Published:  00:00 Friday - December 19, 2008

A veteran British photographer, who becomes famous during the war in Indochina for his work, is exhibiting and selling prints of his photos at HCM City’s Cepage restaurant.

Dozens of large and medium-sized photos taken by Tim Page depict the atrocities of war in Vietnam and Cambodia in the last century.

Now in his mid-60s, the photographer this week signed photos and shared experiences about his craft with viewers at the show.

Because of a recent illness and financial woes, Page said he must earn money so he can have an uninterrupted period of time to write a book that he hopes to complete within a few months.

The book, titled The Eagle Has Landed, includes sections on Australia and on Page’s return to Vietnam.

“Good pictures do not need captions,” he said, pointing to the photos hung without explanatory notes, on the restaurant’s wall. “If they can reach a viewer’s spirit, they’ve done their job.”

Seweryn Zelazny, a German student of photography who is working on a documentary project in Vietnam, said that he admired Page’s works for their truthfulness about war.

Juergen Wormser, general manager of a joint-venture in Binh Duong province who attended the show, said the photos provoked “a moment of silence”.

The show at Cepage at 22 Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1 will end on December 20, depending on the progress of the sale.