Ann LT

I am a storyteller.
As an observer of life, I find beauty in the mundane and seek out the quiet drama of the everyday. My work often explores themes of isolation, displacement, and solitude—capturing the many faces of humanity scattered across the urban landscape.
Though the people I photograph are strangers and the places unfamiliar, they often feel strangely familiar—like echoes of something distant yet known. Drawn to mystery and ambiguity, I leave my visual narratives open to interpretation.
Joan Didion’s words, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live,” resonate with me deeply. From that belief, my own truth was born: “We photograph in order to live.”
These words hold personal significance, as they reflect why I photograph: to tell stories—and in telling them, to live.
Ann LT (Ann Lưu-Trọng)
Born in Saigon, Vietnam.
Currently living in Southern California.
Features
- To Tell Stories is to Live — FLASH! (PDF, 2025)
- Kiosk of Democracy — Feature series (2024)
- Focus and Click: A Passion for Photography and the Leica M Rangefinders — GRAIN (PDF, 2023)
Publications
- The Best Selected Book Vol VIII — Series Winner (2025)
- House of Gomma — Gomma Black & White Awards Book (PDF, 2024)
- LFI Gallery - America / Caribbean (2024)
- The Best Selected Book Vol VII — Series Winner (2024)
- The Best Selected Project — The Street, Series Winner (2023)
- LFI Gallery - Leica Master Shot (2023)
- Frizzifrizzi (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
- Flakphoto Magazine (2008, 2007)
- FILE Magazine (2008, 2007)
- JPEG Magazine (2007)
Interviews
- In Conversation with Ann LT — Street Photography Magazine (2023)
- Interview with Ann Luu-Trong — Inspired Eye Magazine (PDF, 2023)