Hanoi, Vietnam Photography

Hanoi, Vietnam Street Photography

Available for editorial and commercial licensing

Hanoi has an energy that gets under your skin. The streets are alive with movement — motorbikes weaving through alleys, kids chasing each other between fruit stands, vendors setting up shop on the sidewalk like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Every corner has its own rhythm, and walking with a camera feels like stepping into a never-ending stream of stories.

I carried one body and one lens, and let that limitation push me into seeing differently. Some moments you catch, others slip away, but that’s the beauty of street work. It’s fast, unpredictable, and brutally honest. These frames from Hanoi are part of a larger body of travel work I’ve been building, and they’re available for editorial and commercial licensing.

Why Photograph Hanoi This Way

I wanted to keep it simple — one lens, one perspective. The city doesn’t need much help telling its own story. Life spills out everywhere: coffee brewed streetside, scooters stacked three deep at stoplights, laundry hanging above sidewalks. Photographing it felt less about finding “shots” and more about staying open long enough to let them find me.

Street Life and Daily Rhythm

Markets buzzing before sunrise, old men playing checkers on plastic stools, women carrying baskets balanced across their shoulders — Hanoi’s everyday life has a timeless quality. These photographs are less about the place on a map and more about the pulse of human movement.

Licensing Use Cases

These images are available for:

  • Travel and culture magazine features

  • Editorial stories on Southeast Asia and Vietnam

  • Commercial campaigns for tourism, hospitality, and lifestyle brands

  • Website or social content for companies wanting authentic imagery from Hanoi

Licensing Information

Each project is unique. I offer a range of options — from single-use editorial licenses to commercial rights packages — depending on how the images will be used. If you’re working on a story, campaign, or brand project and need photographs of Hanoi street life, I’d be glad to put something together for you.

The streets of Hanoi have a way of pulling you in. They’re noisy and chaotic, but at the same time full of small, quiet moments worth holding onto. That’s what I wanted these photographs to be — honest reflections of a place in motion.

If you’d like to license these images, or discuss a project that needs photography in this part of the world, reach me directly at rob@robhammerphotography.com..

Hanoi, Vietnam street photography available for editorial and commercial licensing

Hanoi, Vietnam street photography

Stock photograph of a street food vendor in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam street culture photography - Travel

The streets of Hanoi, Vietnam

Photograph of chickens in a cage on the street before being killed for serving in a street restaurant

Caged chickens at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of a woman cleaning chickens on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

A woman preparing dead chickens to cook at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam

Photograph of various fried fish for sale on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Fish for sale on the street in Vietnam

Photograph of various shellfish for sale on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Shellfish for sale on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Photograph of a woman selling fruit on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of a woman selling watermelons on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of man and his shoe repair station on the street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Shoe repairman on the street in Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam street scene photograph

Stock travel photography of Hanoi, Vietnam

Fresh eggs hanging on a motor bike on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam Street Photography available for editorial and commercial licensing

Textile vendor - Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of the world famous "Train Street" in Hanoi, Vietnam. Available for editorial and commercial licensing

Train Street in Hanoi, Vietnam

Stock photograph of a woman's bike in Hanoi, Vietnam stacked with fruits and vegetables

A Vietnamese woman carrying food on her bicycle to sell on the streets of Hanoi

TRAVEL PORTRAIT

One of my favorite things to do on the road is make portraits of people that I randomly come across. This is Larry. He's a farmer in Blanca, Colorado. Which is a place you've probably never heard of. Neither had I, until driving through it last week. There isn't much to be said for it, but quite the opposite for Larry. Really jolly guy, and proud owner of that mustache since September 8, 1971. "The day I got my shipping papers to go state-side". Saw him out of the corner of my eye while passing his farm, and knew a portrait had to be made. Really gladded I stopped. 

Nikon D810 with Nikon 17-35mm lens. Lit with a Broncolor Move Pack and MobiLED Flash Head. 


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Road Trip

One of my favorite forms of travel is the road trip. It's the best way to see what ever part of the world you are in. And the only way to really experience local cultures/foods that you would otherwise miss by flying. Next week I will be starting a cross country road trip back to New York to be with family for the holidays. It's something I've done many times and always look forward to. As of this post, I have road tripped through all 50 states (flew to AK+HI) for my Barbershop project. And this time around will be working on my most recent project, Basketball Hoops. Being on the road with other people is always fun. For these however, it's just me and Mojo (dog). Which I prefer, because it allows me a lot more time on my own to shoot, without worrying about inconveniencing anyone else. It's something I really encourage every photographer to do on a somewhat regular basis.

This image is from a road trip last September to Colorado. We stopped to "use the bathroom" and our car happened to be in the perfect spot with perfect light. Love Arizona. Anyway, I'll be regularly posting to this site during my trip, so be sure to check back. 

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Rob Hammer