Reporter Nguyen Thanh Loc, a freelance photographer for DA NANG Newspaper, has a great passion for photography. He has captured beautiful photos of the elderly he met in localities in Central Viet Nam and Central Highlands during his visits there.

Here are some of his stunning photos:

A Ta Oi ethic minority old woman from Thua Thien Hue Province’s A Luoi District

A village patriarch of the Co Tu ethnic minority community in Quang Nam Province’s Tay Giang District

Another village patriarch of the Ama Kong ethnic minority community in Dak Lak Province. He is known as king of the elephant hunters in this province.

Old women sitting by the bank of the Hoai River in Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An City

Senior fisherman Muoi Thao in Binh Thuan Province’s Mui Ne City

A senior man and his grandchildren