Guatemala and Vietnam © Michelle Chaplow Photography

La Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

I spent a year backpacking in South and Central America, this image of an indigenous lady in La Antigua de Guatemala is one of the many photographic portraits that I shot during that year.

Lady farmer in Vietnam

One of the may things that impacted me in Vietnam was how hard the women work in the fields, attending the buffalos, looking after the children. I dedicate this image to the hard working women of the world with vibrant smiles.