2025 - Honorable Mention (People)
beginning with the soft evening light
There's an increasingly few number of people who still fish in Vietnam by casting nets
But I'm not sure any others are quite so picturesque
In Hanoi's charming Old Quarter
Textures of Life, Salt Field Reflections - Vietnam Size:40 x 60 in. (Limited Edition) 2025 - Honorable Mention (People)The Story Life is work. But that work, oftentimes, is not without its own beauty. As if preserved in a painting, a woman rakes salt, surrounded by a clear blue sky reflection and salt field textures all around. Salt field workers in Vietnam carry bamboo baskets, much as they might have centuries ago. This practice continues to fade. By capturing the mirror pond reflections of workers, going about their daily work, it creates an artistic scene, a