Two giant stone hands cradle the Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills, cloud rolling through the mountains behind it.

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Vietnam

A route through Da Nang's Ba Na Hills, the rivers around Hoi An, and the mountain switchbacks of the Ha Giang loop in the north. The through-line is fog — waiting for it to lift, working with it when it doesn't, and letting it do most of the composing.

A dragon-carved stone stairway climbing to a hilltop pagoda, fog settling over the roofline at dawn.

A rice paddy running to the horizon under a heavy purple storm sky, wildflowers lining the near edge of the field.

The Vietnamese flag backlit by fog on a mountain overlook, its color the only warmth in a grey landscape.

Series — Vietnam

A woman cycles across a bridge at dusk, a palm-lined river and a darkening blue sky behind her.

A karst outcrop and a single yellow boat mirrored in still water under a heavy grey sky.

Colorful fabric banners whip in the wind at the edge of a fogged-out overlook, a stone path fading into grey.

A turquoise river cutting through the Ha Giang mountains, terraced slopes falling away into shadow.

Two travelers sit on a rock ledge above the Ha Giang valley, watching the light change as cloud moves through below.

Riding the Ha Giang loop at dusk, a line of motorbikes threading the mountain road ahead.

A figure holds a red flag atop a rock outcrop, storm cloud rolling over the jungle valley below.

A figure with an umbrella crosses a foggy square at night, a lit globe monument glowing behind them.

Silhouetted figures gather under a single light in dense fog, barely visible against the dark.

A woman photographs the view down a narrow, moss-walled alley in Ha Giang.

Black-and-white umbrellas crowd a dim market street at dusk, shoppers moving beneath them.

A glass viewing platform suspended over the Nho Que gorge as cloud breaks around the surrounding peaks. — Nho Que gorge