Pocket Polaroids Series #002

HCMC - Faces of Saigon

The images in this volume were taken in the streets of Saigon during the month of December 2003. For the portraits the photographer approached locals in the streets of the city without the help of a guide or translator. Simply pointing to his clumsy-looking Fuji Instax 100 he offered them a picture – many loved the opportunity, few were scared away, some frowned upon the intruder.

The polaroid experience – two quick close-up exposures followed by the universally shared fascination with the developing picture – momentarily annihilated any personal and cultural distance, both communicatively and physically enabling the project’s concept: taking an image and leaving an image.

ISBN 978-3-937623-02-7
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