My passion is to try and communicate the luminous quality of the world that I see every day, everywhere that I go, in the landscape, the people and the living creatures on this planet.
My pepeha
Ko Mekong te awa, ko Việt Nam te whenua, ko Ngāti Vietnamese te iwi, ko Nguyễn te hapū, ko Nguyễn Thừa An rātou ko Nguyễn Thị Hợi, ko Nguyễn Phước Kiến, ko Nguyễn Thị Lài ōku tūpuna, ko Nguyễn Văn Ngân rāua ko Nguyễn Thị Xuyến ōku mātua, i whānau mai au i Bạc Liêu, engari i tipu ake au i Saigon/Hồ Chí Minh City, kei Auckland ahau e noho ana, ko Rangitoto te maunga, ko Hauraki Gulf te moana, ko Nguyễn Văn Tuấn toku ingoa, ko Tuấn au.
The Mekong is my river, Việt Nam is my land, my people are the Vietnamese, the Nguyễn is my tribe, Nguyễn Thừa An, Nguyễn Thị Hợi, Nguyễn Phước Kiến, Nguyễn Thị Lài: these are my ancestors, Nguyễn Văn Ngân, Nguyễn Thị Xuyến: these are my parents, I was born in Bạc Liêu, however I grew up in Saigon/Hồ Chí Minh City, I now live in Auckland, Rangitoto is my mountain, the Hauraki Gulf is my sea, my name is Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, I am Tuấn.
Tôi từ sông Cửu Long, nước Việt Nam, góc người Việt, tên họ Nguyễn, các ông bà là Nguyễn Thừa An, Nguyễn Thị Hợi, Nguyễn Phước Kiến, Nguyễn Thị Lài, ba má là Nguyễn Văn Ngân, Nguyễn Thị Xuyến, sinh ở Bạc Liêu, lớn lên ở Saigon/thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, hiện tại ở Auckland, gần núi Rangitoto, bên bờ biển Hauraki Gulf, tên tôi là Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, gọi tôi Tuấn.
Bridal Veil Falls - Waikato, New Zealand
Franz Josef glacier - Westland, Te Wai Pounamu, New Zealand
Northern remparts, Kinh Thành, Imperial City - Huế, Việt Nam
Vịnh Hạ Long, Hạ Long Bay - Việt Nam
Hooker Glacier - Aoraki Mt Cook, Te Wai Pounamu, Aoteraroa
Aoraki Mt Cook - Te Waipounamu, Aotearoa
La Chapelle Basse - Paris
North Portal, Dom Sankt Bartholomäus Saint Bartholomeus Cathedral, Frankfurt
Pulpitum, Manchester Cathedral, UK
A very vintage day out - Alexandra Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Afternoon chat - Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
Robert Marriner, artist, carver, homeless - Auckland, New Zealand
Knife sharpener - Matakana
Glass blowing - Whangarei
Jonathan Livingston, gannet - Muriwai, New Zealand
Shag on tree trunk - Panmure Basin, Auckland, New Zealand
Clown fish - Yasawa Islands, Fiji
Clydesdale colt - Pirongia, Waikato, New Zealand
I can be reached at nvtuan26@gmail.com