Linh Pham

I spent Christmas time continuing my project on the Hmong porters on Fansipan, Indochina’s highest peak, up in the mountainous area of northern Vietnam. There are three Hmong parishes in Sapa, the tourist town in the foot of Fansipan, which are Sapa, Hau Thao and Lao Chai but there is only one priest takes care them all. Except Sapa church which is built by the French from the early 20th century and located in the heart of Sapa town, Hau Thao and Lao Chai churches are built recently by donation for ethnic people in remote area.

I spent a couple of days lately photographing the wedding of my friend, Duy Khoa.

Being around the event is a great chance to see the complicated process of Vietnamese wedding customs and get intense experience to learn the art of masculinity. Even though the wedding ran smoothly, he still made some mistakes that “didn’t follow the tradition” according to the old people, hope that he can perform better if he ever have another wedding.

Some shots from my recent trip to Ly Son, the closest island to the Paracel and the disputed water between Vietnam and China. It cradles a very diverse ecosystem with five mountains which lures tourists with its mysterious caves, imposing waterfalls, and splendid rivers and lakes but the beaches are full of trash as the population is growing and many projects for tourism are under construction.

I just spent an intensive week in Antigua, Guatemala for Foundry Photojournalism Workshop with the wonderful instructor Andrea Bruce from NOOR. Glad to see so many familiar faces as well as meeting and making friends with a ton of badass people.

For the workshop, I shot a story about Ezequiel, a local goat herder with his unique milk home delivery service.

The full series can be found HERE.

Back to Laguna shore for a while for more fishing and cold Shiner before heading back to Cuba. The dolphin dream was broken this time but we found some baby drums and smiley stingrays instead.

More photos from the series can be found HERE.