Like most countries, mental illness is something that people want to forget about. Vietnam is no different. Families send their loved ones to mental illness hospitals and often leave them there for the rest of their lives. The hospitals are ran by the government but the doctors are left to deal with the finances and care for the patients on their own. In this particular hospital about 50 miles south of Saigon, 400 patients barely have enough to eat each day. The hospital relays heavily on donations from Buddhist temples and private entities.
Kevin German
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | +1.360.450.5810 | kevingerman@luceoimages.com
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BIOGRAPHY
Kevin German (b. 1979) studied photography and journalism at Washington State University. He worked for 5 years in newspapers from California to Florida. In 2008, he left the staff of The Sacramento Bee and moved to Southeast Asia to focus on humanitarian documentaries. That same year, he co-founded the collective Luceo Images. He is based out of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He has won numerous awards from the Pictures of the Year competition. In 2005 he was named Illinois Press Photographer of the Year. In 2009 he was named Southern Photographer of the Year. His clients include Bloomberg News, CityPass Guide, CNN Traveller, Edge Asia, Eyemazing, Forbes, International Trucking, Johnnie Walker, Monocle Magazine, National Geographic, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal Asia, Time, SNOB, Vanity Fair, Windsor Plaza Hotel.