“I am the old man wandering, the old man on the road. It is the destiny and the destiny of my people — always moving… Viet originally meant to cross over — like an obstacle — to overcome. So this is the essence of the Vietnamese spirit. Now Viet just means ‘people,’ though its real meaning is ‘the people who overcome, who cross over.”
— Phạm Duy

Vietnam in Black & White is a collection of photographs that features vignettes of Vietnam captured by Milwaukee’s own Robert Trettin. Printed on paper that evokes the old-timey look of newsprint, this piece is a great companion to Robert’s “Hanoi in Duotone” and showcases what Risograph printing can do: bringing a mood and setting a scene that is at once familiar and dream like.


Author: Robert Trettin
Year: 2023
Pages: 26
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 in.
Cover: Softcover
Process: Risograph
Language: English