BEcause, BEcause, BEcause, BEcause, BEcause!

BEcause of the wonderful things BE does! Bethany Bauman is a (super cool awesome) graphic designer living in Viet Nam and she created the program/poster/ticket designs for this weekend's performances of The Wizard of Oz - put on by the Ha Noi (not Kansas) International Theatre Society. So turn that frown upside down Toto, you'll be back to the cornfields before you know it and BE will be designing something new and exciting.

Here is her work from the show:


Check out her site at www.BE-what-you-are.com



Bethany made a unique ticket for each performance:






...and one last precious parting shot of our dear Toto:

World Aids Day Benefit

World Aids Day Benefit at Cinematheque.

A theater group, comprising of Vietnamese actors living with HIV/AIDS, performed a show to raise awareness. I was called to do a series of portraits of the actors. It was very touching to experience the great attitudes of the actors even through our language barrier.

Hosted by Hanoi International Theatre Society, this was a challenging performance for the audience and a very forward-thinking set of actors.



Because most of the portraits were serious, I decided to show their festive side: