Surrealist guy refuses huge salary, returns to hometown to pursue passion
(Baonghean.vn) - An An Nguyen - a young man famous for his surreal photo collections, who had just graduated from university, was attracted by a wedding photo studio in Hanoi to work with a salary of 20 million VND. However, this young man decided to refuse and return to his hometown to pursue his passion for taking photos of children.
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| An An Nguyen (in black) at her graduation thesis defense ceremony last June. |
An An Nguyen (real name Nguyen Van An) was born in 1992, from Hung Tay (Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An). An has just graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Design of Hanoi Open University. This guy has a great passion for photography, and he once caused a stir in the online community with a series of surrealist photo collections such as Soul of Stone, Artist Awakening...
In addition, An's children's photo collections leave a strong impression with their natural, creative and emotional photography style...An An Nguyen is also a name sought after by many online newspapers for her photography skills.
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| An is famous on the internet for her surreal photo series, baby photos... |
In June 2016 this year, An finished defending his graduation project. With his "fame" during his years of taking photos of weddings, babies, couples... in Hanoi, after graduating, he was immediately invited to work by a large studio in Hanoi with a salary of 20 million VND/month. However, An bluntly refused this invitation and decided to return to his hometown and pursue his passion of taking photos of newborn babies.
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| A recent baby photo by An is loved by many netizens. |
Sharing about why she did not stay in Hanoi to work with a salary that almost every new graduate dreams of, An confided: “Simply because that is not the environment I like. I am a perfectionist and do not want to be tied down by others. I returned to my hometown and pursued my baby photography because I love children's smiles and the smiles of mothers with stretch marks. That is also the source of income that I aim for and am truly passionate about.”
An An Nguyen has just returned to Nghe An for nearly 2 months after graduating. With the income from taking photos for services while still a student, he decided to open his own studio to take photos of babies and pregnant mothers in his own style, simple and emotional.
Thien Thien
