Lou Dematteis
Biographical Info:
Lou Dematteis is an internationally acclaimed photographer. Lou spent much of the last twenty years working in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia. A former staff photographer with Reuters, Lou was based in Managua, Nicaragua, during the height of the Contra war. In 1986, his photographs of downed U.S. soldier-of-fortune Eugene Hasenfus received international recognition, including a citation from the World Press Photo competition and inclusion in the New York Times' and National Press Photographers Association's Pictures of the Year. His photographic anthology, Nicaragua: A Decade of Revolution, was published by Norton in 1991. Lou's photos have been widely exhibited in the United States and abroad, including showings at the Ansel Adams Center in San Francisco and the Photographers Gallery in London. In 1992, he directed and participated in the first exhibit by U.S. photographers in Viet Nam since the end of the war; and in fall 1994, he presented the first exhibit by Vietnamese photographers to show in the United States as well. Lou is a regular contributing photographer to Destination:Vietnam. Our readers have had the opportunity to see many of his photographs over the past two years.
Lou Dematteis's Recent Contributions
A Portrait of Viet Nam
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Lou Dematteis is a regular contributing photographer to Destination:Vietnam. Lou's latest book, A Portrait of Viet Nam, published by W.W. Norton contains many of the photographs our readers have had...
Destinations:
Vietnam |
Mekong River
Topics:
Culture |
Photography |
Art
Haiphong
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Mention Haiphong and most people think of an industrial city known for its woolen mills, shipyards and canning factories. But Haiphong is more than a stop on the way to Halong Bay. With over one...
Destinations:
Vietnam |
Haiphong
Topics:
Travel |
Photography |
Architecture
Escape to Vung Tau
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Vung Tau, once a quiet seaside resort known as Cap Saint Jacques, is changing. Formerly a getaway for French colonialists and later for Australian and US servicemen, the town is now a major tourist...
Destinations:
Vung Tau |
Vietnam
Topics:
Travel |
Photography
Rice
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Rice is an integral part of life in Vietnam. The Vietnamese economy depends on agriculture and the main crop is rice. The average Vietnamese eats three quarters of a pound of rice a day. Rice covers...
Destinations:
Mekong Delta |
Vietnam |
Mekong River
Topics:
Food |
Culture |
Photography
Life on the Mekong
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The Mekong. You could spend a lifetime exploring it. One of the world's great rivers, the source lies on the Tibetan Plateau at more than 16,000 feet. The Tibetans call it Dza-Chu, the Water of the...
