Ho Chi Minh City – Part 14

SIM CARD, THE CAO sign hanging in Ho Chi Minh City.

Several shirts and sweaters hang on display in a shop window.

Many baseball caps in plastic bags hanging on a rack.

Many pairs of scissors in various colors hanging on a wall.

Stacks of colorful plastic chairs, crates, containers, and storage bins at an outdoor market.

Numerous plastic bags filled with stuffed toys and hanging lanterns at an outdoor market.

Many colorful dresses hanging on a rack.

Two rows of colorful, patterned clothing hang on a rack.

Tan puppy wearing a red shirt stands on a gray sidewalk.

Children's clothing on hangers under a colorful umbrella at an outdoor market.

Black and white photo of a weathered building facade in Ho Chi Minh City, with tattered posters and fabrics hanging from a balcony.

Black and white photo of clothing hanging on a rack.

Several broken terracotta pots stacked on a concrete surface.

Close-up of vibrant yellow chrysanthemum flowers against a backdrop of dark green leaves.

Torn blue advertisement depicting a fan on a teal metal roll-up door.

Several blue plastic chairs with towels draped over them.

Large painted bubble tea cup sculpture with a straw.

Red signs reading

Broken red and white ceramic pieces and other debris in a large, broken red planter.

Metal chain draped across marble and metal sheeting.

Motorcycle helmets for sale, 99k.

Blurry close-up of a bright orange mask obscuring a view of a street scene in Ho Chi Minh City, including a building and a Vietnamese flag.

Multi-story Ho Chi Minh City karaoke restaurant building.

Building exterior with green roll-up door, potted tree, and signage.

Ho Chi Minh City street scene: clothing shops with mannequins in ao dai.

A concrete structure, marked with red and white stripes, filled with trash and a discarded mannequin torso, sits in dark water.

2023 New Year's display with a glitter-covered statue of a bear in traditional clothing, gold ingots, and watermelons.

Cat statue in red and gold clothing holding a scroll with Vietnamese text, surrounded by gold ingots and flowers.

Metal containers of coffee and tea for sale, labeled with prices in Vietnamese Dong.

Overhead view of several small white plates arranged on a larger metal tray, each containing betel nuts, green leaves, cigarettes, and a decorative flower made of ribbon.

Several orange handcarts stacked against a graffitied wall.

Ho Chi Minh City

Multi-story building in Ho Chi Minh City with numerous businesses on each floor, including restaurants and shops.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 1

The different facets of Vietnam's largest city.

Bonsai tree in a garden setting.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 2

Celebrating the Tet festival with flowers

Bronze statue viewed from behind, with modern buildings in the background.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 3

Walking the walking street of Saigon

Many tan incense sticks bundled together in wooden crates.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 4

Working life in Saigon

Person wearing a helmet driving a red scooter on a Saigon street.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 5

Fragments of Ho Chi Minh City

A narrow, wet alleyway in Ho Chi Minh City, partially obscured by foliage, with a person standing in the distance.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 6

The 11th district of Saigon

Watermelons and other fruit for sale at a roadside stand, with a motorbike driving past.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 7

Minor changes and some similarities

Aerial view of a dense waterfront shantytown in Saigon, with corrugated metal roofs and stilt houses.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 8

Flowing through Saigon

Flower-covered walkway in Saigon, Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 9

Windows to the City

Black and white aerial view of Ho Chi Minh City, showing a river winding through a dense urban landscape of high-rise buildings and low-rise housing.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 10

High and down

Overhead view of two trays of Vietnamese street food desserts, including various sweet ingredients in bowls.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 11

Sit down and have a bite

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 12

Hop on your bike

Night view of a multi-story building with dark windows and a single lit streetlamp.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 13

Shapes of Saigon

Tan puppy wearing a red shirt stands on a gray sidewalk.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 14

The ordinary Things

Overhead view of two people sorting through piles of recyclable trash in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City – Part 15

Tanks, Garbage, River and Bicycles