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Saigon
Into Saigon's Charming Hidden Third Spaces in the Shade of Bridges
Third place (noun): A space outside of one's home and workplace, where people meet and interact socially.
Saigon
Into Saigon's Charming Hidden Third Spaces in the Shade of Bridges
Third place (noun): A space outside of one's home and workplace, where people meet and interact socially.
Travel
All Aboard the Languorous 35-Hour Train From Hanoi to Saigon
The train connecting Vietnam’s largest cities takes 35 hours. Yet even after the first time I finished the trip, I was already coming up with excuses for why I needed to do it again. For me, the journey is much more than a chance for great views and time to reflect. It’s an exploration of life itself.
Vietnam
1992 Vietnam Through the Lens of French Photographer Raymond Depardon
After his Saigon trip in 1972 , famed French photographer Raymond Depardon returned in 1992 to traverse the length of Vietnam.
Development
From the Ground up Into the Air: The Evolution of Bitexco in 25 Photos
Between Thủ Thiêm's ambitious new skyscrapers, the planned transformation of Thanh Đa Peninsula and a LEED-standard apartment complex that looks like Marina Bay Sands , Saigon's skyline seems to change every other day.
Hanoi
Life on the Streets of 1978 Hanoi in Black and White
In August 1978, I visited Hanoi as part of an educational tour organized by a professor from La Trobe University in Melbourne. I was a high school history teacher at the time and an avid photographer. I walked the streets of Hanoi and took many photographs of everyday life in the city, and until now, these photographs have remained unpublished.
Vietnam
My Great-Great-Grandfathers Were in Indochina in the 1880s to Build the Railway
We often see archival images of old Hanoi, but these photos are different — they are personal. The following shots, which come from a collection of five photo albums, are the only surviving record of my two great-great-grandfathers’ presence in what was then Indochina.
Saigon
On the Sidewalks of 1979 Saigon: Books, Knick-Knacks and a Multitude of Bicycles
Before the motorbikes invaded all aspects of modern Vietnam, Saigon streets were all bicycles, vintage cars and xích lô .
Saigon
Marie Curie High School, also called Lycée Marie Curie in French or Trường Trung Học Phổ Thông Marie Curie in Vietnamese, is a public high school located in Saigon’s District 3.
Travel
From the town to the depths of the misty mountains of Sapa, Bạch Nam Hải embarked on a documentary photographic journey, capturing the essence of local life, the intimate connections between people and nature, and the contrast between the natural landscape and rapid urban development fueled by tourism expansion.
Music & Arts
War photographs, often viewed as windows into the past tragedies, are believed to offer an immediate representation of reality. But what lies beyond the frame? What purpose did these images serve, and who were they meant for?
Saigon
A rare glimpse into colonial Saigon after sunset.
Saigon
In Saigon on Wheels , American photojournalist Ed Kashi managed to capture the pulse of a simpler Saigon.
Hanoi
In this collection of black-and-white photos taken by German photographer Horst Faas, Hanoi's streets seem bursting with life, but lurking behind innocent smiling children and packed tram rides are the undeniable remnants of an ongoing war.
Vietnam
What do you miss most about the 1990s?
![[Photos] A Journey Back in Time Through Northern Vietnam Around 1900](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/03/29/old/hangdao00h.webp)
Vietnam
Vietnam is certainly a country looking to the future, but sometimes it's worth looking back at the past as well.
![[Photos] A Recuperating Vietnam in 1980, as Documented by Philip Jones Griffiths](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/03/07/Edited/philip-13x.webp)
Vietnam
Released in 1971, Vietnam Inc. by Philip Jones Griffiths was a career-defining work for the Welsh photographer, whose candid, sympathetic images of Vietnam during the American War showed a much different side of the country to a global audience.
![[Photos] Inside a Vaccination Point in Vietnam Nearly 100 Years Ago](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/02/23/oldphotos/p4m.webp)
Vietnam
A century ago, the colonial government was active in inoculating Vietnamese citizens against a variety of diseases.
![[Photos] Hanoi's Chùa Một Cột Through the Years](https://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2022/01/23/motcot/1x.webp)
Hanoi
Chùa Một Cột, or the One-Pillar Pagoda, is a distinguished structure of Hanoi.
