‘Streets of Hanoi’ is my first post in a series from a recent week-long photography expedition to Vietnam as part of a group of 11 photographers. My interpretation of street photography is focused on capturing the atmosphere of what is happening around the subject as well as the subject itself.
Using a 70-200mm lens I was able to keep some distance away from the subject so as to not influence what they were doing and keep the scene as real as possible.
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A worker maintains the greenery in the central reservation of a dual carriageway close to the Westlake.
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Young Vietnamese wait patiently for a bus to take them to their destination.
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Workers repairing the road with only basic tools.
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A colorful display of goods for sale in the market of the Old Town area.
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Choosing ingredients for tonight’s dinner.
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A shop keeper sweeping the road in front of her shop in the Old Town.
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A lady taking a welcome pause from the bustle of the street. I wonder if the LV bag is real?
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This lady stops to tend her cooking as she makes her way around the old town selling to passers-by.
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Young man cooking food to sell on the side of the street.
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Old man making his way slowly through the streets of the old town.
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A young lady tends the food she is cooking with chop sticks hoping to sell to hungry passers-by.
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A young man repairing a motor bike which seems to be the main mode of transport in this busy city.