Hoi An-based Frenchman Réhahn’s patient approach has won him the trust of tribal elders, who have handed over rare artefacts and garments for display and preservation at his gallery in the town

“Personally, I believe in karma, “says the French photographer Réhahn. We sometimes take pictures of people who are in economic situations at the opposite end of ours and I think we ought to be fair.

Réhahn believes that an artist has an opportunity to take on social responsibility by giving back to those who inspired an image. The goal of The Giving Back Project is to create long term solutions to improve the lives of individual subjects.