Dzung Viet Le
a photographer in his spare time
For me, this street photography helps me to preserve moments of everyday life, to retain memories of the people I meet
My name is Dzung Viet Le. After graduating from the University of Fine Arts, major in Oil Painting, in Ho Chi Minh City in 1997, I have been working as a freelance designer. I currently live in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
I am just an amateur photographer. I have officially started my photography in early 2009, after buying a Canon 50D for the purpose of my design work. At first, I was just taking product advertising photos and I loved the macro photography genre. I mainly learned about photography by myself from the internet and from some friends of mine who are professional photographers. I once joined a street photography session with a group of friends, I realized that there was something really attractive about this genre. After winning the first prize in the "Stylish" theme of the “2010 Canon PhotoMarathon” contest, I started to learn more about street photography. I found this genre of street photography so appealing and have been with it ever since. I switched to using the Fuji X-T1 because it feels more compact for street photography, with my favourite lenses Fuji XF 18mm, Fuji XF 27mm and CZ Touit 12mm. Sometimes I use the Fuji XF 56 lens for street photography.
I usually spend my time shooting street photography when I have free time, on weekends or long national holidays or during special events happening in my area. For me, this street photography helps me to preserve moments of everyday life, to retain memories of the people I meet. The appeal of street photography is that you never know in advance what situations, special characters or interesting moments you will be encountering and capturing on the street that day. Even the regret when you missed the shot right at the "crucial moment" that happened on the street the day before is an "exciting urge" that makes you want to go out and take pictures the next day. I like to make a close and friendly approach to the people who I photograph on the streets. You need to create a certain rapport, sincerity and respect from them.
