VietNamNet Bridge – Eight out of ten photos that won the Canon Photo Marathon 2011 are set-up works.


Doan Phuong Linh's photo, which won the highest prize.
The contest attracted nearly 3,000 competitors in Hanoi on September 24. Doan Phuong Linh, from FPT Online, won the first prize for “Flying”.

Linh said she came to the contest with some friends. Thanks to the assistance of two friends, who acted as models, Linh took only one shot and won the first prize. Linh said she has taken photos for four years.


Doan Phuong Linh at the award ceremony.
Up to 80 percent of participants are amateur photographers. The first prize winner received a professional camera, a photo printer and an 8-day training course on photography in Australia.

With only three hours to seek, take and print photos, almost all contestants took set-up pictures.

Canon Photo Marathon was launched in 2003 and has become a regional event. The event came to Vietnam in 2006 and has attracted many Vietnamese young people. It has become an annual event in Hanoi or HCM City in August or September.

Photographers “hunt” for scenes:

Contestants spread out to streets to take quick photos.





Cao Manh Tuan saw a wood lather in To Tich Street.





A contestant was carried by a friend, on a motorbike.




They recognized each other through uniformed T-shirts.





Taking photos with the “Joyfulness” topic at King Ly Thai To statue.











Setting up scenes for the “Flying” topic.





Thanh Huong went to a basketball ground in Lieu Giai Street.





Lurking for good moments.





Blowing bubbles to take pictures for the “Flying” topic.










Many contestants saw this contest as a chance to practice and learn from others.

Winning pictures:

The first prize of the “Busy” topic by Le Son Duong.




The second prize of the “Busy” topic by Phan Kien.





The third prize of the “Busy” topic by Truong Anh Duc.





The first prize of the “Joyfulness” topic by Tran Ngoc Tung.





The second prize of the “Joyfulness” topic by Nguyen Thanh Tung.





The third prize of the “Joyfulness” topic by Hoang Quoc Khanh.





The first prize of the “Flying” topic by Nguyen Thi Suong Mai.





The second prize of the “Flying” topic by Duong Tuan Linh.





The third prize of the “Flying” topic by Pham Dinh Hai.

PV