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Saigon From Above

Photographer Gian Thanh Son is completing a book and preparing a special exhibition, "Discovering Saigon from the air."

With the help of special forces helicopter Regiment 917 (Air Division 370), Son was able to capture his home city from the air, a dream of his for many years:

 "My biggest goal is to help people to see where they live from a bird’s eye view...And more importantly, I want people to see the changes to the city after 300 years. I don’t think many people know what Independence Palace, Ben Thanh Market, or Dien Bien Phu look like from the air.”

Checkout a the slideshow of his aerial photos below. 

[VietnamNet]

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