DOCUMENTARIES
Catherine is regularly profiled in the Vietnamese press.
Destiny in Vietnam is about her life story in Vietnam, including visits to Diep Tran, the "Woman on the Train", and the Tan Family, whose two boys suffer the effects of Agent Orange.
Catherine Karnow and General Giap profiles her unusual friendship with Vietnam's hero, General Giap, and his family, covering her 1994 visit to Dien Bien Phu, which was at the private invitation of General Giap. She also talks about what it was like to be the only foreigner to photograph his funeral and burial, an event of great historic significance.
On the Talk Vietnam channel, these two documentaries were seen by millions around the world.
PRESS
This Vietcetera article profiles Catherine Karnow and her long-term photo-project chronicling Vietnam from 1990 to 2015, showing how her images document the country’s shift through years of reform, war legacies and rapid modernization.
This heartfelt article, in the widely distributed Travellive Magazine, presents Catherine Karnow’s exhibition celebrating her rare friendship with Vietnam’s hero, General Vo Nguyen Giap. It reflects on her personal 1994 visit to Dien Bien Phu at the General’s private invitation, where she was the only foreigner accompanying him back to the historic battlefield. The exhibition also revisits her decades documenting Vietnam’s people and transformation, culminating in her role as the only foreign photographer allowed to capture General Giap’s funeral and burial—images now woven into Vietnam’s collective memory.
This interview by Vietnam Today on VT4, viewed in Vietnam and by nearly four million people across the Vietnamese diaspora, captures Catherine Karnow’s deep bond with Vietnam — from her decades documenting its transformations to her rare friendship with Võ Nguyên Giáp’s family — and reflects on how photos born from fate can become stories that touch the heart.
This Báo Pháp Luật article introduces Catherine Karnow’s new Photo Hanoi ’25 exhibition, Vietnam – A Changing Country 1990–2015. It reflects on how a chance first visit in 1990 grew into a lifelong bond with Vietnam, and how her images have captured the country’s dramatic transformation over more than three decades.
This Viet Nam News interview highlights Catherine Karnow’s 35 years photographing Vietnam — a journey she calls “the greatest gift of my life” — and her new Photo Hanoi ’25 exhibition documenting the country’s transformation.
This VOV6 article announces Catherine Karnow’s exhibition, Vietnam 25 Years Documenting A Changing Country • 1990–2015, part of Photo Hanoi ’25. Through 35 years of photography, it offers an intimate, deeply felt portrait of Vietnam’s dramatic transformation from 1990 to 2015.
Thế Giới & Việt Nam article presents her exhibition in Vietnam. It highlights how Catherine’s photography over more than three decades offers an intimate, emotional chronicle of Vietnam’s transformation from the early 1990s to 2015 — from wartime aftermath and the era of Đổi Mới to a dynamic, modernising society.
This Phụ Nữ Việt Nam article spotlights Catherine Karnow’s exhibition, Vietnam thay 1990–2015, part of Photo Hanoi ’25. It highlights her decades‑long journey photographing Vietnam since 1990, capturing both the country’s painful wartime legacies and the rise of a vibrant, modern society.
This An Ninh Thủ Đô article highlights Catherine Karnow’s exhibition, Vietnam 25 Years Documenting A Changing Country • 1990–2015, showcasing decades of her photography documenting Vietnam’s transformation from post‑war years to a modern, dynamic society.
This Hanoi Radio & Television article covers Catherine Karnow’s exhibition, Vietnam – A Changing Country 1990–2015, part of Photo Hanoi ’25. It highlights how her decades of photography chronicle Vietnam’s remarkable transformation — showing the country’s journey from early post‑war years, through Đổi Mới, to its modern, dynamic society by 2015