My portfolio in News, Sports, Travel and Culture as a photojournalist.

1. Giang Pham
Portfolio

2. I work as a freelance
photographer currently based in
Hamburg, Germany. With a
background in international
relations and a passion in visual
story-telling, I have been working
all over Vietnam and Europe
focusing on documentary,
photojournalism and development
area since 2013. At present, I am a
student of Erasmus Mundus Master
in Journalism, Media and
Globalization in Denmark and
Germany, specialized in Cultures
Across Media. I believe in the
strong impact of visuality on
people's awareness and the value
of image as a creative medium to
tell stories, which motivates me to
pursue my career.

3. News

4. August 18th, 2015 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A lesbian couple kiss
each other at Nguyen Hue Walking Street, the main square of Ho Chi
Minh City during Viet Pride 2015, the event for LGBT community

5. May 24th, 2016 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Local Vietnamese
excitedly gather on sidewalks to welcome U.S President Barack
Obama during his visit to Vietnam in May, 2016

6. January 21st, 2017 -
Aarhus, Denmark - Queen
Margrethe II of Denmark
delivers her speech during
the Opening Ceremony of
European Capital of
Culture in Aarhus

7. March 18th, 2017 - Aarhus, Denmark - Protesters hold banner to
demonstrate against racism and discrimination

8. May 7th, 2017 - Paris, France - Parisians celebrate the victory of
Emmanuel Macron in French Presidential Election 2017

9. June 3rd, 2017 - Aarhus, Denmark - A man hands a sign showing
support for LGBT community during Aarhus Pride parade 2017, the
largest Danish event focused on LGBT issues outside Copenhagen

10. June 7th, 2018 - Madrid, Spain - Protesters seen with placards
during the demonstration by postal workers demand better labour
rights including pay sick leaves and overtime extra pay

11. Sports

12. April 28th, 2017 - Aarhus, Denmark - Students of Aarhus University
compete in Kapsejlads, the annual traditional boat race taking place
every April at the university lake

13. April 30th, 2017 - Kolding,
Denmark - Spanish
Olympic Champion
Carolina Marin prepares to
hit a backhand return
during the Women’s Final
of European Badminton
Championships 2017

14. March 17th, 2017 - Aarhus, Denmark - Players of Elite Volley Aarhus
try to defend an attack from their opponent during a friendly match
against Fortuna Odense Volley

15. January 25th, 2017 -
Aarhus, Denmark -
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell
of Denmark’s Bakken
Bears tries to make a
lay-up during the Group
match against Turkey’s
Banvit in European
2016-2017 Basketball
Champions League

16. April 17th, 2016 - Dong Nai, Vietnam - Two racers prepare their bikes
on a bamboo raft before crossing Dong Nai River during Ta Lai Trophy
2016, an adventure race in Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

17. August 15th, 2015 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A match in Let’s Viet
Championship, one of the biggest boxing and traditional martial arts
tournament in Vietnam

18. August 15th, 2015 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A match in Let’s Viet
Championship, one of the biggest boxing and traditional martial arts
tournament in Vietnam

19. July 20th, 2012 - Dak Nong, Vietnam - A local football match between
young men, who are mostly from ethnic minorities, at a village in
Central Highlands, Vietnam

20. May 22nd, 2016 - Dong Nai, Vietnam - A runner on his run in the
jungle during Ultra Trail Nam Cat Tien 2016, an ultra-marathon event
takes place at Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

21. April 19th, 2015 - Dong Nai, Vietnam - Competitors in their sunrise
jungle run during Ta Lai Trophy 2015, an adventure race in Cat Tien
National Park, Vietnam

22. August 19th, 2012 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Fans watch a footbal
match in V-League at Thong Nhat Staidum, tthe top professional
football league in Vietnam

23. April 30th, 2017 - Kolding, Denmark - England’s Chris and Gabrielle
Adcock celebrate their victory in Mixed Double’’s Final of European
Badminton Championships 2017

24. June 18th, 2018 - Moscow, Russia - Mexican fans at Fan Fest Moscow
celebrate their home team’s victory against Germany
during Group Stage, World Cup 2018

25. June 24th, 2018 - Saint
Petersburg, Russia - A
Japanese fan shows her
emotion while watching
2nd Group Stage match
between Japan and
Senegal at World Cup
2018

26. July 3rd, 2018 - Moscow, Russia - A Colombian fan cries after the
Second Round match between her national team and England
during World Cup 2018. Colombia lost after the penalty shoot-out.

27. March 22nd, 2019 - Hamburg, Germany - A player from Hamburg Dockers
attempts to make a shot during an Australian football international friendly
match versus Odense Lions

28. March 22nd, 2019 - Hamburg, Germany - Players from Odense Lions try to
tackle their opponents from North London Lions during an Australian
football international friendly match

29. September 19th, 2019 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Players from Ho Chi
Minh City FC celebrate after Do Van Thuan (14) scored a goal against Saigon
FC during a match of V-League 2019

30. Arts, Culture & Entertainment

31. June 11th, 2017 - Aarhus, Denmark - Radiohead’s Thom York during
the band’s performance at Northside Festival 2017

32. May 27th, 2017 - Aalborg, Denmark - A Danish man celebrates his
birthday with friends when joining the parade of Aalborg Carnival,
the biggest carnival in Scandinavia

33. December 22nd, 2016 - Rovaniemi, Finland - A group of Chinese
tourist write postcards when visiting Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi,
Finland. Postcards from here get a special postal mark

34. September 25th, 2015 - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Classical
Vietnamese opera (”hat boi”) actors wait for their performance
during a traditional ritual at a local communal house

35. May 1st, 2016 - Luang Prabang, Laos - A local woman gives alms to
monks at“Tak Bat”, the traditional Alms Giving Ceremony taking
place every early morning in Luang Prabang

36. May 10th, 2018 - Hamburg, Germany - Parade of canoes and ships on
Elbe river during the 829th Hafengeburtstag (Harbor’s Birthday
Anniversary) of Hamburg

37. August 12th, 2017 - Aarhus, Denmark - Two men play a shooting
video game with virtual reality (VR) full-body equipment in the only
and newly opened VR gaming centre in Aarhus, Denmark

38. April 22nd, 2018 - Berlin, Germany - A man walks on an avenue of
cherry blossoms in their full bloom on Bornholmerstrasse, Berlin

39. May 26th, 2014 -
Kalaw, Myanmar -
Portrait of a local man
smoking Burmese cigar
on the train

40. March 5th, 2015 -
Dong Nai, Vietnam -
Portrait of a village
patriarch from S’Tieng
ethnic group with his
tribal traditional gong
instrument

41. Project | Life on train

42. Life on train, especially
hard-seat cars, is one of the best
ways to understand Vietnamese
people. “The train journey is a
genuine Vietnamese experience,
flying is a wasted opportunity”
(Mark Smith). Not only are the
wooden benches inside the metal
carriage, but also the true local life.
It is easy to meet various kinds of
human, from a public servant to a
caring housewife, from a student
coming back home to a lonesome
backpacker going on a shoestring.
I started traveling by train since I
was very young. By keep using
trains, I realized hard-seat cars are
the best place to meet, mingle,
talk, observe and understand
people. There, I made new friends,
explored local norms and learned
lessons about life. Naturally, I fell in
love with wooden benches and
the people sitting on them.

57. Project | Condo Life

58. Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest and
most developed city in Vietnam,
is getting more crowded. When
more people come for
opportunities, housing demand
increases, following by the rise of
newly-built apartment jungles.
Meanwhile, old condos stay. They
were built some decades ago,
now waiting in vain for
renovation and house families for
generations. This project depicts
life at these old condos, not only
the out-dated architecture but
also a lifestyle, a community with
its own culture, which is far
different from the modern
metropolitan one which is now
widely advertised.

71. For more info, please contact:
Giang Pham
giangpham.vietnam@gmail.com
giang-pham.com