Images of Vietnam from 1995

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These photographs were taken during my first visit to Vietnam back in 1995. This, of course, was long before the days of digital cameras and smartphones
and small, portable video cameras like a GoPro. I was only able to take a few pictures, mainly on slide film. And then these were digitized decades later.
Being so long ago, I don't remember all the details of where the pictures were taken, but in my short time in Vietnam, I travelled by train and small vans from Saigon to Hanoi, stopping off at some of the famous coastal cities.
I'm not 100% sure of the type of camera I was using, but I believe it was a classic Yashica FX-3 camera body with a 50mm prime lens, plus a very cheap telephoto lens that I picked up in a kind of junk shop in Saigon.
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@soerenjuelsbak1953 4 месяца назад

That is year (1995), I arrived in Saigon; and I have been here ever since 👍🏻😊😊😊

@loveaodai100 4 месяца назад

I am from NYC. I started work here in 1995 and also still remain now retired. But came first in 1988 and have been here every year since 1988. We went to the Vietnam mission to the UN in 1987 (NYC) and asked to see the Vietnamese mission chief. He received us at his apartment at the Waterside Towers. He could not make any visa for us but told us he would arrange for one in Bangkok. We travelled to Bangkok in February 1988 with nothing but his word but did get the visa as promised. It began an amazing journey!

@TS-JungleMonkey 4 месяца назад

You had first hand of how incompetent the "moronic" VC government was. More than 1 million freedom loving Vietnamese people (mostly South Vietnamese with a few Northern Commies (why did the Northern Commies also leave?) fled the country. More than 500,000 died at sea. Remember South Vietnam was richer than Sth. Korea before 1975. The VC dragged the South down to poverty and starvation to feed the North through open robbery of ALL assets including rice production causing the farmers to starve as well. Now they claim success by re-introducing Capitalism into the system the South had before 1975 and they called it "Doi Moi". What a joke? But it is NOT funny. The South is still a quantum leap ahead of the North even with severe tax stolen from Saigon.

@kyalanis 4 месяца назад

Thank you Doug, nice old pictures giving a certain prospective on how much Vietnam has evolved, very valuable information, Thank you for uploading the pictures archive into video.

@KakashiJasmy 4 месяца назад

This is actually amazing. Thank you for sharing. I’m Vietnamese myself and seeing how the 90’s look again. Brings back so much memories when my dad took me back to visit from USA.

@mikepeterson443 4 месяца назад

Wow! So much contrast after 2 decades.

@jeremyfielding2333 3 месяца назад

3 decades

@mohamadzahidzainulabidin6862 4 месяца назад

I and my wife arrived at Tat son nut airport from Kuala lumpur more than two decades ago.. Surprised to us bus driver and bus conductor from airport to District one…..wearing same style North Vietnamese Army uniform . But now Vietnam economy booming… even international factory from Malaysia relocate to Vietnam . Stay safe and stay happy

@sureshtamang6040 4 месяца назад

That's was mesmerising watching those images. You and your camera was the witness of the transformation of Vietnam. And upto some extent those memories of 1995 tells the story of you as well Mr .Doug.

@PlanetDoug 3 месяца назад

It's difficult to believe that 1995 was nearly three decades ago. To me, it feels like it was yesterday. It's also difficult to believe that a country can change so much in what feels like a relatively short time. But that's one thing I've seen in my lifetime. All the countries that I visited back then have become completely different places. And with the introduction of the internet and affordable air travel, even the nature of going overseas itself has changed into something completely different. I'm glad I got to experience both within my lifetime. 🙂

@HITILIT 4 месяца назад

I know those stilts protect from flood but how do they hold up during the torrential winds of a typhoon?

@WanderEats 4 месяца назад

Oh man.. thanks for sharing this treasure trove of photo journey nearly 30years ago. So cool to be reminded of how far Vietnam has come through their hardships and challenges.

@infinitibottle 4 месяца назад

Almost 30 yrs ago 😊

@WanderEats 3 месяца назад

@@infinitibottle omg.. you are right.. lol

@abdulrahmanabdulghani8833 4 месяца назад

First visited HCM in 2009.Took a bus from P Penh.Day one met some people,a student which later we became close friends.

@jamiebutikofer1378 4 месяца назад

This was an interesting video. Thanks for sharing, I am sure it brought up a trove of memories for you. Well done mate!

@thaimaxcan 3 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing. This is VN I remember on my first visit in 1994.

@hmuellerdesign 4 месяца назад

Hi Doug, thank you for sharing these lovely photos! Although the people were porer then they were happy - those smiles are genuine 😊!

@jamsseastwood3093 4 месяца назад

Wonderful, just wonderful!

@WanderEats 4 месяца назад

3:05 - I truly wonder where each of those 10 kids are today and their life story thus far.

@markfire1923 4 месяца назад

Me too, all the kids in tbese pictures worth a story..... worndering

@selfreflection2117 3 месяца назад

Doug captured the moment very well. One of his best photos.

@WanderEats 3 месяца назад

@@selfreflection2117 agreed

@atravellerbymistake 4 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing

@samraj3179 4 месяца назад

Lovely photos that reminds us of a bygone era.

@HalimWander 4 месяца назад

its amazing how you still have those photo all this time..

@nttrannn 4 месяца назад

Thx u so much for this "little" treasure.

@jackiehee5965 4 месяца назад

Beautiful photos

@dale7365 3 месяца назад

Thanks, these old photos sent chills down my neck. I spent 2 to 4 months in Vietnam on each of my 15 trips there. 95, 96, & 97 were my favorite years.

@PlanetDoug 3 месяца назад

It was a different time, wasn't it? I still can't help but marvel how much Vietnam has changed.

@loveaodai100 4 месяца назад

Awesome! From NYC, I began a job on Jan 8, 1995 working for the rep office of a British multinational here in Saigon where I worked for 15 years then other work later on but now retired living in Binh Thanh District with my wife who I married in New York in 1977. We came first in 1988 and every year thereafter till finding the work in 1995.

@markfire1923 4 месяца назад

Thank you Doug, these pics are amazing....

@kateg1137 4 месяца назад

My goodness those pictures are really superb. Especially since this was before digital, we're you just using a 35mm slr? I suppose we took more care with images then but these are all great and numerous! I don't think people would be so natural when being photographed like then too

@PlanetDoug 3 месяца назад

Thank you. I was using a typical camera from that era. It was a Yashica FX-3, and I was using slide film. Decades later, I scanned the slides to digitize them and make these copies. As Wikipedia describes it, "The FX-3 was a very popular, manually-operated, 35mm single lens reflex camera, released by Yashica in 1979. These inexpensive cameras have developed a reputation for reliability, mostly due to their extremely simple construction and durable metal chassis with plastic outer shell."

@kateg1137 3 месяца назад

Thankyou yes I see now that you wrote about it under the video. This reminds me of when Vivien Maier was discovered in that she amassed thousands of images and each one was fascinating in its own right. I like these videos of stills

@dd-hr4nx 4 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing the treasure. Yashica / 50 mm lens was a nice camera.

@PlanetDoug 3 месяца назад

It was one of those cameras that had a reputation. It had a following for some reason. I know that in my case, I was interested in the Yashica camera bodies because they had a deal with Contax, and you could mount Contax lenses on Yashica camera bodies. The Contax camera bodies were far too expensive, so this was a inexpensive way of being able to use the high-quality Contax (Zeiss) lenses on an affordable camera body. I know that I bought a Contax 50mm lens in Hong Kong at some point, but I can't remember if I had it during my time in Vietnam.

@lehungtran-gi4je 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your nice pictures of Vietnam❤ you so much! Respect you sir, from Hanoi, wish you have great time here, All the best Doug!

@thevannmann 4 месяца назад

Goes to show how much has changed in the span of just 3 decades

@selfreflection2117 3 месяца назад

Doug. Amazing photos. Life was so different then but the people were full of smiles. My dad was a good photographer too. He passed away in 2023. He took a lot of our family photos but you seldom see him in any of the photos. When we had smart phones, we took lots selfie with him.

@DominikSchwind 4 месяца назад

Oh, this is amazing! I used the have the FX-3 as well, but gave it away at some point.

@TramHicks 3 месяца назад

My tears were flowing like a rive She is beautiful Vietnam

@DaiCaThanh71 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your pictures

@Aki-yn4pg 3 месяца назад

Simply fabulous! 👍🏻 Well archived and treasured photos of early Vietnam that evoke a wistful memory of times and long-gone moments for many. I must say Douglas is a treasure himself and always full of surprises! Thank you for sharing this! ❤

@PlanetDoug 3 месяца назад

You're welcome. It's a pleasure to share them and let other people enjoy a glimpse into Vietnam from the '90s. It's funny that in terms of my lifetime, the '90s feel like yesterday. Yet, these pictures from the '90s feel like they are from generations ago. It seems to me that Vietnam has changed so much.

@jeremyfielding2333 3 месяца назад

Much more interesting then.