THE COLOR OF MOURNING

Tây Ninh, Vietnam, 2002 - Leica M4, Summilux 35, Fuji Reala * When reaching this small city at the Cambodian border I came across a Cao Dai funeral rite that took place on empty rice bags simply put right on the sidewalk. Indigenous Cao Dai religion encompasses elements of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Taoism. Death leaves an unbearable heartache no one can really heal.