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This photo series has won many awards such as:
- The collections and one of them that won the competition for UNPUBLISHED PHOTO Photography Projects, New Talents, and New Art Forms worldwide by the Musec Lugano Cultural Museum (Switzerland) and the 29 Arts In Progress Gallery (Italy) organized. And it was published in a book called "The ancient craft of nomadic Fishing in Vietnamese lakes and rivers". The book is published by Artphilein Editions SA, based in Milan, Italy. Currently, the photo is being exhibited in the exhibition along with the photo series of the same name with the book of 36 paintings, it is on display at the Musec Museo Lugano Cultural Museum - Switzerland from September 22, 2021 to February 22, 2022.
- Finalist Environmental Photographer of the Year (COP26), Nature Conservancy 2021
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My story:

- Over the past 4 years, I have been doing a series of photos about the lives of nomadic fishermen on Tuyen Lam Lake, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. In the midst of modern and busy life with bustling and colorful cities, there are still people who prefer a nomadic, solitary life in remote areas like in the mountains, in the forest, on a large lake or off the island…
They live nomadic around the lake, fishing with their own traditional, primitive, handmade fishing nets. They use fish to exchange food for living, and their children are also born and live floating on fish rafts in large rivers and lakes. I have talked with them a few times and learned about their lives. They can't keep up with the modern way of life, have no education, no knowledge, no land to cultivate, no property and necessities to secure a life, that's why they choose to live a nomadic life, almost isolated from society, relying on nature to make a living. The main reason is probably the disparity between the rich and the poor, inequality and rapid development in developing countries.
This is also a small part of the reason why rates of environmental pollution, deforestation, erosion of natural ecosystems, water pollution, the gap between rich and poor and social inequality are always high among developing countries in the world.
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Of course, my pictures and stories do not mean to condemn anything, I just hope this world is always a happy place for everyone, especially in the current Covid-19 pandemic situation.
However, on the positive side, their rudimentary tools are environmentally friendly, preserving the ecosystem along with an active, comfortable, free, safe, and blended lifestyle with peaceful nature. I like that when I'm not really liking the dust, noise, and concrete blocks in the city.
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I chose the fine art genre to reflect this photography project because of its artistic, abstract, strong contrasts, and descriptive, which highlight the composition of the picture. Really, it is as beautiful as a picture that blends nature and people.