I had the pleasure of spending some time with Mariano in Saigon while he photographed for this book. I also took photographs, but couldn’t capture the raw flavour of daily life the way he does. As a writer I describe my experiences with words; Mariano describes them with images. Perusing this book brings me right back to my time spent in Vietnam, evoking memories of even the sounds and smells floating throughout these scenes. I was also impressed with the … Read More
When we take the subway, everyone, depending on the day and time, change from one activity to another. From family life to the professional one, from work to leisure. Down there many stories are combined: The story commemorated by names, stations and each passenger. The solitudes of them contact each other, facing identical difficulties. Many routes are established, however many of them share the same joints. The familiar experience of the subway invite us to a backward ethnology. Photography has … Read More