As April 30 approaches, more and more tourists flock to Ba Dinh Square to take photos - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

After going viral on social networking sites, the trend of taking photos to celebrate Reunification Day has been embraced by many young people and tourists.

For about two weeks now, regardless of weekday or weekend, morning or late afternoon, the Ba Dinh Square area has always been crowded. This is also where the street named Doc Lap passes through.

Tourists catch the trend of taking photos to celebrate Reunification Day, photographers make a fortune - Video: NGUYEN HIEN

In particular, the weekend before the April 30 holiday saw a sudden increase in visitors, with people checking in everywhere along the nearly 400m long road.

The increasing demand for photography brings in a large source of income for photographers - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Thanks to that, the services have "made a fortune" by meeting the demand for taking photos and preserving beautiful moments of the muses before the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

According to Tuoi Tre Online , there were about 50 photographers in front of Ba Dinh Square on April 26.

Mr. Le Dat, a professional photographer, shared that the most popular places for taking Ao Dai photos among young people are Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hoan Kiem Lake, and the Temple of Literature. But recently, the road in front of Ba Dinh Square has been the hottest.

Tourists from all over the provinces come to Ba Dinh Square before the April 30 holiday - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Only accept customers who book in advance, the cost is calculated per set. "The time to take a set of photos is about 30 minutes to 1 hour, the price is 500,000 - 600,000 VND/person.

Each day, we only accept about 5-6 guests. On weekends, when there are many guests, we sometimes have to refuse them because we cannot accept them all," said Mr. Dat.

According to Mr. Dat, the customers taking photos to celebrate Reunification Day are very diverse. Not only young people in Hanoi, but also many tourists from other provinces come to take photos.

The farthest guests that Mr. Dat has ever photographed are a group of tourists from Ho Chi Minh City.

Every day, thousands of people flock to the sidewalk on Doc Lap Street in front of Ba Dinh Square to take photos - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Thai Quan said that his team usually takes graduation photos, but this time they also went to Doc Lap street to serve the increased check-in needs of the muse.

"For the past two weeks, I've been here almost every day. Depending on the day, I take 2 or 3 sessions, the cost for each client is about 800,000 VND to 1 million VND/set of photos. This price does not include makeup and costumes," Quan said.

Photographers make a lot of money thanks to the check-in trend to celebrate Reunification Day - Photo: NGUYEN HIEN

Taking advantage of the weekend, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh and his wife (Dong Da district, Hanoi) also brought their child to take pictures. Although the preparation time was quick because the costumes were all everyday clothes, the waiting time to get a photo angle was quite long.

"I pass this street every day on my way to work, so I know that many people come to Ba Dinh Square to take pictures. My husband and I were mentally prepared, but we didn't think it would be this crowded," Tuan Anh shared.

In addition to the sidewalk in front of Ba Dinh Square, the yellow wall area outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also a meeting place for muses.

Tuoitre.vn

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/no-nuc-bat-trend-chup-anh-mung-ngay-thong-nhat-20250426202752268.htm#content-1