Kiên Hoàng Lê’s Profile

African Middle Class By Kiên Hoàng Lê: 15Dec; The representation of Africa in western media evolves around the same imagery of poverty, deseases, hunger and death. It is a constant repetition of the same stereotypes.However the continent is in a constant change and just at the brink of liberating itself. In an economical sense Africa has the highest growth rates in the world. Analyst talk of Asian tigers and African lions. How is that possible? There must be people who run the countries and create a stable environment for investors...; Tags: Documentary

I am a Berlin-based photojournalist with Vietnamese origins. In my photographic work I am focusing on documentary and journalistic photography.

Since 2009 I am pursuing studies in Photojournalism & Documentary Photography at the University of Applied Sciences Hannover.

I was born in Hanoi - Northern Vietnam - , grew up in Bogensee - East Germany - and I have been living in the UK. After making up my mind while travelling India, Southeast-Asia and Australia I found the freedom to put Photography right in the center of my life. But it is still "just" the tool or the vehicle to give different views and initiate some change within myself and my environment.