A Hmong woman and a Vietnamese man walking in the mist in Sapa, Vietnam

A Hmong woman and a Vietnamese man walking in the mist in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Woman with a brightly coloured headscarf in Sapa, Vietnam

Woman with a brightly coloured headscarf in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Two women rugged up against the cold in Sapa, Vietnam

Two women rugged up against the cold in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

2 women on a motorbike in Sapa, Vietnam

2 women on a motorbike in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Two Hmong women in Sapa, Vietnam

Two Hmong women in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Two Hmong women with baskets in Sapa, Vietnam

Two Hmong women with baskets in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Young girl walking in Sapa, Vietnam

Young girl walking in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Two girls, one with a baby on her back in Sapa, Vietnam

Two girls, one with a baby on her back in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

A young girl with a baby on her back in Sapa, Vietnam

A young girl with a baby on her back in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

A Hmong family in Sapa, Vietnam

A Hmong family in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Woman and motorbikes in a foggy Sapa, Vietnam

Woman and motorbikes in a foggy Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Hmong women in the mist and fog of Sapa, Vietnam

Hmong women in the mist and fog of Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Shops in Sapa, Vietnam

Shops in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Young women dressed up against the cold in Sapa, Vietnam

Young women dressed up against the cold  in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

People in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

People in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Young men in Sapa, Vietnam

Young men in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

A woman with a head scarf in Sapa, Vietnam

A woman with a head scarf in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Women in traditional dress and carrying baskets on their backs in Sapa, Vietnam

Women in traditional dress and carrying baskets on their backs in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Girls in traditional dress in Sapa, Vietnam

Girls in traditional dress in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

A crowd in Sapa, Vietnam

A crowd in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012