Capturing peoples’ moods and expressions is an intriguing subject for photographers. They can be close-up images, body portraits etc. Typically the face is the focus of this type of photography
Explore inner city living in an atmospheric area of Saigon
Get off the tourist trail and discover one of Saigon’s most intriguing local neighbourhoods – an area of vintage apartment blocks and vibrant street markets known as ‘the colony’. As the sun drops, capture the unique feeling of this place with special lowlight photography techniques.
Capture the best of Hanoi in a single action-packed day
Shoot from dawn till dark on our most popular city day tour. Includes train street, Reunification Park, the Thieves Market, our iconic incense village tour, and exhilarating Long Bien night market. Experience and document authentic daily life in Vietnam’s capital, its places, people, sights and sounds, creating a rich visual narrative to remember.
Document real life at Vietnam’s most colorful craft village
Only a short trip from Hanoi, the villagers here produce traditional red incense, making for stunning imagery at all stages of the process. We get behind the scenes, mixing with our local friends, photographing their workshops and of course capturing those iconic images of dazzling red incense.
Explore the city’s bustling waterfront as it wakes for the new day
Fishermen carry their haul in bamboo coracles to a small curve of beach, where a vibrant market awaits. On the horizon, traditional teakwood trawlers lay at anchor in the East Sea as the rising sun turns the sky gold. From seascapes and beach markets, our focus turns to portraits of working life, as we head up to Danang port.
Capture the action beside Saigon’s tracks as trains roll in from the north
This quiet part of the city, surprisingly close to the centre, is like a snapshot from bygone times, with narrow, sleepy alleyways, vintage coffeeshops and Saigonese showing their traditional smiles and hospitality. Along the way, we’ll work on composition techniques and use of various settings to take your images to the next level.
Encounter the authentic Old Quarter
Hanoi Explorer mixes the best of our private half day photography tours through the capital’s oldest neighborhood – with train street, Long Bien bridge and market, and the most atmospheric ancient trading streets. Perfect for those who want to capture the city’s iconic images in one evocative morning.
Capture the action at Hanoi’s wildest market
Welcome the day at the capital’s historic wholesale trading spot, as couriers from the provinces provide city sellers with stock. We’ll capture dawn breaking over Long Bien Bridge, before exploring the stalls below, offering endless opportunities for candid people photography. Along the way, we’ll craft a dramatic visual story of daily life at Hanoi’s oldest market.
Explore the excitement of Hanoi in low-light
Enjoy a captivating night photography tour where enthusiasts of all levels can hone their skills and capture the authentic vibe of Hanoi’s street life. We venture into Hanoi’s most famous century-old night market, where you’ll learn techniques for night photography with exciting compositions. We’ll be rubbing shoulders with the locals in the brightly-lit market, traders, couriers and customers barging between the stalls. There’s a great deal to discover, with exotic fruit stalls, workers unloading trucks, and a fish market with some very talkative traders. It all makes for a unique, evocative travel experience, offering a rich variety of images.
Follow the rice paper trail on the banks of the Red River
Step back in time at Tho Ha village, a traditional Red River community renowned for its ancient architecture and rice paper products. In charming backstreets, we’ll explore busy workshops, and photograph bamboo frames stacked with drying rice paper. Along the way, we’ll produce a stunning pictorial narrative of this unforgettable and authentically Vietnamese village.
Explore Vietnam’s True North from Sapa to Ha Giang, in the Footsteps of the Opium Traders
Trace the remnants of Vietnam’s historical opium trade through the mountains and tribal villages of Sapa, Hoang Su Phi and Ha Giang. You’ll encounter the Hmong, Dzao and Tay tribes, and visit colonial palaces and the scattered ruins of French forts, along the opium trail we’ll create a rich visual story of unique documentary travel images.