By Pham Phuoc Nhut Minh

The most prominent city in Vietnam, Hochiminh city, or Saigon, has most of its residents coming from other provinces to study and work there. I am one of them.

The pressure imposed from work and life in a crowded metropolis weighs heavy on each individual. I use my photography practice as a way to release my inner thoughts, and to learn about the world surrounding me from a different angle - more effortless and peaceful.

In this photo series, I intend to find isolated places, in order to get a break from the suffocating atmosphere. So I focus mainly on people and the environment they inhabit, the subjects are arbitrary, yet featuring the high contrast between the natural landscape and the changing background of the city.