Photo blog by Etienne Bossot

Alan and Clea in Hoi An old town

2016-05-12T19:53:00.001-07:00

A lovely couple for an early morning photo shoot in Hoi An old town: the light, the love, all I needed :)

Paula & Bulent wedding photos in Hoi An

2016-01-20T02:46:00.002-08:00

For the first wedding shoot of the year, the sun did not come to meet us. But the beauty of the bride made it up :)

Another wedding photo session in the old town of Hoi An, January 2016.

Food photography in Fusion Suites Danang

2015-11-29T01:29:00.000-08:00

Back to Fusion Suites Danang for a food photography session

Fusion Suites hotel in Danang, Vietnam

2015-11-26T01:28:00.001-08:00

2015 was a busy year for hotel and resort photography in Vietnam. Here are some photos I took this summer for the Serenity group of their new property in Danang: Fusion Suites.

Pooi & Gilbert in Hoi An

2015-06-15T22:40:00.004-07:00

A very lovely Malaysian couple came down to Hoi An for their wedding photos. Thanks Pooi for bringing such beautiful dresses, you made the photo shoot so easy! And thanks Gilbert for striking the pose every single time, a real natural :)

M Gallery hotel in Hoi An

2015-03-23T09:30:00.000-07:00

One of Accor's 5 star hotel has just opened in Hoi An: The Ma Gallery Royal Riverside. Its great location (3 min walk from the old town) makes it the only 5 star hotel within Hoi An old town.

Once again I had the chance to photograph the hotel, and I highly recommend you stay there next time you come to Hoi An :)

Hoi An Royal Riverside Hotel

2015-03-20T10:00:00.000-07:00

Wakaku Japanese restaurant, M Gallery, Hoi An

2015-03-19T16:00:00.000-07:00

Finally, some great Japanese food in Hoi An! No need to drive to Danang to enjoy some sushi and sashimi.
Big congrats to the team of the M Gallery Hoi An for this new opening! Wakaku Japanese restaurant in Royal Riverside hotel, Hoi An.

Mercure hotel in Hoi An

2015-03-17T16:00:00.000-07:00

A privilege to have shot 2 new Accor properties in Hoi An in January. This one is the new Mercure hotel located on Cua Dai road. A great location and lovely swimming pool!

Food photography at the Nam Hai

2015-03-16T02:32:00.000-07:00

I was asked last year to take some photos of the current chef's food at the Nam Hai resort for a magazine publication. Always a pleasure to work in such an renown establishment in Vietnam.

Food photos in Hyatt Regency Danang

2014-12-20T06:50:00.000-08:00

It had been a little while since I had not done food shots and honestly I missed it!

Hoai Anh & Matt wedding at the Boutique Hotel

2014-06-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

Another very exceptionally organized wedding in the Boutique hotel, Hoi An. Thanks to Hoi An events for thew great work!

Family photos in Hoi An

2014-06-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

Due to its high photogenic potential, Hoi An sees a lot of people looking for destination weddings and portraits. Here is a small session I did a few months ago.

Adrienne & Edsel wedding at the Red Bridge

2014-06-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

Honestly, this is the cutest wedding I have ever photographed!

Only 3 people, Adrienne, Edsel and their wonderful daughter. The small committee and Buddhist blessing made all the atmosphere. But wow! Their unique relationship and love made my skin shiver.

Chris & Emam wedding at the Boutique Hotel, Hoi An

2014-06-14T19:45:00.000-07:00

I just love shooting wedding where most guests are British! So much fun, really having a great time. And the parties, wow! :)

Amiana Resort - Nha Trang

2014-05-21T20:02:00.001-07:00

Last month I was assigned to photograph a very beautiful and impressive beach resort in Nha Trang, central Vietnam.
I honestly had a great time, playing with some new toys, and with the help of the superb staff and management team things went very smooth.

This is also the location where I discovered my new love for landscape photography, and I am working on a project to combine Fine Art and resort photography. More about this very soon...

A La Carte hotel, Danang

2014-03-31T19:12:00.001-07:00

Another beautiful creation from the team of Serenity holdings in Danang. I can't wait to stay there and spend the night enjoying the view from the balcony!

Original Chain of Life Jewellery

2014-03-22T01:29:00.001-07:00

These photos are over 3 years old but I realized I never posted them. And when I see how successful these guys are I feel I need to share them.

Original chain of Life is a series of very original and unique silver jewellery, hand written pieces.

They have just opened a shop in Hoi An, feel free to go check it out!

Fusion resort Hoi An

2014-03-20T01:20:00.001-07:00

The amazing team of Fusion is about to open a new resort in Hoi An. Can't wait to try it out!

Ancient Hue restaurant

2013-11-24T23:05:00.000-08:00

Once again I had the chance to photography an amazing restaurant in central Vietnam: Ancient Hue. If you have a chance to go there and admire the sense of details in the houses and decoration, just go!

Eric & Nhi pre wedding photos in Hoi An and Danang

2013-09-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Well, this is it! Mister Eric, a long time friend of mine, who I met about 6 years ago and who lives in Danang, is finally doing it and decided it was time to get married. I was honored to be the one able to capture these great moments with his stunning - amazing - sumptuous - gorgeous wife Nhi. She actually made my job very easy as she is a great poser in front of a camera. Eric is... well, less of a poser!

We spend 2 days shooting around Hoi An old town, and then heading to Danang beach at 4am (Eric at 4am???!!!) for some more. This is also my first trial doing wedding video. Even though I lost half of the footage due to a corrupted memory card (first time it has ever happened to me!), I am quite happy with the result (apart from the shaky parts.. Need to invest in equipment!).

You can see the video on this link.

My first Russian wedding on Hoi An beach

2013-09-16T10:00:00.000-07:00

A first for me, a sweet Russian couple getting married in Hoi An. All happened in Banyan restaurant on An Bang beach of Hoi An, and went so well.

When you work with such an amazingly beautiful bride, things become very easy!

BaBa fashion shoot in Hoi An old town

2013-09-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

It had been a while since I did fashion photography, and it was a real pleasure to work with Julia, who had a clear idea about what she wanted. It is a mix of Fashion photos for her clothes and also some souvenir shots with her friends from Hoi An / Danang.

I spent the day running around with 8 amazing girls, needless to say I had a great and fun time!

By the way, that was a first for me to try composite images: creating one image from several shots (up to 8 photos for 1 final photo!), so trials and errors were there, but it did the job fine! :)

Love of coffee and love of photography, I could do that all day

2013-08-28T15:43:00.001-07:00

When the amazing Barista Mister C asked me to take photos of his amazing cafe in Hoi An I was just thrilled: I have already spent hours in Mia Cafe before as this is THE best coffee you can find around Hoi An. So spending some more time taking photos with him, who is so passionate about his product and loves to share his passion could only be a fun day!

By the way if you wonder what the big thing with coffee in it is, this is Syphon coffee, a Japanese way of making coffee. Must try!

As you can see we've had fun trying to recreate the map of Italy with coffee beans... Well I am ~~not so~~ proud to say this is my creation!

Well if you are in Hoi An, definitely go and check out Mia Cafe, 20 Phan Boi Chau street (4 houses away from my gallery).

Honeymoon and wedding photos in Vedana resort

2013-08-25T23:55:00.001-07:00

Few weeks ago I had the chance to go to take some photos in the amazing Vedana resort in Phu Loc lagoon, not far from Hue. The couple was such fun we were able to experiment few things, and this place is just stunning. I did enjoy this time to get few travel photos that I posted on my Facebook page and Google plus profile. I will definitely be back there, and thinking about organizing a 2 day photo workshop in the area next year.

We spent about 4 hours going around the resort, and the light got amazing in the afternoon. If you are around the area I really recommend you go and check this place out!