Black and white photos about old Hanoi exhibited

Visitors at the exhibition (Photo: Hanoimoi.vn)

The photo exhibition named "Hanoi – A time to remember" is co-organized by the Hoan Kiem District People's Committee and the Management Board of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Hanoi.

Addressing the opening, Tran Thuy Lan, Vice Chairwoman of the Management Board of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter, said that the event shows the love of a person born and brought up in the city, witnessing its many changes, as well as a British friend who keeps the city in his heart.

These unique photographs capture the lives of Hanoi's citizens as the city began to transform during the period of Doi Moi (renewal). The beautiful images offer viewers a nostalgic and emotional look back at life in the city and how it has developed and changed.

Andy Soloman (1962) is a British photographer who first arrived in Hanoi in October 1992, lived in the city for seven years, and returned frequently in the years that followed. His cameras captured a city and its people on the cusp of profound change under the policy of economic renovation.

He also wished to find old friends through the exhibition to take their photos once again.

Le Bich (1972) is a Hanoi-born, award-winning photographer with a particular passion for the arts, traditions, and cultures of Vietnam. He has exhibited extensively in Hanoi, most recently at the Vietnam Women's Museum in 2024 under the title Mother's Love.

The exhibition will continue through October 31./.