The life of Saigon people more than 20 years ago is portrayed through the lens of American photographer Catherine Karnow.
American photographer Catherine Karnow – daughter of historian Stanley Karnow - arrived in Vietnam for the first time in 1990. In this decade, she had a few trips to Saigon. Thanks to her father’s prestige, she could travel throughout Vietnam. Favoring photos of scenery, people and the life in the city, Catherine was impressed by a growing Saigon after the reform period (1986). In picture: Saigonese women in 1995.
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Saigon young women in ao dai.
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A little girl selling newspapers on the street.
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HCM City People's Committee building in 1995.
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A gathering of the LGBT community.
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A farmer carries ducks from the suburbs to the city centre to sell.
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A cyclo in Saigon in 1994.
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Adults and children are eager to play games in a shop.
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The famous cafe named Givral on the corner of Dong Khoi - Le Loi Street, opposite the HCM City Theatre, 1990. During the war, this was a familiar venue for foreign journalists. This café is no longer available today, giving way to a modern commercial center.
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Saigon street in the early 1990s.
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A man does morning exercise.
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Dong Khoi Street, District 1, which is now one of the most luxurious streets of Saigon.
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The jockey boys at Phu Tho racecourse.
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