Photo of Hanoi ancient photographer of nearly 100 years old

In his career, photographer Le Vuong has recorded many valuable images about Hanoi. He has just been awarded the Bui Xuan Phai Prize 2016.

Artist Le Vuong was born in 1918, first held in 1936 when he was 18 years old.He said that at that time, the camera was worth the whole land in Hanoi.But he still bought it to take it during a trip through Indochina.After that trip, Le Vuong began to be passionate and attached to photography.

In the 1930s of the 20th century, with the camera, Le Vuong wandered around Hanoi to record the life, landscape and architecture of the capital.

Le Vuong's work is judged to have its own nature and difficult to mix with any contemporary author.His photo not only captures a moment but also contains many painting elements.

In the works taken in old Hanoi, Le Vuong often points the angle of the machine to the roofs of the old town, a tree branch, a street-crossing tramway or ordinary people walking on the road.

Photo of a tramway across the street.This is one of the important means of transport on the streets of Hanoi.By the early 1990s, tram lines stopped operating in turn.But the jingle bell of the train went into the minds of many people.

The four monks were smiling when they met the lens of photographer Le Vuong.

Several flower branches at Ba Dinh Square, in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

The children played on The Huc Bridge leading to Ngoc Son Temple.At that time, this bridge was vermilion, made of wood and had many consecutive pillars.

The works of Le Vuong are not only valuable documents for architecture, human life but also evoke many shapes of shapes and inspires emotions for creativity in art.