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Mending the Sea - Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Fishing boats in Vietnam tend to be very colorful, but it doesn't stop there. Nets, too, come in a variety of colors. Here, a woman in Bac Lieu mends vibrant blue nets. The nets appear like an ocean all around her, with white cap waves breaking as well. It's as if she is mending the sea itself.

Awards

World Photo Annual

2024

Honorable Mention

Travel

Professional

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People

Professional

Mending the Sea - Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Fishing boats in Vietnam tend to be very colorful, but it doesn't stop there. Nets, too, come in a variety of colors. Here, a woman in Bac Lieu mends vibrant blue nets. The nets appear like an ocean all around her, with white cap waves breaking as well. It's as if she is mending the sea itself.

About Artist

Matt Sievers

Hey, I'm Matt. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest (USA) but based in Vietnam, I am a travel, documentary and fine art photographer focused on capturing the beauty of Vietnam, SE Asia, the US West and beyond. More than the places you go, it is hopefully the people you meet along the way, calling each one home, that leaves the greatest impression. For me, that has always been the true gift of travel: people, and the authentic interactions and conversations you keep with you from those journeys. It is often on those same travels, and through the same interactions and experiences with others, that I find myself imagining just how easily our lives could be switched—that my life could be theirs, and theirs mine? That idea remains a constant source of fascination to me, and a key driver of my creative interest and work.

Matt Sievers

Photographic Areas of Focus

Fine Art, Landscapes, People, Portrait, Street, Travel

Location

Vietnam

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