VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Tran Phong has introduced a book of his best photos of the Central Highlands taken over the past two decades, entitled “Central Highlands Festivals”.

The cover of the “Central Highlands Festival” photo book.

This hardback book is written in three languages – Vietnamese, French and English – and features the land and people of the Central Highlands in unique festivals.

Researcher Nguyen Ngoc highly praises the book’s value and affirms that the subjects of many of the photos no longer exist.

“This is not a normal photo book. It is the testament of a culture which may disappear at any time on our path of development,” Nguyen Ngoc commented.

Hereafter are some photos from this book.

Bana girl (1986)

Drumming to open festival (1986)

Everyday job (1985)

Statue of a Bana woman (2003)

Mother and child (1999)

Cooking fire (2004)

A festival of Bana people (2006)

(Source: VNE)