Tran Viet Van won second prize in the category of People and Story and first prize for photos taken by phone - Smartshot iTravelled – for the photos of a 90-year-old shoemaker in HCM City.

The judges were impressed with the composition and colors of the photos. The man in the photos is Mr. Trinh Ngoc, a shoemaker who once studied in Paris. He has made shoes for the Cambodian royal family as well as for famous Vietnamese singers.

Starting his career as a photographer in 1998, Tran Viet Van has had 10 solo exhibitions both at home and abroad. He has won more than 80 international photo awards.

Another Vietnamese photographer - Nguyen Tan Tuan – won a consolation prize in the single photo category for capturing a scene of water buffaloes moving in herds to find new sources of grass near Dau Tieng lake (Tay Ninh province) in the dry season.

Tran Viet Van won second prize in the category of People and Story.

Tran Viet Van also won the first prize for photos taken by phone - Smartshot iTravelled – for the photos of a 90-year-old shoemaker in HCM City.

Nguyen Tan Tuan won a consolation prize in the single photo category.

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