Green Shoots and Rice Roots - Lao Cai, Vietnam Oregon in the mountains the climate

in the mountains the climate often allows for just one

a young man catches this basket boat just in time before it heads any further out to sea – and he'd have had to make a swim for it

and silhouettes

like sheaves of rice

Monochrome Awards

Green Shoots and Rice Roots - Lao Cai, Vietnam Oregon in the mountains the climateThe Story It's rice planting season in Lao Cai, and several Red Dao families work together to carefully remove green rice shoots from a full terrace above so they can be transplanted to help fill empty terraces below. One woman walks above with two large bundles in hand, the roots already washed to help keep them light, so easy to carry and replant. Awards Tokyo International Photo Awards (TIFA), 2024 Bronze (People Culture) Neutral Density (ND)