I’m planning my next vacation to Thailand and Viet Nam, so I’m redirecting my research and Kiva lending over yonder. July’s loan went to a Vietnamese mother of two planning to expand her pig farm and establish an increased level of stable income.
Possibly the most timid photographer on the trip ended up hanging out in one of these chicha bars and getting an excellent series of shots inside, genuine local nightlife documentary stuff. I never had the language or the nerve...but I think he had a "fixer", which I didn't know existed. It's a local tour guide that photographers hire when they're traveling, to help them get the good stuff. His shot were far more intimate than, say, this.