Dean, a mechanic by trade and a photographer and pilot by passion, avoided Vietnam during the war. But this spring he travelled there for the first time, spending a month recording on film the place that became such a painful part of American history in the last half of the 20th century. A street market at the end of a slow day after many vendors had left. At the height of the market, the street is open only to foot traffic. A few miles north of Ho Chi Minh City are the cobweb-like tunnels known as Cu Chi tunnels.
Water buffalo are still a big part of the Vietnamese country life.
Mufflers for cars and motorbikes are manufactured on the sidewalks. A family on its way to market in a two-wheeled cart powered by a Honda 90 motorbike engine. Ropes, nets, hooks and shiny brass props can be found in this fishing supply shop in Da Nang. Even tiny pieces become beads for jewelry. A young mother is faced with explaining one of the tools of war to the next generation at the War Crimes Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.