In photos: Portraits of people across Vietnam

Thanh’s artworks are not merely photographs but they also serve as a beautiful image of modern Vietnam and its hopeful future.

It has been forty years since the end of the war in Vietnam. The country has thrown its hat into the ring for international integration, with a lot of achievements in many fields including economic development, science, education, health care, and technology.

Besides striving for strong, sustainable development, Vietnamese people are also keen on preserving and promoting their long-standing history and culture.

Despite differences in appearance, occupation, and hometowns, they still have some typical characteristics of Vietnamese people, including diligence, optimism and resilience.

A worker specialized in making incense in the northern province of Hung Yen. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh

A Khmer girl in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is about to put on her glasses. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh

A pisciculturist in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam. Photo:Nguyen Viet Thanh

Architect Nguyen Phu Duc, a member of the Hanoi Society of Architects. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh

A Mong ethnic minority couple in the northern province of Lao Cai. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh

The smile of a miner in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Photo:Nguyen Viet Thanh

A woman of the Red Dao ethnic minority. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh

A child in Moc Chau District of the northern province of Son La. Photo:Nguyen Viet Thanh

Two girls smile happily as they take part in a traditional festival in Tu Son District in the northern province of Bac Ninh. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh

A Cham boy in An Giang Province. Photo: Nguyen Viet Thanh

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