VIET NAM. Families live in shacks beneath hoardings for products they can rarely afford.

VIET NAM. This man runs a small facotry that fabricates helicopters and fighter planes from discarded soft drink cans, with the Coca-Cola helicopter being his best seller. Originally customers were tourists but nowadays he ships to shops all over the world.

VIETNAM. NGUYEN Van Thuong, nine, was born with enlarged globular eyes, but only partially formed eyelids. He can see vague shadows, but will probably lose his vision altogether in a few years because his tear ducts do not provide lubrication. 1994

VIETNAM. VO Van Trac, at 26, being looked after by his mother, MAI Thi Nghiem. After ten years his condition has not changed. 1994.

VIETNAM. 1994

VIETNAM. NGUYEN Hoang Phuc, 13, an accomplished flute player, was born without eyes. 1994

VIETNAM. Uyen Hung village. VO Trong Thuy, 13, lives in a wood and straw mat hut behing a pagoda. Thuy was born with his arm permanantly locked against his shoulder and the fingers and thumb of his hand frozen together. After multiple operations in Germany, his arm now works almost normally, and he can use the fingers and thumb of his hand. Thuy's hamlet was not sprayed directly with Agent Orange, but the family took drinking water that came from a canal leading to a nearby contaminated river. 1994

VIETNAM. Song Be Province, Uyen Hung village. TRAN Thi Cam Nhung, (on right), with her mother and sister at their home. Nhung was healthy at birth, but a week later the skin over her right eye turned red. Within days a giant tumor, the size of a grapefruit, erupted. After a year of treatment and operations in Germany, her tumor was finally eradicated. She can see with both eyes, but the right side of her face is badly scarred. 1994

VIET NAM. 1994.

VIET NAM. Hong Gai. The coal miners of Hong Hai. During the war the town was subjected to the heaviest bombing seen in Viet Nam.

VIET NAM. Hong Gai. A few kilometers north of the frequently visited, picturesque Ha Long Bay, is the coal area that tourists very rarely see. Hong Gai is the port where coal is shipped from the nearby mines, with much of the work done by hand.

VIET NAM. Hong Gai. A few kilometers north of the frequently visited, picturesque Ha Long Bay, is the coal area that tourists very rarely see. Hong Gai is the port where coal is shipped from the nearby mines, with much of the work done by hand.

VIET NAM. Hong Gai. Loading barges with coal at the waterfront.

VIET NAM. Families congregate at the end of the day in Ha Long Bay.

VIET NAM. The extraordinary physical beauty of Ha Long Bay is today a major draw for tourists.

VIET NAM. In Ha Long Bay children are born and live their whole lives on board their family's boat.

VIET NAM. Families live in shacks beneath hoardings for products they can rarely afford.

VIET NAM. Families live in shacks beneath hoardings for products they can rarely afford.

VIET NAM. Families live in shacks beneath hoardings for products they can rarely afford.

VIET NAM. Families live in shacks beneath hoardings for products they can rarely afford.

VIET NAM. Ha Noi. The latest new products being sold in front of a delapidated building.

VIET NAM. Ancient cyclos still play their part rescueing modern status symbols.

VIET NAM. Scene along one of the waterways.

VIET NAM. Scene along one of the waterways.

VIET NAM. Scene along one of the waterways.

VIET NAM. Ha Noi. Children visit a museum.

VIET NAM. Display showing some of the US pilots shot down and captured during the war.

VIET NAM.

VIET NAM. The classic Ao Dai dress is under threat from the Western garment business who condemn traditional clothing as it diminishes they make by introducing new fashions every season.

VIET NAM. Performers re-enact a victorious battle.

VIET NAM. Ha Noi. Heavily guarded Mercedes showroom.