THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Sài Gòn, Vietnam, 2014 - Leica M7, Summilux 35, Kodak Portra 160 * An ethical approach in photojournalism, documentary photography or journalism is absolutely essential for helping to form a decent opinion but with the duty and the responsibility to produce photographs and reports that are as objective as possible. It is however of common usage that the job of any Vietnamese author consists in protecting the country. According to the annual list published by Reporters Without Borders, the 2019 World Press Freedom Index ranked Vietnam 176th out of 180 countries. Could the ambiguity of the political slogan "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom" be removed?