Learn how to improve your Travel photography. Make meaningful images with a sense of place as Catherine shares her poignant, visual diary of destiny, connection, and profound human stories.

(As well as access to the live event, you will receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)

Catherine is a great photographer, absolutely incredible at capturing real stories with her images. Whatever genre you prefer, you’ll learn and be inspired!

Explore Catherine’s remarkable photographs of Vietnam’s morphing society and landscape, through her personal visual diary.

Discover the astonishing and deeply moving stories of the people she photographed, including her unusual friendship with General Giap and his family.

Hear a story of love and connection with the Woman on the Train; and the legacies of the war.

Understand the sombre years of the early 90s, through to the New Vietnam’s most marked transformation.

Catherine Karnow is a Hong Kong-born National Geographic photographer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Smithsonian, GEO, and many other publications. A central life project has been photographing Vietnam, building a body of work that is both deeply personal and historically resonant. She has documented Vietnamese families with her film A Terrible Legacy raising awareness and leading to real change. Catherine is frequently profiled in the Vietnamese press. She is also a passionate teacher who leads photography workshops in Italy, Provence, Romania, Vietnam-Cambodia, and India, offering intimate experiences that stand out for their depth and privileged access.