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Check out our collection of photo stories, articles and reviews by the Vietnam in Focus team. Interviews, Vietnamese Festivals, Vietnamese war veterans and photographers and street photography tips… Have a browse and get to know our passions, insights and unparalleled knowledge of photography, travel and culture in Vietnam.

Northern Vietnam - Life in the Clouds

Life in the Clouds

22 different ethnic groups inhabit Hà Giang’s mountain range and its surreal cliffs. It’s unbelievable to the eyes how those incredibly steep cliffs are all transformed into rice terraces solely by muscle power. The vastness of the mountains and rice terraces will leave you in awe and fascination by the skills and abilities of these ancient ethnic tribes.

Hai Van Pass

Shooting the Hai Van Pass

Shooting the Hai Van Pass with Vietnam in Focus’s Photographer Mansour. A look at his thought process and techniques, while traveling the Hai Van Pass from Danang to Lang Co Lagoon.

Olympus in Review Vietnam

Olympus OMD EM1 Field test

Karen Wilshaw travelled with Vietnam in Focus on a 12-day tailored photography tour, visiting some of the most beautiful and remote regions of Northern Vietnam. This gave her the opportunity to really give the Olympus Micro 4/3rds, EM1mkII a thorough workout.

Vietnam in Focus - Nat Geo trip

Leading Nat Geo through Hanoi

They’re probably the most prestigious name in adventure travel and photography, but even the guys from National Geographic had to admit that our Hanoi Explorer photo tour was a special experience.

In the Jungle: An Interview with Trung Trung Đỉnh

In the Jungle

An interview with novelist Trung Trung Đỉnh. first printed by the New York Times. In February of 2018

Myanmar - The slow train to Thazi

Slow Train to Thazi

Out of over eighty train journeys that I have done. The slow train to Thazi is probably the most eclectic of all. It was unlike any of my other travel experiences; slow yet not even slightly boring. This single train track going through the narrow valleys of Shan mountains, keeps you wondering what you’re going to see around every one of its curves.

Fishing Nets - Danang

Photo Tips – Danang

5 Tips for Getting Great Photos of Danang Danang is not the first place most travellers think of when they think of Vietnam. There are