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If you ask any member of the VTK Club which time of day they enjoy most, and they will all agree: their photography lesson.

The VTK Club’s members come from the Nhan Chinh School for Deaf Children, Xa Dan Secondary School for Deaf and Mute Children, and the Hanoi Literature and Art Club for for Mentally Retarded Children.

“Whenever we hold a camera, wandering around and taking in our surroundings through a lens, we can forget the sorrow of our disabilities,” says club member Nguyen Minh Tam.

The six-month-old photography club, which comprises 19 deaf, mute or mentally retarded children, is now having its first exhibition in Hanoi.

More than 50 colour photos are on display at the exhibition room featuring the beauty of daily life through the eyes of these disabled children. The subjects are simple and peaceful: old men reading books on the sides of Hoan Kiem Lake, labourers hard at work, or chickens looking for food. 

The children’s passion for taking pictures has stimulated them and helped them escape their sorrow.