More than 300 photos by Swiss photographer McFreddy, capturing daily life in Vietnam from 2005 to 2017, are on display at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts until May 15.    

The exhibition “Daily life in Vietnam 2005 – 2017” is the result of the Swiss photographer spending 12 years traveling across Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta.

Addressing the opening, the expat explained the reason why he chose Vietnam to take the photos during such a long period.

“My generation only got to know about Vietnam through the war reports on television. Therefore, I wondered why warfare took place in such a beautiful country,” McFreddy recalled.

“I came here with my son and then fell in love with the country’s nature, people, weather and everything.”

Despite knowing neither Vietnamese nor English, the Swiss made his way to both downtown and suburban areas of Ho Chi Minh City and many other provinces to capture everyday stories about Vietnamese people, particularly rural children.

In his photos, people can enjoy an abundance of slices of life, from people in Ben Tre making coconut products or traditional pottery artisans in Vinh Long to women in Saigon Tax Trade Center managing to get their bikes out of “a maze of vehicles.”

The event, hosted by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Ho Chi Minh City, will open for free to the public until May 15 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, 97A Pho Duc Chinh Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1.

Visitors watch a photo on display at the exhibition “Daily life in Vietnam 2005 – 2017.” Photo: Vietnam News Agency

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