A visitor looks at photos taken by two Japanese photographers at an ongoing exhibition being held at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City

A photo exhibit by two Japanese photographers opened in Ho Chi Minh City Monday detailing the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

Yoichi began researching the Vietnam War, especially Agent Orange (AO) victims, in 2003 and taught AO-affected children at Tu Du Hospital’s Peace Village in HCMC’s District 1. He has also traveled throughout Vietnam to meet and take photos of AO victims.

Murayama came to Vietnam for the first time in 1998 and has now visited the country 28 times, meeting with war victims while photographing and writing about them.

The three-day photo exhibition, which wraps up Wednesday at 31 Le Duan Boulevard in HCMC’s District 1, aims to mark the country’s first Orange Day to raise funds for AO victims.

The photos are among 116 photos in total that Yoichi and Murayama recently donated to the War Remnants Museum in HCMC.

The museum is also displaying 63 other donated photos at the Noi dau chien tranh o Vietnam (Scars of Vietnam War) exhibition, which opened late last month.

The exhibition aims to raise awareness about Vietnam’s war victims.

The month-long event at the War Museum will remain open to the public at 28 Vo Van Tan Street, District 3, until August 30.

Reported by Van Khoa