Portrait of an old market woman under a harbor bridge in Hoi An, Vietnam. She is looking down and has a traditional Vietnamese hat on.
Scenery of a waterfront in Hoi An, Vietnam. A man walks along the deserted roadside in the morning hours.
Two small children sleep on the floor of a hallway in Hoi An, Vietnam. They lie on the tile floor without a mattress.
Turquoise fishing net in Vietnam. The fishing nets are lying on a pile and are repaired by the fishermen before the next fishing.
Aquarium in an untidy apartment in Hoi An, Vietnam. A yellow big fish swims alone in the light blue water in the aquarium.
An old woman walks through a market in Hoi An, Vietnam. She is wearing a traditional Vietnamese hat and scarf
Traditional prayer room of a family in Hoi An, Vietnam. The turquoise painted room has the whole wall full of pictures and statues.
A Vietnamese man has caught a cock and holds it in his hand. The man is preparing it for the traditional cockfight in Hoi An, Vietnam
Women praying in a church during worship in Hoi An, Vietnam. These Viatnam women are very devout and wear white dresses.
A small fishing boat sails into the harbor of Hoi An, Vietnam in the morning hours. Palm trees stand at the edge of the shore.
Contrast old and young. Portrait of a granny with her granddaughter in Vietnam. The old woman has the child in her arms and and love is felt through generations.
Untidy fishing boats in the port of Hoi An, Vietnam. On the old boats lie fishing nets and the remains of the last fishing.
Students argue at an elementary school in Hoi An, Vietnam. The girls shout at each other through the window during recess.
A Vietnamese student yells at another student in the classroom. She gets annoyed and ignores the screaming classmate.
Classroom of an elementary school in Hoi An, Vietnam. Above the fully written blackboard hangs the flag of Vietnam.
A market woman offers her freshly caught fish for sale in Hoi An, Vietnam. She protects her face with a sun hat.
Rotting facades of old houses in the suburb of Hoi An, Vietnam. The walls are eaten away by sea salt and moisture.
Portrait of an old smoking granny in the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam. She has the cigarette casually in the corner of her mouth, in the background someone pushes his bike
A customer buys food at one of the many roadside cookshops in Hoi An, Vietnam. She pays for her purchases at the counter.
A Vietnamese family is having dinner in their living room in Hoi An. The room serves as both a living space and a garage for the motorcycles in one.
A young Vietnamese girl prepares for a ceremony in Hoi An. She wears a blue traditional dress and puts on a crown.
A motorcyclist waits for the ferry on the riverbank of Hoi An, Vietnam. The wooden jetty is rickety and palm trees line the riverbank in the background.
A market woman presents vegetables and fish for sale in the marketplace of Hoi An, Vietnam. She is wearing the traditional sun hat.
Halved fish on a plate in a marketplace in Hoi An, Vietnam. The shimmering silver fish protrudes over the edge of the plate.
Portrait of an old man in Hoi An, Vietnam. He wears a hat, sits in front of his house and looks at the street.
Yellow and beige facade of a house in the old town of Hoi An, Vietnam. The houses are all in similar shades, the entrance gate is open.
Three women cyclists on the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam. They are riding home from school wearing hats and veils to protect them from the sun.
A fisherman shows a small fish in his fishing net on the shore of Hoi An, Vietnam. Fishing is a tradition and an important industry.
Scenery on the streets of Hoi An, Vietnam. A man walks across the street with his cow, in the background another man is walking.
Portrait of a Vietnamese girl and boy. The older one has the younger one on his arm. One laughs into the camera, the other has a hat on.
A man sits on a bed in his house in Hoi An, Vietnam. Behind him is the staircase to the second floor.
lluminated pavilion with a statue of the Virgin Mary in front of a church in Hoi An, Vietnam. The statue is under a glass dome and is brightly lit.
Empty streets in the early morning hours in the port city of Hoi An, Vietnam. Most of the houses are painted in yellow color.
Father and son sit on the sidewalk in Vietnam and look intently into a tablet and cell phone. The young and old generations are on the Internet
Four dead fish on a plate. In the fish market of Hoi An, Vietnam, the catches of the day are offered in the early morning hours.
A little naked boy bathes in buckets on the side of the road in Hoi An, Vietnam. He puts his head in a bucket and sticks his butt in the air.
Fishermen return from fishing in the morning hours in Hoi An, Vietnam. They collect the nets. In the background bridge piers stand in the fog.
An old Vietnamese woman walks on the streets of Hoi An and looks surprised into the camera.
Balcony of a residential building in Hoi An, Vietnam. The old houses have partly wooden facade, partly stone.
A small cookshop on the side of the road in Hoi An, Vietnam. The vendor sits in front of her pots and offers her food.
Framed picture of an ancestor in a house in Hoi An, Vietnam. Over the wooden frame is stretched a red cloth.
Kitchen and living room of a house in Hoi An, Vietnam. On the wall hang pots over the stove, next to them clothes.
Portrait of a fisherman on the beach of Hoi An, Vietnam. He has a big sun hat on and in the background you can see the palm trees.
Two fishermen pull a traditional paddle boat into the water on the beach of Hoi An, Vietnam. Fishing nets lie in the round boat.
A man sleeps in the living room of his house in Hoi An, Vietnam. The sun shines in the door and he enjoys his afternoon nap.
Wild growth on the roadside in the suburbs of Hoi An, Vietnam. The trees grow wild on the bank of a river mouth.
An old Vietnamese woman is having lunch in one of the cookshops of Hoi An. She eats with the traditional chopsticks from a bowl
Scenery on the beach of Hoi An, Vietnam. A fishing net lies with a paddle in the light sand. In the background you can see a row of trees.

Hoi An - Vietnam

Once a colonial trading post, now a sleepy seaport dominated by the warm yellow of old merchant houses. The river is the lifeline of everything and life revolves around magical fish.