A photo contest themed “Vietnam today” was launched in Hanoi on December 17, aiming to promote the country’s tourism in the eyes of domestic and international tourists.
The contest, the seventh of its kind jointly held by the Vietnam Tourism Review under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, forms part of the activities marking the 56th founding anniversary of the Vietnamese tourism sector (July 9, 1960).
Eligible candidates are professional and amateur photographers at home and abroad who are encouraged to capture the beauty of land and people of Vietnam, which is mirrored through landscapes, historical and cultural relic sites, people’s daily life, customs and cuisine.
Entries should be sent to Vietnam Tourism Review, 4 Lieu Giai Street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi no later than May 31, 2016.
One first, two second, three third and five consolation prizes will be presented to the top entries.
The contest was first launched in 1990 with the latest one held in 2013 under the theme “Vietnam-charmless beauty”, which attracted 6,466 works by 590 photographers from 61 cities and provinces nationwide.
Heritage Photo winners chosen
A photo collection featuring a festival in the northern province of Vinh Phuc by veteran photographer Pham Anh received the Special Award for Photo Collection – the highest prize of the Heritage Photo Awards.
The collection, titled Le Hoi Trau Rom Bo Ra (Festival of Straw Cows and Buffaloes), captures festivities in Dai Dong commune of Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc, during a festival to pray for a bumper crop and healthy cattle herd.
The prize winnings included two round-trip Vietnam Airlines tickets to any destination in Northeast Asia and a professional Olympus camera.
For the Best Single Photo Award, the jury failed to find a winner amongst the nearly 200 entries, saying that none of them met all of the award's tough requirements.
Organised by Vietnam Airlines' inflight magazine, Heritage, this year's photo awards was themed, "Journey through Heritages", and attracted 50 photo collections submissions from photographers across the country.
To offer applicants the opportunity to shoot quality photos, the organisers and partners from Vietnam World Heritage sites and Ford Vietnam organised photo tours in June and September.
Photographers travelled to mountainous provinces of Yen Bai, Nghia Lo and Son La and also to heritage sites in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Quang Ninh provinces.
Alongside the awards ceremony, an exhibition was organised on December 14 to highlight some of the best entries. It will remain open to public until December 21 at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc street.
The organisers also launched the fourth year of the Heritage Photo Awards, for which they will accept entries from January 15 through October 31.
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