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| Hai-Ho Tran writes his travelogue with the camera. His love for travel does not end at marveling and taking pictures of exotic places. He gets an immense satisfaction from learning & appreciating each unique culture he encountered. But ultimately, he hope to become an advocate in the preservation of these marvels. He hopes to have his work both inspire and draw a connection between the beholder and the engaging subjects of the photographs. He wishes these photographs to be viewed with reverence and sensitivity so we can start to open a dialogue about the diversity, beauty and human struggle of our interconnected world. |
 | For Sale: Children are expected to help out with the family at a very young age. Whether it’s working in the field, stitching garments or selling things at the market. |
| Sisters: Colorful costumes and the intricately embroidered textiles are worn to the market or to work in the fields by the H'mong in SAPA, Vietnam. New borns are carried by the many layers of linen that wrapped around the mother. Unmarried women wear earrings that have dangling painted ornaments. Married women wear loop earrings. The entire region is populated by hill tribe groups such as H'mong, Dzao, Tay and Tai, with the Vietnamese very much in the minority. Members of the various groups fiercely defend their cultural identities and maintain traditional dress at all times. |  |
 | Gift Basket: Imagine the horrific reactions of by-standers as they caught a mother carries her child in the bicycle's basket without a children helmet here in the US. However, this is the how children are being transported daily in many parts of the world and in Vietnam--the only mean they could afford. The red sheer scarf is used to cover the child from the dirt along the unpaved road. The mother was ecstatic to have the picture of her child taken.
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