Jim Sutton

Morning sun breaking through smoke and mist over terraced rice fields in a mountain valley near Sa Pa.

Pictures · Series one

Mountain People

Sa Pa · 2022

Sa Pa, northern Vietnam.
Farmers burn rice straw leftover after the harvest.
Thick smoke fills the valley like incense.
The Black Hmong come down from the hills.

A young girl in a pink vest sitting with her arms folded on her knees, another small child behind her.
Sa Pa · 2022Sala.
A smiling boy in a green checked shirt standing against a wooden fence.
Sa Pa · 2022
An older Black Hmong woman in a traditional hat and embroidered jacket, stitching a piece of embroidered cloth. Black and white.
Sa Pa · 2022
A woman stirring a barrel of indigo dye with a stick while a small girl in pink holds on to her.
Sa Pa · 2022

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