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    Maika Elan is a Vietnamese photographer who won a 1st prize for her photo series "The Pink Choice" about same-sex couples in Vietnam. The photo shows Phan Ngoc Hai Ly doing Pham Thao Huyen's toenails. They have lived together for nearly five years despite Vietnam historically being unwelcoming to same-sex couples. In 2012, Vietnam considered recognizing same-sex marriage which would make it the first Asian country to do so, though public opinion remained opposed.

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    Maika Elan is a Vietnamese photographer who won a 1st prize for her photo series "The Pink Choice" about same-sex couples in Vietnam. The photo shows Phan Ngoc Hai Ly doing Pham Thao Huyen's toenails. They have lived together for nearly five years despite Vietnam historically being unwelcoming to same-sex couples. In 2012, Vietnam considered recognizing same-sex marriage which would make it the first Asian country to do so, though public opinion remained opposed.

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    Maika Elan is a Vietnamese photographer who won a 1st prize for her photo series "The Pink Choice" about same-sex couples in Vietnam. The photo shows Phan Ngoc Hai Ly doing Pham Thao Huyen's toenails. They have lived together for nearly five years despite Vietnam historically being unwelcoming to same-sex couples. In 2012, Vietnam considered recognizing same-sex marriage which would make it the first Asian country to do so, though public opinion remained opposed.

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    17 April 2012 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Phan Ngoc Hai Ly does Pham Thao Huyens toenails. They have lived together for nearly five years.

    MAIKA ELAN
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    NATIONALITY: Vietnam WEBSITE: www.maikaelan.com, www.mostartists.com

    ABOUT: Nguyen Thanh Hai (Maika Elan) was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1986. After Vietnam has historically been unwelcoming to same-sex couples, but in 2012 the Vietnamese government announced it was considering recognizing same-sex marriage, a move that would make it the first Asian country to do so. Despite past human rights issues and a long-standing stigma against homosexuality, parliamentary debate on same-sex marriage was scheduled for 2013. Polls showed that majority public opinion remained opposed to the idea. In August 2012, the countrys first gay pride parade took place in Hanoi. receiving her bachelors degree in sociology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Maika started to use the camera to take pictures of her daily and private life in 2006. She turned to professional photography soon after, starting collaborations for editorial clients and fashion firms in Vietnam. In 2010, Maika moved to documentary photography and her first project, The Pink Choice, focuses on the personal lives of gay couples in Vietnam. Read more about this photographer Commissioner:

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