Saturday, July 18, 2015

Reasons to visit Hoi An, in French photographer’s opinion

Reasons to visit Hoi An, in French photographer’s opinion

A French photographer living in central Vietnam has recently caught the attention of foreign tourists and photo lovers with his beautiful shots published on an international website.

Hoi An-based Rehahn C, who is known for his huge collection of photos of Vietnam, especially portraits of minority people, recently had his work displayed at http://www.boredpanda.com/, which has more than two million followers on Facebook.

Several photos capturing Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, and its people by Rehahn have been showcased in a post titled “15 photos that will make you want to visit Hoi An.”

The Frenchman, who has lived in Vietnam for more than three years, told Tuoi Tre News that tourists said they visit Hoi An because the town is not noisy or crowded and they can appreciate the food, traditional lifestyle and old architecture there.

“I meet tourists every day, and 99 percent of them love Hoi An more than other cities,” he said. “They can ride bicycles around without any danger. Some international magazines call Hoi An the Venice of Asia.”

Rehahn added that he has captured 10,000 photos of Hoi An and is thinking about publishing a book on the town in the future.

“I like the lifestyle and the peaceful daily life here,” he said. “Yellow walls make a perfect background.”

He said Hoi An is an open air studio where each person is a potential model, calling it a paradise for photographers.

“My favorite models are the old people in small villages around here,” he added.

Last year, he released a book titled “Vietnam – Mosaic of Contrasts,” featuring 150 of the best portraits of people across Vietnam among the 30,000 Rehahn said he has taken over the last six years.

In March, Rehahn held his first exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, starting his world tour through France, Toronto, San Francisco, London and other locations.

Besides putting his works in exhibitions and books, Rehahn also displays his photos on his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Rehahn.Photography, where he has more than 217,000 followers.

Below are photos of Hoi An provided by Rehahn:



A street vendor walks by a yellow wall, the typical feature of Hoi An.



Hoi An's Cua Dai Beach



A hidden smile from Hoi An. This photo has been used on the cover of Rehahn's book "Vietnam – Mosaic of Contrasts"



Hoi An seen from the sky



Beautiful lanterns in Hoi An



Morning sunlight



Morning work



Old couple



Sunset



Sunset in Hoi An



Hoi An's Tra Que Village



A woman dressed in “ao dai” walks by a yellow wall, the typical feature of Hoi An



Tranquility



Rehahn's gallery in Hoi An

~News courtesy of Tuoi Tre~

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