In the heart of Hanoi’s buzzing streets, she walks – slowly, deliberately – wrapped in colour like memory or quiet defiance. A bouquet of vivid and fragile balloons symbolizes the quiet strength of beauty carried through chaos, courage to remain visible, and weightless power of renewal. She doesn’t fight with the chaos; she contrasts with it. The image reflects how, even in the noise of urban life, renewal is possible. it’s not a dramatic act, but a quiet insistence on hope – the choice to protect something soft and radiant, even when the world rushes past.

The Renewal Doesn’t Rush
- Photographer: Agata Benhacoun
- Date: June 4, 2025
- Collection: Hope, Visions of Renewal Competition