Quach Dinh Hieu won the grand prize of Canon PhotoMarathon 2017. The award ceremony was held at Hanoi Children's Palace on November 4.

Hieu received a Canon EOS 6D Mark II camera and a PIXMA PRO-100 printer.

Quach Dinh Hieu together with winners of Canon PhotoMarathon competitions in Da Nang and HCM City, Le Anh Vu and Pham Ngo Dinh Luan will represent Vietnam to compete at the Canon PhotoMarathon Asia Championship 2018 in Japan.

First prizes of three categories, including “Smile of Hanoi”, “Minimalism” and “Life on Pavement”, went to respectively Pham Duc Tuyen, Cung Manh Quoc Tuan and Nguyen Duc Viet. Every first-prize winner received a EOS 77D camera, EF-S18-55mm IS STM zoom lens and a PIXMA TS8070 printer. Nearly 4,000 people took part in the Canon PhotoMarathon 2017 which opens at Hanoi Children's Palace on November 4.

The first Canon PhotoMarathon was held in Singapore in 2003. The competition was extended to other parts of Asia, such as countries and territories Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Brunei, Cambodia, China and Sri Lanka. The competition features photographic talents from participating countries tasked to complete the assignments within a limited time.

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