Pictures

Saigon through the lens of two of its expat wanderers

Wednesday, September 06, 2017, 19:43 GMT+7

Philip Genochio in a photo he provided Tuoi Tre News

A photo of @saigonpix taken by Philip Genochio

Tanya Olander laughing with two local vendors in a photo taken by photographer Maria Graven while the two were shooting in District 3 – Photo provided by Tanya Olander

A photo taken by Tanya Olander for @somewheresaigon

The Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon is seen in a photo taken by photographer Tanya Olander from Sweden

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