Watch me slip on a CD in Hanoi's largest (and craziest) flower market on Lunar New Year's Eve.
Flowers – including peach blossom branches and kumquat trees – are an inseparable part of Tết (Lunar New Year) in Vietnam.
In the days before the Lunar New Year, the entire city flocks to flower markets to buy the freshest flowers for gifts and prosperity in the new year. On the eve of Tết, it is the most chaotic day.
Come with me as I explore Chợ hoa Quảng An market on its last day before it closes for Tết. This street photography series is one of my favourite sequences of all time – especially on my year-long street photography trip across Asia.
I captured these scenes using my Canon R5 with a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens and a GoPro mounted on it. I edited all images using CaptureOne.
This video is part of my five-part series on Hanoi, Vietnam, during the Lunar New Year (Tết). Subscribe to my YouTube for more street photography videos and POV content from all over Asia including Japan, Thailand, and South Korea.
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This is one part of a five-part series on Hanoi: the first documents how life is on display in the streets of Hanoi, the second shows what a realistic day of street photography looks like in Hanoi, and the third highlights the rest of Hanoi’s chaotic markets on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
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Below the video, you’ll find my digital zine, designed to be scrolled, of my favourite images from this set on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
