According to a 10-year-old study, Vietnam had the highest abortion rate in the world. In 2008, officials proposed to return to a two-child-only law that they abandoned in 2003. Abortions are performed at any trimester. Many times even at 7-9 months in development. There are 10 fetus cemeteries throughout Vietnam. Aborted babies are buried there almost daily. Parents migrate to these sites to ask the dead babies for forgiveness.
Xin lỗi Con – I’m Sorry Child
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | +1.360.450.5810 | kevingerman@luceoimages.com
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BIOGRAPHY
Kevin German 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.