Red River Craft Traditions: Soy Sauce & Bronze Casting
Discover the Living Craft Traditions of Northern Vietnam
Begin at Ban Yen Soy Sauce Village, where local workers produce soy sauce using time-honored methods. The vibrant scenes of conical-hatted artisans, soy sauce jars, and drying racks create endless possibilities for dynamic compositions and drone photography.
Next, we visit a bronze casting community nearby, where skilled craftspeople transform molten metal into statues and intricate ornaments. Inside the workshops, you’ll capture the action, heat, and artistry of this ancient craft—moments that make for dramatic and unforgettable images.
What to Expect
Image Gallery
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Tour Information
Recommended Equipment
- Camera & Drone
- Memory Card
- Fully Charged Battery
- Wide angle or Zoom lens
What's included
- Hotel Pickup & Drop Off
- Private car
- non-alcoholic drinks
- Professional Photographer Guide
What's not included
- Tips
Tour Length
Half Day ( 1:30 am – to 5:30 pm)
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 minutes prior to this time
Level of Difficulty
Moderate Physical activity (Walking)
Tour Highlights
- Soy Bean Production
- Rural Villages
- Bronxe Casting Village
Photography Highlights
- Camera Settings
- Lens Options
- Street Photography
- Portraiture
- Documentary Photography
- Story Boarding
- Context and Relationships
- Low Light Photography
Photography teaching
On a photo tour with us, your experience, images and development as a photographer are the priority. Tips to improve your pictures will be provided by our professional photographer guides throughout the tour, and we’ll have regular reviews. While enjoying a rich variety of photographic opportunities on tour, you’ll gain valuable insights on how to get the best out of your images, and how to take your skills to the next level.
