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Vietnam’s second International Photography Festival to take place in Binh Thuan | Culture – Sports

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Vietnam's second International Photography Festival to take place in Binh Thuan hinh anh 1A photo is displayed at the exhibition “Vietnam through the lens of international photographers” taking place within the framework of the first Vietnam International Photography Festival in 2021. (Photo: Courtesy of the festival organisers)

Hanoi (VNA) – The central coastal province of Binh
Thuan will host the second Vietnam International Photography Festival 2023,
according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The festival is part of a project on building and promoting the
national brand for Vietnam’s photography in the period of 2020 – 2030.

It also aims to promote beautiful images of the country and
people of Vietnam and strengthen international exchanges through photography-related activities.

The second “Vietnam International Photography
Festival” is expected to diversify the activities of the Visiting Vietnam
Year 2023 – Binh Thuan and collect photos to promote the province’s tourism.

The first festival held in 2021, hosted by the northern province of Ninh
Binh, received 1,567 entries from 98 professional and amateur photographers from
19 countries and territories.

Of the entries, 177 photos by 93 participants were selected to
display at the photo exhibition “Vietnam through the lens of international
photographers”, which took place in Ninh Binh City.

The exhibited photos vividly reflect the reality of
life, and the beauty of the country, people, and the culture of Vietnam./.

VNA



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Photographer wins two silvers at New York Photography Awards | Culture – Sports

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Photographer wins two silvers at New York Photography Awards hinh anh 1“The tattooed woman” by photographer Tran Viet Van (Photo: laodong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Tran Viet Van, a journalist
for Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, won two silver awards at the recent international New
York Photography Awards 2022 that attracted over 3,500 entries by photographers
from 50 countries across the world.

According to the newspaper, the photo contest
organiser on December 16 announced two silver awards for the Vietnamese
photographer, namely the “Connection” taken in Vietnam’s Central Highland
province of Dak Lak in the category of Black and White, Travel and “The tattooed woman” taken in Myanmar for the category of Fine Art, Open Theme for
professional photographers.

Previously, “Connection” won the third
position at Spain’s EPEX Photography Trophy 2022 in Malaga and went to the
final round of Switzerland’s Lugano Award and the US’s Nature Conservancy.
Meanwhile, “The tattooed woman” won a bronze medal at India’s
One Eyeland and went to the final round of Austria’s World Master.

The New York Photography Awards honor the world’s
outstanding photographers who share their vision with the world, redefining and
expanding the boundaries of photography, where every aspect of a photograph is
focused to meet international standards.

This year, its Grand Prize for Photographer of the
Year went to British photographer Pete Muller for “Save” [that seizes
the moment a goalkeeper made a great save] and Germany’s Peter Voss for
“Young Eagle Champion”./.

VNA



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