New York based Business Insider recently featured intriguing images
by photographer Khanh Hmoong that blend Vietnam’s past and present by
superimposing historic photos over one taken from the exact location in
the present.
New York based Business Insider recently featured intriguing images by photographer Khanh Hmoong that blend Vietnam’s past and present by superimposing historic photos over one taken from the exact location in the present.
While some of the elements of the landscapes have changed to reflect modernization in the country, some architectural features remain remarkably unchanged.
The images below belong to Khanh Hmoong:
Street life in Nha Trang, 1966-1968.
Street life in Nha Trang, 1966
Nha Trang, 1968 (Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt)
T78 Hotel, Nha Trang, 1960s
Nha Trang streets, 1967
Hoi An then & now
Quang Tri's old gate, 1968
Hue musicians 1920s
Guards, Hue 1910s-20s
Hien Nhon gate, Hue 1920s
Students on Truong Tien bridge, 1960s
Truong Tien bridge, Hue 1967
Ma binh Hue, 1948
Citadel Gate, Hue 1925-30
Ben Thanh Market, Saigon 1922
Saigon City Hall, 1960s
Saigon, 1969 & now
A North Vietnamese tank crashes through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon on April 30, 1975.