Apart from a few minorities, the Vietnamese people do not believe that a picture can steal their soul, and if children refuse to be photographed it is often because they are shy.
Can we take pictures everywhere?
The Vietnamese people are usually very open in front of a camera. Buddhism, the philosophical current deeply rooted in Viet Nam does advocate a detachment of the soul from all material acts, in this way they usually feel indifference in front of a camera…
