A photography project by Phạm Thành Long exploring the practice of wearing face masks among motorbike riders in Hanoi.
You're greeted warmly by a stranger on a motorbike, but you can’t see their smile—only hear their voice. You walk into a bank where every face is covered, yet the guards remain perfectly calm.
Welcome to a city of eight million souls in constant motion. Here, the "face" of the crowd is a tapestry of fabric. Blue, black, and white; stripes, flowers, and neon hues. In this restless urban sprawl, the individual is hidden, replaced by a colorful, masked anonymity that keeps the city moving.