About

Hi there! I’m Le Huy Minh, a gap year student from Vietnam. I believe that creativity isn’t reserved for a lucky few. It lives in everyone; sometimes, it just needs the right spark and a place to shine. This website is that place, a collection of my photography, filmmaking, paintings, DJ pieces, and my culinary book that have shaped the last four years of my life.
Here, you’ll find snapshots from all over Vietnam, from the ancient Hue imperial palace to the quiet rhythm of everyday life. Each photo is my way of showing the world not just as it looks, but as I feel it through my lens.
You’ll also see some of my favorite filmmaking projects, short films, and documentaries that came to life through stress, laughter, and a few sleepless nights. They explore everything from student life and social pressure to the strange beauty of human nature, especially challenges surrounding gender construct, societal expectations, and class divisions, something that I want to convey through art as well as a concentration, academically. I love visual storytelling because it can say what words often can’t and preserve humanity, identity, and beauty through the arts.
On this page, you’ll find my paintings, each born from quiet moments of curiosity rather than any formal art class. I started by recreating works I found online, learning how colors breathe and lines speak. What began as a simple imitation turned into a small ritual of joy, a reminder that creativity doesn’t need permission or perfection to exist. Painting, for me, is just another way of slowing down, of letting thoughts settle until they find their own shape on paper.
And there’s also a find my DJ piece. This piece began as a secret gift for my mother during my father’s unexpected re-proposal — a song that blends Western and Afro house rhythms with the deep, resonant breath of Vietnamese cồng chiêng percussion. I wanted it to feel both intimate and boundless, something that carried my family’s story through sound. When Malcolm X’s words opened the track, they felt like a manifesto: to create is to be wild, free, and a little reckless. Because art, at its best, forgets its boundaries and remembers only the pulse of being alive.
Lastly, you will also find my copy of my “20 Under 20” cookbook that I’ve shared with hundreds of stay-at-home dads and cooking enthusiasts who discovered my campaign online. It’s simple and straightforward, packed with quick, reliable recipes perfect for those “I don’t know what to eat” days!
I hope you enjoy it (you will!! 🙂 ), let’s celebrate life through arts, and let creativity flows freely!