Hanoi

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An elderly woman pedaling a cyclo loaded with vegetables on a wet street; motorcycles and a row of commercial buildings are visible in the background.

Elderly woman pedaling a cyclo

An elderly man wearing a conical hat rides a bicycle balanced with two woven baskets hanging on either side, moving on a wet city street with pedestrians and sidewalk vendors in the background.

Against the Flow

A worker in an orange jacket and conical hat sweeping on the bridge deck beside a central barrier; trucks and motorbikes pass in the background.

Sweeping Thanh Trì Bridge

Outdoor vegetable stall at a market with many vegetables displayed on the ground. A woman stands at the stall holding a plastic bag; behind her a family sits on a motorbike wearing helmets, with other vendors and shoppers visible in the market.

Buying vegetables

A child seated at the front of a motorbike looks directly at the camera. An adult behind wears a pink striped hooded jacket that covers their lower face and carries a backpack. Plastic bags hang from the handlebars; a busy urban street with traffic is visible in the background.

Seeing the camera

A white scooter stopped on the sidewalk carrying one adult wearing a helmet and face mask and three children sitting behind. To the left several pedestrians walk past; a closed shopfront and a poster are visible in the background.

Overloaded

Several people, mostly women, waiting at the curb by a large tree and a bus stop sign in front of a tiled wall.

Standing waiting by the tree

Three people seated in front of a small shop on tiled steps: two shirtless young men sitting on the steps and a plastic stool, and a woman behind a stainless-steel counter with papers. A bicycle is parked at left beside a green metal door marked 'HUDS'. No other clear signage.

Shirtless

A man in a green military uniform stands under a tree by the lakeside facing a woman in a plaid shirt holding a pink bag and a small camera. In the background are benches with people seated, trees and the lake.

The Look

An elderly man cycling across the street in front of shopfronts, parked motorbikes along the curb; sepia-toned horizontal street scene.

Cycling on Lò Rèn Street

Street scene with a tilted concrete utility pole leaning over and resting on overhead cables; motorbikes and cars pass by, with buildings and a large tree in the background.

Fallen utility pole

A man sits on a parked motorbike on the sidewalk reading a newspaper, with pedestrians holding umbrellas and green trees nearby after a rain.

Reading the newspaper after the rain

A motorized three-wheeled cart parked at the wet curb after rain, with a hammock and a pith helmet hanging on its frame, beneath leafy trees. Red-tiled sidewalk and an otherwise quiet street are visible.

Afternoon Nap After the Rain

Two women seated on a stone bench in a park, leaning their heads back with hands behind their necks and eyes closed; one wears a striped dress, the other wears black clothing; a green wall and window are visible behind them.

Exercising

View from above of a busy urban intersection with many motorbikes and cars traveling below and on a flyover; a large banner is hung across the structure.

New overpass

Five men seated outdoors around a small plastic table playing xiangqi (Chinese chess); blue plastic chairs and a stone bench, paved ground and trimmed shrubs in the background.

Playing xiangqi (Chinese chess)

A woman wearing a hat sells cucumbers and sugarcane at the roadside; a basket of cucumbers is in front and bundles of sugarcane stand behind her. A man sits on a plastic stool in the background, with traffic signs and urban buildings further back.

Cucumbers and sugarcane

Two men sit under a small shop awning beside a motorcycle; one reclines with his hand on his neck, the other reads a newspaper. Behind them is a wall with a clock, framed certificates and decorative posters.

Midday

Street market scene in Hanoi: a vendor crouches and pours water from a bucket, splash captured mid-air, with customers eating and nearby stalls.

Pouring Water Away

Waist-up portrait of an elderly man standing in front of a metal gate, wearing a beige long coat and counting a stack of banknotes with both hands.

Counting Money

A man riding a motorbike carrying a large stacked load of white styrofoam boxes tied to the rear, traveling on a road with a partially built bridge/overpass visible in the background.

Ring Road 3

Two motorized three-wheel carts carrying goods and people travel on a busy street; many motorbikes nearby, with buildings and trees in the background.

Comrades

Three people on a motorbike waiting at a red light: a girl in a pink jacket seated at the front looking out, the rider wearing a helmet and face covering, and a boy with a backpack at the rear; intersection, vehicles, and urban buildings in the background.

Waiting at the red light

A red flag with a yellow star planted beside an open manhole in the road; a few bricks around it, cars and a motorcycle passing by, with a construction fence and scaffolding in the background.

Warning flag planted