Artist At Work II Photo

Photographer’s Note

Taken with 2 mpx camera while travelling in Hanoi

This artist has been posted in TE before:

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Vietnam/photo88492.htm

Like the comments in the previous photo, I also went back, but he was missing and the shop close. I think he has such a high demand for customers. The sketches are amazing and some samples are hanging on the wall for display.

Hanoi – Old Quarter

As the oldest continuously developed area of Vietnam, Hanoi’s Old Quarter has a history that spans 2,000 years and represents the eternal soul of the city. Located between the Lake of the Restored Sword, the Long Bien Bridge, a former city rampart, and a citadel wall, the Old Quarter started as a snake and alligator-infested swamp. It later evolved into a cluster of villages made up of houses on stilts, and was unified by Chinese administrators who built ramparts around their headquarters. The area was named "Dominated Annam" or "Protected South" by the Chinese

The old quarter is very lively and unusual place, you can be buying anything from gravestones to silk pyjamas. It is a fascinating place to explore, with heaps of photo opportunities

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purplelights (0) 2004-11-24 8:43

I dream of a sketch artist myself but never had the opportunity...Looking at his sketches a perfect copy of the real photographs...he can be a great portrait photographer if he owns a camera, he does things with details which is very good of you to show us this photo...I respect artist of this kind a lot...and admires them too...

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santosh (304) 2004-11-24 9:18

Really wonderful drawings. His works are life like and as clear as a phototgraph. You have done a good job of getting the artist at his work.

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jim007 (96) 2004-11-24 10:51

This is a good capture of an artist creative moment Bernard. I wish I was there too taking a picture of you taking a picture of him :-) I like how the picture of Clark Gable directly smiling at us. Your note is very informative as well.

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Xalkida (11740) 2004-11-24 19:01