Despite their short stay in Hanoi, three young foreign photographers, Nicolas Folch from Chile, Franck Hamel and tOine from France, have been revealing many aspects of the capital city.

 

Photo by Franck Hamel

tOine, the youngest of the three artists, said that he was deeply impressed with the peacefulness of Hanoi where both tradition and modern life are associated with trees and human beings.

 

Meanwhile, the richness of the pictures and words offered by poet-turned photographer Nicolas Folch, capture the world of the people living along the Red river and in Hanoi’s outskirts. As a poet, Nicolas has published several books in Spanish and French. As a photographer, he won first prize at a photographic contest in Lyon, France in 2005 and 2006.

 

Graduating from the University of Arts in Rennes, France, Franck Hamel moved to Romania and worked for the country’s press agency Mediafax before coming to Vietnam. As he is leaving Hanoi in the next two months, he wants to show his most creative and professional shots from many different angles to the public.

 

With a number of black and white and colour photos, the exhibition gives visitors a deep insight into Hanoi.

 

The exhibition is open at the Maison des arts (Arts House), 31A Van Mieu, Hanoi until June 2./.