, domestic travel boomed.
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Trinh and I have a company “Hoi An 360", doing photography tours and workshops in Hoi An and around Vietnam. However, without any foreigners arriving it didn’t make much sense to hang out in Hoi An.
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In May we loaded up my motorbike (with a little too much stuff) and set out on the road to discover the ethnic cultures of Central and Southern Vietnam. I felt so fortunate to be in a country where, amidst the chaos of the world, we could continue meeting and talking to people, learning their stories and cultures, and helping them while we were at it.
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Two months and a little over 6,000 kilometers later (still with a bit too much gear on my poor motorbike) the news broke that new cases had emerged in Da Nang, Vietnam (near Hoi An, where we originated). After almost 100 days of no community transmission, something, or someone had slipped through into the country.
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The box was opened. Without knowing who brought it, as the cases quickly climbed in a country booming with local tourism, the plan changed to containment.
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This was about 2 weeks ago. The government response, as before, has been swift and thorough. Lockdown of neighborhoods where there is an outbreak, strict social distancing measures, there is even an app that tells you where the confirmed cases originated.
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So now, in a world turned upside down, we slow down and wait. Fortunate for what we have, hoping for the best and looking forward to the day we can get back out and load a bit too much gear back on my motorcycle.
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Nàng, 60, sits in front of her stilt house with a

Nàng, 60, sits in front of her stilt house with a wall of corn drying behind her. After the harvest, the corn is strung up to dry, at which point, most will be used for chicken feed.
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As we drove around her village in Northern Vietnam we were surprised that most of the houses are still the traditional stilt houses. Stilt houses were used in the past (and still today) to keep unwanted animals out and to protect from flooding. It also creates an area to work, protected from the rain. However, it’s becoming common to adopt ‘modern’ methods of building houses.
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Nàng is from the Lự ethnic group, consisting of about 5,000-6,000 people in Vietnam. While relatively small in number, the Lự ethnic group has a rich culture and still weave their own traditional clothes with exquisite beauty and care. Every person in this village has them.
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We stopped in front of Nàng’s house when her friendly smile caught our attention. When we asked to take her photo her first reply was “I am too old” while laughing. She agreed and it wasn’t long before the entire village gathered around to watch, from the youngest children to the village elders, chatting and laughing
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Nàng, 60 years old
Lự Ethnic Group
Lai Chau, Vietnam
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Colors of Hoi An. . There is a morning rhythm in t

Colors of Hoi An.
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There is a morning rhythm in the ancient town of Hoi An. Vendors go to sell their wares while locals walk back and forth to have breakfast or to the market. Slowing down to observe one can begin to recognize the rhythm and people, day after day.
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This was a spontaneous scene where two women recognized each other and the woman on the bicycle slowed down to talk to the other. I was shooting in this area as I love the contrast of the blue shutters/doors against the yellow wall.
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As a photographer, one of the things I appreciate about Vietnam is people still carry certain ancient traditions in everyday life. I remember meeting a foreigner who'd recently arrived in Vietnam and she had assumed that the non la (conical hats) were mainly worn just for tourists. But in fact, they are a very functional accessory to block the sun and are worn by so many people throughout the day in all parts of Vietnam.
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We haven’t had a chance to locate these women and learn a little about their lives but we will!
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This photo is part of “Colors of Hoi An” - a photography project to highlight the bold colors of Hoi An, Vietnam, juxtaposed with the daily life of the locals.
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