sidewalk

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A group of men sit around a stone table on the sidewalk playing chess while an elderly man walks past holding a folding stool. Street and vehicles form the background; black-and-white photo.

Passing the chessboard

A man crouches on the sidewalk cutting the hair of an elderly woman seated on a plastic chair; the woman is draped in a red flag with a yellow star. The scene is in front of a shop entrance with a folding metal gate and household items in the background.

Haircut for Mother

A fruit vendor stands at the roadside beside a busy street, with halved jackfruits arranged in baskets on a parked motorbike. Traffic and motorbikes move in the background, with a railing and sidewalk visible to the right.

On Hanoi's Hottest Roadside

A group of men seated around a plastic table on the sidewalk, drinking beer from plastic glasses; yellow plastic chairs and a motorbike parked behind them.

Fresh beer after sports

Two men seated on blue plastic chairs at a small plastic table on the sidewalk, eating plated rice meals with bowls of soup, a beer bottle and glasses. Background shows a sign, parked motorbikes and a street tree.

Street rice

A man sits against a low fence in front of a gate reading a newspaper, with a bicycle with a basket and repair tools beside him; tiled sidewalk and a street scene are visible in the background.

Reading the newspaper

Façade of multistory buildings with blue shutters and a corrugated metal roof above a graffiti-covered retaining wall and rubble. Pedestrians and a motorbike rider pass along the sidewalk.

Hamlet of Light

A man lying on a mat on the sidewalk, covered with a thin blanket, next to pushcarts; street and passing vehicles visible in the background.

Homeless

Two people seated on plastic chairs at a sidewalk stall with bottles, canned drinks and small plastic stools; a green wooden door and painted wall form the background.

Street stall

Men sitting on small plastic stools on a sidewalk beside motorbikes; foreground sidewalk and street, an overpass and two glass skyscrapers in the background under a sunny sky.

Sidewalk

A man sleeping on a Hanoi sidewalk, resting his head on a piece of cardboard, with sandals, a small stool and bottles nearby; motorbikes pass on the street behind him.

Sleeping late

Exterior of a clothing shop on the sidewalk: a woman adjusts a purple-clad mannequin on the shop steps, beside a seated man wearing a hat reading a newspaper and a red plastic bucket on the pavement.

Setting up shop

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

Two men sit on red plastic chairs at a small plastic table on the sidewalk, each holding a cigarette; behind them are steps and a metal fence.

Sidewalk coffee

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

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

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

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

A man seated on the sidewalk by a low planter sharpening a knife on a whetstone; several knives, tools, a small bowl and a plastic bottle are arranged around him.

Sharpening knives

Black-and-white image of a woman sweeping leaves and debris from a sidewalk beside a quiet road, with trash bags and scattered leaves on the pavement and curb.

Sweeping the sidewalk

A flower vendor wearing a conical hat sits on a low stool resting at the sidewalk; a bicycle with a large basket of long white flowers is parked beside them. A red commemorative banner hangs from a pole, trees line the pavement and blurred vehicles are visible in the background.

Noon break

A group of adults and children sitting on steps by a sidewalk at night. Several people are eating ice cream while discarded wrappers and litter lie on the ground. Children stand and play or interact in the foreground on the paved walkway.

Eating ice cream

Night street scene on Nguyen Trai with sidewalk dining tables, multiple red flags with yellow stars hanging along shops, parked motorbikes at the curb, trees overhead and a bus driving on the road in the background.

Nguyen Trai Street

Two girls jumping rope on the sidewalk in front of a shop displaying red flags with a yellow star and hammer-and-sickle symbols; an older man sits at the shop entrance watching.

Jump rope