Time is a vital ingredient in photography. For the French photographer Réhahn, producing his vibrant, intimate portraits isn’t just about composition and light, but about the time he spends with his subjects, whether he’s smoking cigars with locals in Cuba or sharing tea and a lengthy chat with tribal chiefs in Vietnam. “The secret of a great portrait is a great interaction,” he says.
The photographer, who now calls Vietnam home, is currently working on a major project, Precious Heritage. He aims to photograph all 54 of the country’s tribes, documenting their costumes and learning about their traditions. So far, he’s photographed 49, with more on the way in 2018. He runs a cultural museum, also called Precious Heritage, in Hoi An; this presents his photography alongside examples of the…
