Photos by Mark McLeod


Professor Mark McLeod, History Department, University of Delaware, captured these shots while on a recent trip to the Mekong Delta region. He is an annual visitor to Vietnam with a good eye for common events of life and a great camera.

Please feel free to contact Mark if you have questions or comments.


On the Vinh-te Canal; Ha-tien province.


Cambodian-style ox-drawn cart; Ha-tien province.


Water porter; Hoc-mon district.


Market on the River; Hoc-mon district.


Welcome to Vietnam! Hoc-mon district.


Field-workers harvesting rice; Hoc-mon district.


Boat repair; Hoc-mon district.


Rambutan harvest; Hoc-mon district.


Boy in boat; Hoc-mon district.


Khmer Krom family (ethnic Cambodians); Chau-doc province.


Bringing in the sheaves; Chau-doc province.


Village on the Mekong; Chau-doc province.


Drying paddy; Chau-doc province.


Going to market; Mekong River, Chau-doc province.


Girls gleaning rice; Chau-doc province.


Ambulatory vegetable vendor; Chau-doc province.


Houses on stilts; Mekong River, Chau-doc Province.


Street urchins; Long-xuyen City.


Roadside restaurants; Ho Chi Minh City.


The Durian-merchant of Notre Dame; Ho Chi Minh City.


Peripatetic peanut vendor; Ho Chi Minh City.


Squid for sale; Ho Chi Minh City.


Export of Rambutans; Hoc-mon district.



All photos copyright Mark W. McLeod, 1996