Chewing the mixture of areca nut and betel leaf is a tradition, custom or ritual which dates back thousands of years in Vietnam. Hoi An, Vietnam, 2008

Woman making rise paper. She has been practicing her craft for decades and sitting in the same position for hours, But, her livelihood and family depended on these skills, which she had honed to a seemingly effortless precision. Such level of culinary craftsmanship comes only from having done something tens of thousands of times. Hoi An, Vietnam, 2008