Vietnam after 32 years - 2007 Photo Gallery by longbachnguyen at pbase.com

Vietnam after 32 years - 2007

It was my first time back in Vietnam after leaving Saigon on 22 April, 1975 for the United States. It was a great opportunities to visit relatives whom I haven't seen for 32 years. The presentation of this gallery is to present a wide spectrum of what I encountered on my trip. There were so many things I saw ranging from the thousands of scooters, daily life's activities during the day and especially at night, the vast amount of small businesses. This is the reason for the pictures not in any particular orders, so I hope you enjoyed traveling with me for my first trip back to Vietnam since the end of the war. I have added personal comments to many of the pictures in the gallery...you have to click the individual image to see the comments. I hope this will give you a sense of my thoughts or ideas when I took the image. We stayed in 7th district of Saigon, then visited my grandma place in Ben Tre and My Tho in the Mekong Delta, back to Saigon. We drove north to Mui Ne, just south of Nha Trang before returning to Saigon. Last few days the family drove south to Can Tho and the Floating Market. I would like to say "thank you" in advance for taking your time in viewing this gallery and for leaving kind comments and your vote of this gallery. Your comments and/or critiques are greatly appreciate. Cheers, Long

JOURNEY BACK T...

By LONG BACH NGUYEN

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paddling in floating market	doing laundry along a dirty shore	tour guides	heavy load	school girl in ao dai
sunset over My Tho	school girl	Good Morning Vietnam	balloon lady	blur of the scooters
delivery cyclo	in the slow lane	contemplating life - Journey Back to Vietnam Book	convenient store in baskets	life on the river
protecting little brother	river traffic in Saigon	sidewalk breakfast	sidewalk parking in district 1	babysitting grandson
red dirt road	snack cart	duty free shopping center	full of activities	night market at Ben Thanh Saigon
People Committee Building	Rex Hotel	Saigon at Night	evening with family	pho mua sam
shirt merchants	hot foods on wheels	going to work	selling fruit off scooter	family of four
sandwich cart with customers	on the way to school	reflection of the crowds	family plot in rice field	banana plants
selling garlics	dogs on motorcycle	green rice field	wheels in motion	the future of My Tho
faded green building with blue windows	Ferries and new My Tho Bridge crossing Mekong River	Reading the Real Estate section	little girl with mom	coming from the rice field
rice field near Ben Tre	biking along rice fields	colorful ao dai	coconut farmers	street merchants at My Tho ferry terminal
going home at night	masked riders	home along the Mekong River	snack stands	monk in grandma's village
old monk	old monk in Ben Tre	my grandma	through the rice field	outdoor toilet
place of honor	little red drum	Giong Tre Church	Ben Tre church	grandma's neighbors
road from grandma's house	climbing down the coconut tree	cooking area	three grand ladies	beautiful smile
relatives house	clean clothings	little power ranger	grandma new kitchen	cousin's friends
grandma and aunties	fruit merchants	coffin makers	high school girls after class	shell fish and clams merchants
boats at sunset on Mekong River	glow of small business	tropical fruits	waiting at the line	15 floors building
Cho Lon	praying at the temple	circular incenses	Saigon Post Office	traffics at Ben Thanh circle
crossing at Ben Thanh circle	faces in motion	cyclo drivers	transport products	burning incense
Rush hour at Nguyen Thai Hoc Bridge	quite moment at L'Opera	masks hats and gloves	simple living in the country	illegal pass
fishing boats	safe in harbor	life on boat	fishing off the boat	little bird
little temple in Mui Ne	carrying large sign	resort in Mui Ne	mosquito net	630am on Mui Ne beach
holding on	lifting the circular boat	ready to come ashore	catch of the day	family affair
poor fishermen family	going over the catch	little brother	taking care little sister	waiting for family
coming ashore	Vietnamese fishing boats Mui Ne	fishing boats in harbor	boat of all types	home port
shells	school girl	Jill and kids	Mui Ne sand dune and bay	sand dunes of Mui Ne
expressions	sand dune girl	sand dune kid	going down hill	innocent smile
preparing for sliding	my wife Katherine	colorful eyes	mending the net	shifting sand
seeking permission	going to work on the beach	coast line of South Central Vietnam	sunrise worshipers	glider surfing
dry landscape	diverse landscape in Vietnam	drying something	going to school	houses and rice field
scooters gas station	Po Klong Garai Cham Towers	Cham Towers	small Cham Tower	small temple
details in the Cham Tower	entrance to large tower	view from Cham Tower area	family wagon	family of 5
scooters rest area	brick factory	lazy morning	beautiful	fishing in Saigon river
sea of scooters	dreaming of christmas	waiting for customers	court yard	doing daily chores
working tug boat	shrine along a street	well balanced scooter	roadside bike repair stand	gravesites in field
roosters in cages	Thanh That Cai-Lay Temple	smiling skinny scooter driver	Vinh Long Bridge	coming into port
beautiful aged face	sugarcane lady	seeding the rice field	watch for my hat	Duc Tan bike shop
tending to the rice field	little gray hair lady	in Mekong Delta	Selling meat sandwich on bike	proud water taxi driver
doing dishes	doing laundry and cleaning chicken	breakfast on boat	family dinner on boat	going to the floating market
household chores	rowing slowly forward	going to Cai Rang floating market	making the deal	colorful house and deck
Refreshment boat	father and son moment	cruising the small river in Delta	having lunch	cleaning lids
selling lotto tickets	helping mom	beautiful round face lady	bargaining	boat builder
loading supply	brothers on boat	leaning into the wind	California College Academy	clean clothings
supply boats with products	making coffee	organized chaos	buying cabbages	washing the boat
hers home	Can Tho river walk	going shopping	normal part of life along the river	whatever works
those eyes	green lady	daily chores	captain and first mate	collecting water for wash
mending clothing	snack	buying watermelon in other boat	advertisement poles	drip dry
hand made in Vietnam	striking posed	well worned	flowers window	precarious homes
tied together	floating market	houses on abandoned crane barges	repaired done	brick house near Can Tho
humid afternoon in Can Tho	waiting to off load cargo	Can Tho is the destination	balancing act	Every 5 minutes
temple in Vinh Long	fabric colors	stylish woman in beautiful ao dai	fruit market at night	park in front former presidental palace
just walk on by	presidential palace	gate to the end of the war	dancer	former presidental palace
vice president reception room	former South Vietnam Presidental Helicopter	looking down corridor	movie theather in presidential palace	playful lady dragon
team members	moving dragon	nurses	bicycle leaning against wall	flag of modern Vietnam
offering	burning incenses at Jade Pagoda	large chamber in Jade Pagoda	design for water drains	lunch break at Pagoda
ceiling fans and detail of carving	evening cruise with family	magazines and Vietnamese news	selling gums and candies	family in the bus
family at Saigon Airport	auntie and cousins	seats for public trial	sidewalk tailorshop	new buidlings
oversize load	Notre Dame Cathedral	electrical and telephone nightmare	last helicopter out of Vietnam landing pad	having breakfast
she is not afraid	resting at post office	scene on the temple	boys will be boys	close living
no business	collecting garbages	life in narrow alley	business as usual	table for two
dinner boat and container boats	waiting to cross	dragon handle	bargaining for the best price	selling balloons on Le van Luoung street
wealthy rice farmer	reflection of a rice farm	dragonfly	poor air quality in Saigon	changing way of life in Saigon
welcome entrance	perfect reflection of water palm	Cho Tan Kieng	different type of windows	graceful young lady
dueling eyes	Christmas in Saigon	busy traffic circle	major european tourist area	normal part of life in Saigon
praying	respectful	temple and antennas	congestion on highway	repairing or remove electrical equipment
trees covered street	fresh banana	thatch siding on farm house	elementary school kids	blocking the river in Saigon
small open bus	red fruits and bananas	Waiting for the bus at Cho Tan Thach	family of three	beautiful fabrics
full of life under the tent	shoppers in Cho Binh Tay	heavy load on shoulders	postcard designs	starring at details in temple
coffee with friends	the stare	buddish religion	sunglasses	another symbol of Vietnam
wedding party	little green scale	night businesses	what traffic rules	hospitality
staring eyes of lady in red	tourists	bread lady	two lanes highway	roadside candy vendor
lunch on the river	heavenly view	dropping off supplies	preparing for the day	walking across Ben Thanh circle
electrical jungle	alley shops	food cart in neighborhood	footprints to my past	outdoor cooking
interior of temple	having lunch	new and traditional	glance through sunglasses	No Shoes
slow moving	under the tamaren tree	Phan Thiet business area	tending the rice field	masked rider
hard life	no child safety	advertisements in Saigon	Christmas in Saigon	front of Notre Dame Cathedral
selling peanuts	relics of the past	wide load	selling breads along highway	swimming in median on highway
Gas and Repair on highway	family plots	Tan An 8 Km	drying incents	Crossing over coconut tree bridge
commerce on Mekong River	busy night street	new cyclos	coming into port	small boat in wide Mekong River
small river in Delta	duck farmer	Helmet is optional	temple in Vinh Long	television in every house
Vietnamese style of sitting	dummies on wheel	hangers	carrying a load	band member
big sister	carrying cardboard	carrying marble slabs	carrying woods	home with mom
lot of packages	Mr Hipp	plastic pipes on motorized three wheels	rebars on scooter	selling bread on scooter
wide load on scooter	will move anything	kneel and pray	doing dishes on sidewalk	daily strain of life
copying a work of art	street vendor	broom and tree trunk	butcher lady	side of the bus
no deck	grandma	Can Tho Market	fountain	outdoor class
fruit market at night	Saigon Cathedral	crossing the street with traffics

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Frank Tran	PM reply	23-May-2012 21:31
Beautiful gallery! V+

Paul Runnest�	PM reply	09-Apr-2012 17:51
An excellent gallery from Vietnam

irena	PM reply	28-Feb-2012 09:44
This gallery is wonderful presentation of people life in this special and beautiful country. Congratulations! V

burtmann	PM reply	21-Jan-2012 13:38
Wonderful series. Well done. It's been 42 years for me :) v

Wendy O	PM reply	29-Dec-2011 01:19
What an amazing collection of images. I visited Vietnam in spring 2010 and found it utterly charming. I love seeing it through your eyes. Some of your images I recognize, but many I do not, since this is a very personal gallery for you. Thank you so much for sharing this! V

DA Rowlands	PM reply	25-Dec-2011 12:29
Fastastic captures of life in Vietnam. V

Elvira Vila	PM reply	01-Dec-2011 17:14
I enjoyed this excellent documentary very much! Extraordinary images here!

Guest		01-Dec-2011 17:08
What extraordinary photojournalism story through your camera

KAI-WING LEUNG	PM reply	11-Nov-2011 14:19
Amazing gallery of this wonderful country! V

Barri Olson	PM reply	06-Nov-2011 01:34
A wonderful and very remarkable gallery. A great memory for you, and a well photographed study of a land and it's people for us. Amazing.

Roel van Gestel	PM reply	11-Sep-2011 10:04
Beautiful gallery. You clearly have 'an eye' for the colours and composition! Well done!

Chuck Kuhn	PM reply	04-Sep-2011 22:55
Like your new website and of course your galleries. 2005 & 06 I made trip to Vietnam & the people, country, life in the fast lane just blew me away. Hanoi to Sapa was also special. I love your pictures here. I'm retired and planning on long to before year end to Hanoi, HCMC. One month at least. Doesn't take much to get me excited about Asia, just Vietnam. More later

Robbie D70	PM reply	18-Aug-2011 18:56
Thanks for showing your return to Vietnam trip, I found it very enlightening and a real pleasure to see . Very personnel and very real life. Superb work.

Andr� De Paepe	PM reply	05-Aug-2011 17:55
Wonderful gallery, enjoyed it very much!

ianstafford	PM reply	30-Jul-2011 14:57
Fantastic gallery, so real and representative of a lovely country

Ashley Hockenberry	PM reply	08-Jul-2011 14:10
Amazing gallery !!

Jim Woodworth	PM reply	25-Apr-2011 13:54
Excellent gallery. Your feelings come through in all the pictures.

baed	PM reply	11-Apr-2011 20:13
Great gallery with phantastic pictures, I have fond memories of the tour by South Vietnam 2007.

Suzanne Opitz	PM reply	13-Feb-2011 04:55
Lovely gallery Long! It really gives the feel and essence of Vietnam!. V. Suzanne

Jeff Goulden	PM reply	21-Jan-2011 04:40
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful country and its people. Well done Long. v.

Flora	PM reply	16-Jan-2011 16:41
Fantastic gallery, very interesting and full of life. V

Bracciodiferro	PM reply	13-Jan-2011 21:03
Wonderful captures, well done Long!V Paolo

Sylvie Vanderperre	PM reply	01-Jan-2011 17:38
Outstanding work

Sunny Cloud	PM reply	12-Dec-2010 22:48
My vote!

Raymond	PM reply	09-Nov-2010 14:05
I truly enjoyed my visit to your beautiful country through your images. makes me want to go there so bad ... it is definatly on my "to do list". Beautiful photography, as are all your other galleries.

skhin	PM reply	22-Oct-2010 06:40
Hi, Very interesting documentation of your home visit. I wonder if it's because you were one of them that allowed you access to all these nice places. Are they accessible to any visitors?

pik2004	PM reply	20-Oct-2010 17:00
Beautiful work!

John St John	PM reply	08-Oct-2010 22:26
Wonderfully diverse gallery from a fascinating place! ~V

Gene Trent	PM reply	27-Sep-2010 04:45
Absolutely stunningly beautiful and meaningful work!

~~/\~~	PM reply	09-Sep-2010 02:31
Excellent work, with a nice mix of both straight documentary-style shots and artistic shots. Both demonstrate your great skill with the camera.

Olaf Herrig	PM reply	08-Sep-2010 15:51
A great gallery!

Ron LaCroix	PM reply	08-Sep-2010 03:35
This gallery is excellent. It does a great job of showing the Vietnam of today.

Marcia Colelli	PM reply	27-May-2010 02:56
I am so glad you were able to go back for a visit, wonderful captures and I am sure memories you will treasure V

veraferia	PM reply	11-May-2010 18:52
Precious collection of this wonderful country with people so friendly and kind. I love your country!

Guest	PM reply	05-Apr-2010 22:06
A solid travel gallery

Tony Fairey	PM reply	04-Apr-2010 08:18
A great gallery giving a wonderful insight into life in Vietnam.VV Tony

theleftcoast	PM reply	12-Mar-2010 09:54
Great captures as usual Long, you have a great eye & vision. Thank you for sharing :) ~V Richard Nguyen

Birte Person	PM reply	26-Jan-2010 07:16
Very beautiful gallery,never been here but I am thinking of going there after I finish some work in Singapore next month.Looks like a great place for photography.V

vicente umali	PM reply	19-Jan-2010 20:06
Looking at your photos,I see many similarities between Vietnam and the Philippines. Thank you for sharing.

Gerard	PM reply	17-Jan-2010 15:55
Great Gallery,my compliments.

Mike Bates	PM reply	17-Jan-2010 13:45
A Wonderful Gallery

Cecil	PM reply	03-Dec-2009 08:33
Great gallery on the vietnamese way of life and the streets and vendors of Vietnam.

lian hai lim	PM reply	28-Nov-2009 15:30
An excellent portrayal of the land and its people. V.

Rick Markel		03-Nov-2009 00:59
Enjoyed seeing the "Cham towers" photo. But one of my recollections of that place was watching the VC set up morter tubes there in 1969 and all we could do was wait to get shelled out at the air base! We couldn't touch them since they were on religious territory! Ain't war HELL!!!---geezer

XiaoBernard99	PM reply	28-Oct-2009 14:25
A lot to see here.So interesting and well done.

Tom Briggs	PM reply	25-Oct-2009 19:24
WOW ... what a trip down memory lane, Long ... the last time I saw Saigon was in 1969. Much has changed and much has not changed. Voted

Andr� Bessot	PM reply	06-Aug-2009 15:18
Very nostalgics moments. Your excellent gallery give a lot of informations on your country. I know it a little through a sister who help some young students of Vietnam to pass their doctorate and a brother-in-law who lived in Saigon during the war. All are enthusiasts.

nicolas harkonen	PM reply	19-Jun-2009 15:07
Very well seen gallery. Wish u come back to Vi�t Nam and shoot some more

Jean-Marc Heller	PM reply	13-Jun-2009 14:59
Wonderful Pics, I really feel your emotion behind each shot... I used to live similar story two years ago spending one month in Vietnam with my girlfriend who, like you, has left Sa�gon 30 years ago. It was her first trip back as well.... Congratulation for all your impressive work shown in your gallery. JMarc

Jean-Marc Heller	PM reply	13-Jun-2009 14:55
Wonderful Pics, I really feel your emotion behind each shot... I used to live similar story two years ago spending one month in Vietnam with my girlfriend who, like you, has left Sa�gon 30 years ago. It was her first trip back as well.... Congratulation for all your impressive work shown in your gallery. JMarc

Lin Chia-Yi	PM reply	01-Jun-2009 13:34
Nice gallery!

Michael Hill	PM reply	26-May-2009 04:33
What a wonderful gallery,,, such a wonderful look at your country and its people

Buba Jafarli	PM reply	25-May-2009 12:28
You've made so many fantastic images, Long! Excellent work! I am convinced - I need to visit Vietnam as soon as I get a chance! Big V.

Michael	PM reply	20-May-2009 13:23
Thank you for the excellent tour.

Ashley Hockenberry	PM reply	13-Apr-2009 20:43
superb !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David Parsley	PM reply	27-Mar-2009 09:38
An amazing collection of photos. Though you left Vietnam many years ago, Vietnam never left your heart, and it show in these photos. David Parsley

Khang Nguyen Vu	PM reply	18-Mar-2009 10:07
Great street life anh Long!

Kymi	PM reply	03-Mar-2009 14:11
Wow! Wonderful gallery! I will come back to this gallery again. Thanks for sharing,

Lori Pond	PM reply	17-Feb-2009 02:10
Thank you for sharing your unique vision of Vietnam. The vibrancy, determination and ingenuity of the Vietnamese people really impressed me when I visited, and your images show that.

Fran�ois Fauchard	PM reply	28-Jan-2009 20:27
Your gallery is rich and pictures marvelous. I like colors of Vietnam. I went in your country 2 years ago, and I wish I will go back. Very good shots.

Tim van Woensel	PM reply	26-Jan-2009 20:00
Such an extensive gallery. Thanks for sharing all these shots, very interesting. I've never been to Vietnam, but I've seen a lot of it now thanks! ;)

Mohamed Mahmoud	PM reply	04-Jan-2009 07:48
Excellent Gallery Vote

Neil Schwanitz	PM reply	02-Jan-2009 23:42
Vietnam is in my travel plans, as is Laos and Cambodia. Hope to work them in this summer if I can, despite the rains. Heading off to the Philippines in mid-January. Neil

Guest	PM reply	31-Dec-2008 07:20
I am glad you found love of the land we have missed in those years again, doesn't it feel so good inside walking those streets again? :) As speak, i've just returned from Vietnam about 4 hours ago, my 3rd trips this year alone. Although i did not bring my camera. Thanks for sharing. kevintat.com

BleuEvanescence	PM reply	25-Dec-2008 07:05
This is an incredible documentary....with photojournalistic qualities...

fiery_angel	PM reply	23-Dec-2008 09:17
really stunning.greatly captured the life of vietnamese.voted!

Marcela Mejia Photography	PM reply	22-Dec-2008 02:25
Spectacular gallery, full of deep meaning and powerful images

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad	PM reply	21-Dec-2008 17:55
This collection of images speaks clearly to your love of your former country. We thank you for sharing a little of this passion with us. Voted

George McCarten	PM reply	20-Dec-2008 05:42
This is a fantastic gallery, showing what an impact your return made on you personally. As an outsider, I can never havethis perspective. Will be back.

wandertheglobe	PM reply	19-Dec-2008 08:53
Very nice gallery, thanks for sharing!

Wojciech Zwierzynski	PM reply	19-Dec-2008 07:20
Graet gallery! It was a pleasure to travel to Vietnam with your photographs. Thanks for sharing!V

Roger LeBlanc Photography	PM reply	18-Dec-2008 18:52
wonderful shots...my wife and I were there in March of this year and saw many of the images you have shot!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Nelson	PM reply	17-Dec-2008 17:32
Thank you for sharing this wonderful gallery.

Ashley Hockenberry	PM reply	16-Dec-2008 18:08
VOTE !! Superb gallery !

Willybol	PM reply	15-Dec-2008 21:28
Wonderful gallery, great insight into the Vietnamese life! V

jAPOi cequina	PM reply	15-Dec-2008 18:47
great set! every photo has its own story:-) tfs...big vote:-)

Raymond Ma	PM reply	15-Dec-2008 09:14
Such diversity & assortment. Many artistic images along with the documentary giving us a comprehensive look at such an interesting and beautiful country. Most enjoyable. V

Eli Bynum	PM reply	13-Dec-2008 17:29
Long...Thanks very much for this wonderful tour through a country I haven't seen since Nov. 1967. It was a nice reminder of the wonderful people and beautiful countryside that I saw when I was there during the two years of my "tour." What a wonderful trip that must have been for you, revisiting your old homeland....V!

Gerhard Ritsema	PM reply	12-Dec-2008 17:27
Long..this is absolutely a great gallery. You should publish this in a book and add your memories of Vietnam as a child/young man!!

Ali Majdfar	PM reply	12-Dec-2008 14:21
Spectacular gallery, stunning shots. GMV

Steve Demchinsky	PM reply	12-Dec-2008 13:35
Wow. One of the best Vietnam galleries I've seen on PBase! Pleasure viewing. voted.

Richard Chu	PM reply	09-Dec-2008 18:40
Gorgeous gallery, brilliantly captured. V

bob reynolds	PM reply	08-Dec-2008 18:24
Outstanding collection of images and a wonderful look into the people and culture of Vietnam. It's amazing how resourceful the people of Vietnam are. You really captured their spirit well in these photos. Thanks for sharing them.

Pedro Lib�rio	PM reply	07-Dec-2008 21:57
fabulos collection, my vote.

BKT Photography	PM reply	23-Nov-2008 12:42
Wonderful collection - These pictures are really touching me , make me feel homesick - stunning captures - Thanks for sharing Long - I love it - V

Doug J	PM reply	20-Nov-2008 21:14
Great gallery Long, the photos do an excellent job in taking the viewer through the Vietnam of today - a country of contrast that has not lost its great heritage.

Terry Bowker	PM reply	29-Aug-2008 09:27
Absolutely wonderful work Long! You are one of my favorite Pbase artists!

anuschka	PM reply	06-Aug-2008 15:33
Nice to be back, thanks.

helene		18-Jun-2008 15:10
Hey Kiddo, These are stunning! Great footprints, make me ache for home. I'm having a bowl of rice now.................................(o-:

John Florning	PM reply	14-Jun-2008 11:33
Absolutely stunning gallery. So colourful and full og life. I am really looking forward to my visit to this beautiful country in the beginning of 2009.

Dave	PM reply	13-Jun-2008 03:07
A wonderful gallery...They make me home sick any way! I always hope that life for the poor people could get better in some way...

Guest	PM reply	05-Jun-2008 16:47
Great collection of lively images.

Dave Berry	PM reply	04-Jun-2008 06:44
This gallery keeps getting better and better. This is Vietnam as I would have liked to have seen it. Thank you for this glimpse of a normalized Vietnam, without the fighting and the refugees of the '60s. Voted.

Dave	PM reply	03-Jun-2008 21:49
Another Wonderful Gallery. It brought me back to Saigon City and other places of Vietnam that I also left behind many years ago.

Paula Couselo	PM reply	31-Mar-2008 21:51
AMAZING work! Incredible collection. voted

Monte Dodge	PM reply	28-Mar-2008 13:43
NIce gallery, great to see you got to return to see a not ' War Torn " country. Folks there have been through so much . I can only imagine... vote

kyoung kim photography	PM reply	26-Mar-2008 13:53
wonderful gallery! thank you for the visit... ~v

Prime85	PM reply	24-Mar-2008 07:30
Thank you to you and your wife for such a beautiful gallery of Vietnam. Thanks for sharing with everyone around the world. I've not been back to Vietnam in 25 years and would love to go someday. This gallery covers so many beautiful places I want to visit. Many of the black and white photos are great and motion shoots are very creative. Thanks again for capturing such beautiful images of the country, the places and the people of our country. Cheers.

Darbowski	PM reply	21-Mar-2008 08:55
Thnak you for the visit !!! A beautiful gallery !!! VVV

Gervan	PM reply	03-Mar-2008 21:10
A stunning Vietnam tour! V.

Ashley Hockenberry	PM reply	29-Feb-2008 15:59
Stunning gallery of outstanding images!! Spectacular compositions and colours. Can't say enough about this gallery

Tony Yong	PM reply	29-Feb-2008 15:59
Thank you for taking us to Vietnam.

Jean-Luc Rollier	PM reply	25-Feb-2008 20:00
Outstanding work ! I love your pictures, I love Vietnam. JL V

Chuck Kuhn	PM reply	21-Jan-2008 07:36
Well, I just sat back and hit Slideshow and viewed all 248 pictures. All fantastic and thru my eyes with lots of meaning. Tks for viewing my galleries. I think of Vietnam everyday. I would like to live there for a year or so. I'm thinking of ways everyday...to drop out and do my thing. You should join www.photo.vn Hanoi website for photos. I was the first American to join in 05. I have many friends there and they always guide me to various locations when I visit Hanoi. Tell them Chuck Kuhn or Mr. Chuck sent you..Please keep in touch. I will be traveling to Portland in May this yr, every other week for 6 weeks...cheers

Kiriakos Korakis	PM reply	10-Jan-2008 08:43
A wonderful gallery ! It must have been quite an experience to visit your homeland after 32 years ! V !!!!

Quang Vo		08-Jan-2008 18:00
The reality is that you have to survive the impossibility utilizing possible resource and "brain"

Gary Evans		06-Jan-2008 04:43
Consistently excellent, Long. Not only do you have a great eye for color and composition, you are quite an inspiration as well. Nicely done!

Wesley Law	PM reply	06-Jan-2008 02:28
I was there with a little point and shoot. I can remember my time there better looking at your shots,

Treas	PM reply	05-Jan-2008 06:58
ah...the world what a crazy place. V Treas

tim t hoang	PM reply	05-Jan-2008 06:10
a lively photo tour with many fantastic shots.

Siddharth Patel	PM reply	05-Jan-2008 05:52
Fantastic journey of Vietnam, I just got back from there, and looking at your photos, I wish I had looked at your gallery before traveling for inspiration for some photos.

Patrick Kerber		05-Jan-2008 05:36
Thank you very much, Long, for sharing your Vietnam adventure! All of the photos are outstanding and I especially enjoyed the ones of the children and of your family. What a wonderful time it must have been for all, both those of you who travelled to Vietnam and also for the family you returned to see! I want to leave tomorrow!

Gene Fish		04-Jan-2008 06:48
Great photos, Long. I never got to see much of the country, but what I did see I thought it was a great place. Glad to have you back

Guest		03-Jan-2008 18:09
Long I am completely blown away by this fabulous gallery of pictures. You have a wonderful eye and magical talent. My favorites are some of the rice fields, fruit merchants, "My grandma", "Place of Honor", some of the boats in harbor and the fishing boats, "Fifteen floors", those of your family and friends, "Waiting for Customers", "Boat builders" "Bicycle against Pink wall", oh my goodness! and finally "Doing Laundry on dirty shore. That one was hard to take. Congratulations on your accomplishment. Cheers back to you Helen Dodge (Sam's wife)

Linda Breneman		02-Jan-2008 16:45
Long, Oh my, these are absolutely stunning! Now I know where to go when I need to be reminded of beauty and truth....Thanks so much for doing this.

Enny	PM reply	02-Jan-2008 12:09
congratulations with this wonderful gallery.

Alfred F. Lee, (Grumpa)	PM reply	01-Jan-2008 00:09
Long, you keep posting wonderful photos of Vietnam. Thank you so much. My wife, Oanh, is doing better. Your friend Al

Steve Morris	PM reply	30-Dec-2007 11:42
Fabulous images and tremendous travelogue - really enjoyed looking!

Steve Morris	PM reply	30-Dec-2007 11:35
Fabulous images and tremendous travelogue - really enjoyed looking!

Scotty Battistoni -SO Photography	PM reply	29-Dec-2007 22:09
Wonderful gallery, great insight into the culture. Voted

Tiffany McNamara		28-Dec-2007 17:46
Fantastic photos! You are a very talented artist Long. I am so glad you finally made it back to Vietnam.

George		25-Dec-2007 00:14
Very enjoyable and educational. A job well done.

Michael Shpuntov	PM reply	23-Dec-2007 16:57
Very interesting and wonderful gallery. Great images. It's like being there. Enjoyed to see it through your eyes. Vote.

Richard Calmes	PM reply	23-Dec-2007 14:56
Great to see it in color! A well made series of images showing the country and its people! V

Webman06	PM reply	23-Dec-2007 14:00
Very nice to see your mother country through your adult eyes. I've enjoyed seeing your photos, it makes me want to visit this far away land. Voted !

Pog Mahone	PM reply	22-Dec-2007 23:25
Great Gallery.

kari Thompson		20-Dec-2007 04:31
Long, We love your fotos. You captured much of what we experienced last year plus so much more......What an eye, and how wonderful that you were able to return and see it and capture it with your great sense of composition and empathy. Kari & Walter

Jay Beckman	PM reply	20-Dec-2007 04:14
Wonderfully intimate images. Don't really know what else to say except thank you for sharing this amazing journey with the rest of us.

Alfred F. Lee, (Grumpa)	PM reply	20-Dec-2007 01:08
Dear Long; I love this gallery. I was in vietnam as of Christmas day one year ago. I loved ti and the people but hated communism. But then I hate most of the governments of men. Thanks a lot, Al Lee

Guest	PM reply	19-Dec-2007 21:37
Love these Long. I keep coming back to your galleries and what a pleasant surprise. Thanks for sharing.

carlo cruz	PM reply	19-Dec-2007 18:50
amazing shots, i like the colors! thanks for sharing and for the tour.. i like 'em all!

Guest	PM reply	19-Dec-2007 07:47
Great works! Big vote!

Bang Truong	PM reply	19-Dec-2007 06:45
Excellent works ! Great documentary shots ! v

Tom Briggs	PM reply	18-Dec-2007 15:39
Wonderful gallery ... brings back fond memories ... BIG VOTE. I was there more than 40 years ago and have some photos from the mid-1960's that may interest you at: http://www.pbase.com/tombriggs/vietnam

Peter Chou	PM reply	18-Dec-2007 15:00
Excellent street photography of my favourite Asian country! Voted

Jaime Serrano	PM reply	18-Dec-2007 11:35
Excellent gallery; I like the street scenes. Voted.

Guest		18-Dec-2007 04:26
Thank you Long for sharing. With vast amount of activities, I feel Vietnam is dificult to photograph well. Look forward for more.

Gary Evans		17-Dec-2007 03:29
I see you took your great eye for color and composition with you, Long! An outstanding gallery - thank you for sharing.

Rob Howie		17-Dec-2007 00:03
Only 9000 more pictures to edit......Great Job!...Rob

an nguyen	PM reply	16-Dec-2007 17:35
Stunning images of streetscape of Vietnam. You sure had a great time.

John Vass	PM reply	14-Dec-2007 16:24
Long! Great Gallery - Wonderful interesting shots - I hope going back was a good thing for you and your family and all are well!

Dave Berry	PM reply	14-Dec-2007 05:38
I left Vietnam after a tour as a combat soldier almost 40 years ago. As you know, that Vietnam, with the war going on, was much more chaotic than the way life is now. I'm glad you were able to go back. This is a beautiful gallery. Thank you. Dave Berry

James Giovanni Pan	PM reply	13-Dec-2007 15:29
Beautiful images of a beautiful city! It must have been emotional, but you brought back happy memories and inspire some of us to pay a visit to our motherland. Excellent photography.

Kaden Kratzer	PM reply	13-Dec-2007 04:09
Very nice. Keep them coming. I love the cool factor of being all dressed up and cyclying. V

Guest	PM reply	12-Dec-2007 22:12
Wow! This is a most impressive gallery. What an amazing and exciting experience this must be for you to return here after 32 years. Thanks for sharing these images and your amazing story!!

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