American actress Jane Fonda in the northern city of Nam Dinh, which was in ruins after a bomb attack by the Americans in 1972 (Chu Chi Thanh)

HA NOI (VNS) — About 40 photos taken during the American war by four Vietnamese photographers are on display in downtown Ha Noi to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the country's reunification (April 30).

Ham Rong Bridge in the central province of Thanh Hoa, was destroyed by an American bomb (Doan Cong Tinh)

Photographers Doan Cong Tinh, Chu Chi Thanh, Mai Nam and Hua Kiem were war journalists based in northern Viet Nam, who joined the army troop to liberate the south in 1975. They also participated in an international festival of photojournalism entitled Visa pour l'Image, held in Perpignan, France, last year by noted French war journalist Patrick Chauvel.

Soldiers from the north march in Truong Son Forest toward the south in 1970 (Doan Cong Tinh)

Chauvel, Tinh and Thanh will speak on war photography and share personal experiences at a talk at 6pm on Thursday.

A female guerrilla in central province of Thanh Hoa.(Mai Nam)

Both the exhibition and the talk are being hosted by L'Espace, 24, Trang Tien Street. — VNS