VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s take a look at the most dramatic moments of Vietnam photography at international photography awards and international media in 2015.



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The photo by Ly Hoang Long.



February: Of the top eight photos selected by National Geographic in February 2015, one belongs to a Vietnamese photographer. It’s the photograph featuring an old man leading a bicycle carrying bamboo fishing baskets by Ly Hoang Long.

March: Five works by Vietnamese photographers entered the final of the annual photo awards held by Smithsonian magazine. This year's competition received over 26,500 photos sent by photographers from 93 countries. This was the 12th Smithsonian Annual Photo Contest.

Here are the five photos by Vietnamese authors in the final round of the Smithsonian Annual Photo Contest:

 

Hạng mục Con người: Những phụ nữ sống trong một làng chài nhỏ gần vịnh Vĩnh Hy, Ninh Thuận. Họ đang ngồi may lưới đánh cá trong khi chồng họ đang ra khơi. (Ảnh: Phạm Tỵ)

Women in a small fishing village near Vinh Hy Bay, Ninh Thuan Province. They are sewing fishing nets while their husbands are out to sea. (Photo: Pham Ty)


Hạng mục Con người: Hai cậu bé nhảy xuống sông tắm lúc xế chiều ở xã Nghiêm Xuyên, Thường Tín, Hà Nội. (Ảnh: Viet Phuong Tran)

Two boys jumping into the river for bathing at sunset in Nghiem Xuyen

Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi. (Photo: Viet Phuong Tran)

Hạng mục Du lịch: Người phụ nữ đang hái hoa súng. Trong mùa nước nổi ở đồng bằng sông Cửu Long, hoa súng mọc khắp nơi. Người dân bản địa dùng thứ hoa này để làm nộm, nấu canh cá chua. Bức ảnh được chụp ở Châu Đốc, An Giang. (Ảnh: Nhiem Hoang)

A woman picking lilies in the flooding season in Chau Doc, An Giang province. (Photo: Nhiem Hoang)


Hạng mục Du lịch: Một ngư dân đang kiểm tra vó trong buổi sáng sớm trên hồ Tuyền Lâm, Đà Lạt. Buổi đêm, ngư dân thường hạ vó xuống và bật đèn sáng ở phía trên vó, nhằm thu hút cá, tôm bơi vào. (Ảnh: Lý Hoàng Long)

A fisherman is checking the hoof in the early morning in Tuyen Lam Lake, Dalat. (Photo: Ly Hoang Long)

Hạng mục Ảnh chỉnh sửa: Lớp sương mù bao phủ đỉnh Bà Nà, Đà Nẵng. Hệ thống cáp treo Bà Nà hiện đang nắm giữ hai kỷ lục thế giới, gồm cáp treo một dây dài nhất và cáp treo có độ cao chênh lệch giữa ga trên và ga dưới lớn nhất. (Ảnh: Trang Nguyen)

Fog covering the top of Ba Na, Da Nang. (Photo: Trang Nguyen)




 

April: The shot of a busy intersection in HCM City during rush hour by Nguyen Minh Tan won the third prize ($10,000) at the Hamdan International Photography Award held by prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum.

Also in April, a photo entitled "Light up the darkness" by French photographer Fabio Manca was voted the best picture on April 14 by National Geographic. The photo was taken in the ancient town of Hoi An, Vietnam after a storm.

 

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The photo by Nguyen Minh Tan.

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"Light up the darkness" by French photographer Fabio Manca.


July: At the international award - "Environmental Photographer of the Year", five works of Vietnamese photographers were honored and displayed in London, England, as follows.

 

Hai cô bé đang bơi qua một con sông để nhặt những chiếc chai nhựa - Tác giả: Thu Huỳnh.

Two girls are swimming across a river to pick up plastic bottles, by Thu Huynh.

Một cậu bé đi nhặt rác - Tác giả: Hoàng Lê Duy.

A boy picking up trash, by Hoang Le Duy.

Người đàn ông đang tìm cách tái chế những chiếc lốp cũ - Tác giả: Lý Hoàng Long.

A man is trying to recycle old tires, by Ly Hoang Long.

Kiểm tra lưới đánh cá - Tác giả: Lý Hoàng Long.

Checking the fishing nets, by Ly Hoang Long.

Những người đi nhặt rác - Tác giả: Nguyễn Dương.

Garbage collectors, by Nguyen Duong.




 

Also in July, of the nine best photos of the month on National Geographic, two belong to Vietnamese photographers, including “Terraces" by Tuan Guitare and “The Vendors” by Quang Tran.

 

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“Terraces" by Tuan Guitare

 

 

 

 

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“The Vendors” by Quang Tran.


 

August: The photo "On the way home" by photographer Phan Ngan was voted the best picture of August 15 in National Geographic. The photo describes a Cham woman walking on the beach after a working day. The photo was taken in Phan Rang - Thap Cham.

 

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"On the way home" by Phan Ngan.

 

 

October: The photo of the terraces in Vietnam by Nguyen Quynh Anh was selected the best photo on October 11 in National Geographic.

 

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The photo of the terraces by Nguyen Quynh Anh.

 

The photo captures the moment the farmers return home after a long working day. They crossed the terraced fields in the valley of Tu Le in Yen Bai province, northern Vietnam.

November: At the National Geographic Photo Contest 2015, the photo by Pham Ty featuring two women weaving fishing nets was again introduced on the sidelines as one of the impressive works. In fact, this picture was honored as best photo in February 2014 in National Geographic.

December: Once again, the photo featuring an old man leading a bicycle carrying bamboo fishing baskets by Ly Hoang Long was honored at the prestigious photo contest named “Travel Photographer of the Year” (TPOTY).

Finally, impressive photos of Vietnam posted by many foreign newspapers in 2015, contributing to advertising the image of Vietnam to the world, include those taken by French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle, who has been living in Vietnam for a long time.

Rehahn’s photos taken during his trip to the Northwest region of Vietnam were published in Business Insider magazine (US).

 

Những bức ảnh chụp trong chuyến đi lên Tây Bắc của nhiếp ảnh gia Réhahn được đăng tải trên tạp chí Business Insider (Mỹ).
Some photos by Rehahn on Business Insider.

 

Some photos about traffic jams in Hanoi and HCM City were published on Buzzfeed in October and Business Insider in December.

Daily Mail also published two sets of photos by Lee Thompson and Ton Koene featuring unique vehicles on the streets of Vietnam.

 

Ảnh chụp cảnh tắc đường ở Hà Nội đăng trên trang Buzzfeed trong tháng 10/2015.

Ảnh chụp cảnh tắc đường ở TPHCM đăng trên tạp chí Business Insider trong tháng 12/2015.

 

Ảnh của Lee Thompson.

Photos by Lee Thompson.

 

Ảnh của Ton Koene.
Photos by Ton Koene.


 
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