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By: Nick Rains

Siesta time135mm ISO800 350th/F2.0Whilst my main form of photography is more traditional landscape work on large format and on film, I also relish the opportunity to work in foreign countries in a more reportage style. I recently had the good fortune to go to Vietnam for 10 days and saw it as a great opportunity to step back from my usual style; instead of the Australian Outback I would shoot street scenes and people.

I also made the decision to shoot entirely on my D60, even committing myself to taking no film at all and no back up film camera. I expected that the D60 would be an idea tool for such freeform work and in that respect I was not disappointed.

Vietnam, for those who have yet to visit, is a wonderful place to spend a week or so. I spent most of my time aroundDa Nang, in a little fishing village calledHoi An. I like to spend most of my time in one or two places and really get to know them, rather than be continually on the move and never really 'see...

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