On Bamboo Street with VTV

Oct 9, 2016

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Last week, I had the slightly surreal experience of being interviewed for Vietnamese television, in connection with my Hanoi / Yangon exhibition at Vietnam in Focus. As well as a sit-down interview, I was filmed taking pictures on Hang Vai, a street in the Old Quarter known for its bamboo workshops, and also the location of the ViF cafe / gallery. Obviously, I’m not used to being filmed while photographing and I felt quite uncomfortable with the whole experience, but some of the pictures I took that afternoon came out nice, so I’m posting them here.

Also, and I know I’m going to regret this, I’m posting a link to the full program (Culture Mosaic, originally broadcast on VTV4 last weekend; my segment starts at about 13 minutes). Honestly, I’m actually quite articulate and personable in real life, but put me in front of a camera and I turn into the awkward, sweaty, incoherent individual you see here.

(with thanks to the good people of VTV)

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6 Responses to “On Bamboo Street with VTV”

ianbcross Oct 9, 2016

Superb photographs as usual, Jon. Nice to have some colour after your B&W series.

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Jon Sanwell Oct 13, 2016

Thanks, Ian. It’s nice to be shooting in colour again – it’s been a while.

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Jura Oct 9, 2016

Jealous. I always wanted a photo of the man on bamboo street with the Ho Chi Minh tatoo on his chest. Always saw him but never worked up the outage to ask!

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