Discover Top News Shooters / Video Journalists in Ho Chi Minh City, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam

After studying sociology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Hanoi, Maika discovered her passion for photography. Since 2006, she has been capturing moments of her daily life using various cameras, including Lomo's family cameras. In 2008, she embarked on a professional photography journey, collaborating with editorial clients and fashion firms in Vietnam. In 2010, Maika shifted her focus to documentary photography, and her first project, titled "The Pink Choice," delved into the personal lives of gay couples in Vietnam. The project garnered widespread recognition, with publications in esteemed magazines across the USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain, China, India, and Brazil... Maika's talent and dedication earned her prestigious accolades, including the "best photo essay" and "best single photo" awards in 2010 at the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation. Additionally, "The Pink Choice" was named a finalist at the Asian Women Photographers competition in 2012. In 2013, Maika's remarkable work continued to receive acclaim. "The Pink Choice" won first prize in the Contemporary Issues category at World Press Photo 2013, as well as the top prize for documentary storytelling at Pride Photo Award 2013. Maika's passion for photography led her to participate in the renowned 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and she was selected for the VII Mentor program from 2014 to 2016. In recognition of her accomplishments, Maika was honored in the Forbes Vietnam 30under30 list in 2014. Continuing her impressive trajectory, Maika was chosen as one of the six talented individuals for the inaugural 6x6 Global Talent Program in Southeast Asia & Oceania in 2017, an initiative organized by The World Press Photo. The following year, she received nominations for the Elliott Erwitt Havana Club 7 Fellowship and the Visionary Award. In a testament to her expertise and influence, Maika has been invited to serve as a global jury member for the esteemed 2023 World Press Photo Contest. Currently, Maika remains actively engaged in the field of photography, undertaking various roles such as photographer, photo editor, judge, and mentor.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Coming from England, I started out my career through the indie film route; which specifically was done in my roles as a storyboard artist and cinematographer. This later saw me evolved into the director that I am today. Since the summer of 2015 I have based myself in Vietnam where I have been working throughout South East Asia as a director, which has seen me working on a mix of commercials, viral videos, documentaries and short films. It is from there where I also won Best Documentary Feature Film for 'Take Me Home'; which was granted by the Sydney World Film Festival. It is my intention to continue this rich vein of inspiration that Vietnam affords me. I endeavour to work with like-minded people and will continue to pursue my job and passion as a director and filmmaker.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Video freelancer 10 years of experience in media graphics, video editing

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

EM Productions is an award-winning full-service photography and video production company with over a decade of experience producing emotive films and photography that tell the unique stories of our clients. Storytelling is the heart of what we do. It's what gets us excited about every new project we produce and is really why we love what we do. With crew based in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Danang, Vietnam, Shanghai, and Hong Kong we are regularly commissioned by Fortune 500 companies, international and regional magazines and NGOs for a wide range of photography and video production projects in Vietnam, China, Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul, Hong Kong and beyond. EM productions specialize in creating emotive, award-winning storytelling for commercial, corporate, portraiture and industrial photography projects, video productions, and production services to our clients. Our photography and video productions are customized with each client to be effective, unique, and original.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Sound Mixer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

Founded by a group of international advertising, media and video production veterans, Booncha is a Ho Chi Minh city-based company that provides bespoke creative and video production services. We aims to deliver high quality and cutting edge works by harmonizing the creative power with fine-tuned production processes. Our portfolios include commercials, music videos, feature film (departmental level) and broadcast media for international clients like CNN, AIA, Sony Music, ABC News, MediaCorp(SG), Uniqlo, 88rising and more.

• Production Company
• Fixer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Translator
• Transcriber
• Drone Operator
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Creative Director

Andy Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American filmmaker based in Saigon. He received an MFA in Film Directing at Columbia University. He’s known for his work as an editor on Vietnamese feature films such as “Em Là Bà Nội Của Anh” (2015) and “Người Bất Tử” (2018). He’s also produced the American thriller "My First Kiss and the People Involved" (2016) that premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival and streamed on Amazon Prime. This year, Andy wrote, directed and produced his first feature film “Fanti” (2023) and was awarded Best Directorial Debut at the prestigious Vietnam Film Festival.

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Line Producer / On-Location
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator

Beijing-based photographer Speaks French, English, Italian and Russian. Can travel

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Corporate Videographer