Andrew Gifford
andrewgiffordphoto.bsky.social
Andrew Gifford
@andrewgiffordphoto.bsky.social
Hello, welcome :)

This Invisible Illness: my first long form documentary photography project, about ME/CFS a complex & challenging health condition - like Long Covid.

https://linktr.ee/andrewgifford.photography

Bristol, UK. 335.42 ppm. He/him/oi.
Photo from a while ago: south west China

I wish I'd invited her to practice her spoken English with me. I would have welcomed a few phrases in return.

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December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Photo from a while ago: south west China

Runoff water from the karst formations that appear on chinese paper money notes.

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December 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Photo from a while ago: north Vietnam

Circa two thousand rivers and canals means much of life and transportaton happens around water and boats.

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November 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Photo from a while ago: north Vietnam

I felt I'd found the 'real' Vietnam. I knew better than to be chasing icons, but I still got a thrill from moments like this. I wonder how differently I'd approach things now.

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November 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Photo from a while ago: Hanoi, Vietnam

Street vendor of barbering and ear de-clagging services. He had a fair queue.

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November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Photo from a while ago: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Floating fish farming and fishing village.

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November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Photo from a while ago: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

"For the future of our children" (I think). I'd love to know what this scene is about.

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November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Photo from a while ago: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Recycling collection, with time to chat.

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November 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Photo from a while ago: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nearby a week-long 24*7 funeral/wake was happening, with traditional music played at volume from loudspeakers, not 20m from where I tried to sleep. This family of neighbours were bemused by my trying to grasp it all.

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November 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Photo from a while ago - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

The colour of this stonemason's block suggests the whole complex was once a much brighter off-white colour, before the seasons and fertile life brought it to the dark greys and greens we see now.

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November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Photo from a while ago - nr Siem Reap, Cambodia

This store appeared to run on an honesty box scheme, while the owner wasn't around selling mainly to neighbours.

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November 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Photo from a while ago - nr Siem Reap, Cambodia

Wasn't sure if it was his or his family's food cart, heading home after doing the rounds.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Photo from a while ago - nr Siem Reap, Cambodia

The evening round of drinking water delivery, just a short distance from the city's amenities.

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November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Photo from a while ago - Siem Reap, Cambodia

All domestic needs catered for at the covered market.

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November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Photo from a while ago - Siem Reap, Cambodia

Volleyball and kickvolly are second only to football in sports popularity.

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November 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Photo from a while ago - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Bloody steep, in parts.

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November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Photo from a while ago - Siem Reap, Cambodia

It's your classic local food market scene.

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November 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Photo from a while ago - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Vast buddhist temple reclaimed by inherrently-Zen nature.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Photo from a while ago - northern Thailand

If I could speak elephant, I bet I'd hear some right stories.

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November 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Sure, Angkor Wat's interesting and all that, but this is how it feels:
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Photo from a while ago - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

A quiet corner where not so many tourists tread.

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November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Photo from a while ago - northern Thailand

I wondered what called them away from their laundry to attend.

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November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Photo from a while ago - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

This burned where a diety statue had been beheaded, toppled.

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November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Photo from a while ago - northern Thailand

No idea which crop was being grown, but I liked the infinate space and light here.

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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Photo from a while ago - Bangkok Thailand

Pigeons never far away from the street food stalls, seeking crumbs or a drink.

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November 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM