Hanoi through lens of German photographer

October 07, 2020 | 10:43

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Some 130 extraordinary photos featuring Hanoi in the 1967 - 1975 period by world-renowned German photographer, Thomas Billhardt, are being showcased at an exhibition in Hanoi.

hanoi through lens of german photographer

Opening from October 3 to November 15, the exhibition presents the viewers honest documentary pictures of Hanoi from 1967 to 1975, sincere and unadorned (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

A Hanoi street in 1975 (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

A bomb shelter in 1968 (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

All Billhardt’s photos are in black & white and in color taken during his six trips to Vietnam in the period (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

Hang Dao street in 1975 (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

A train on Hanoi’s streets in 1975 (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

A house in Hanoi in 1975 (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

Chi Linh flower garden, 1975 (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

'Hanoi in 1967- 1975' by Thomas carves out its own realm of memory where the capital city appears in all its various expressions of this time (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

All Billhardt’s photos are in black & white and in color taken during his six trips to Vietnam in the period (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)

A photo book 'Hanoi in 1967-1975' published by the Goethe Institut and Nha Nam Publishing House will be launched during the exhibition (Photo: Thomas Billhardt)