APEC VIETNAM

In 2017, when Apec was hold in Vietnam, I was hired by a fellow photographer who has contract with VCCI ( Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry) to documented the event. During this series of events, there were closed-door meetings and public talks with a large audience. I was assigned to take pictures of banners with sponsors' logos for the organizing committee to report, and that is my only mission. I know that where I stand is just a place where leaders chat about world affairs, make statements about national vision or simply show off their power. However, in 2017, when the trade war between the US and China was just beginning, the images of the two leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were still very much anticipated. So, right after finishing the banner photos, I turned my camera angle to the people on the sidelines of the event. It seemed that seeing the leaders of the powerful families with their own eyes was just as hot for them as the hot issues in the parliament.