Four artists from HCM City and the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Vinh Phuc will be awarded silver medals on August 29 at the opening ceremony of the exhibition in the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre, Hoa Lu Street in Hanoi.
The two photos of Pho Co Hoi An (Ancient Hoi An Streets) and Lap Lanh Tren Song (Twinkling on the River) were snapped by HCM City-based artists Pham Thi Thu and Nguyen Van Khanh.
While Duong Net Vung Cao (Highland Feature) and Duyen Nui (Mountaineer’s Charm) were taken by Tran Thanh Phan and Chu Quang Phuc.
They will receive VND10 million each. Ten others will get bronze medals attached with VND5 million each while 16 encouragement prizes of VND2 million will be also awarded to other photographers.
The prize-winning photos depicted the Vietnamese country, people and culture, according to Chu Chi Thanh, head of the association’s Art Council.
The artists focused on normal activities taking place everyday across the whole country. Their photos illustrated different places, including coal mines, oil fields and salt marshes.
Most of the photos were taken traditionally but some by Photoshop technology. The new experiment proved successful, according to the organisation board.
“Mountaineer's Charm” by Chu Quang Phuc
The biennial contest was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition and the VAPA.
Launched in April 2008, the contest drew about 4,241 works by 1,081 artistic photographers from 62 provinces and cities, much more than in 2006. All the works were taken during the 2007-08 period and had never been presented for competition either nationally or internationally.
An exhibition of 281 photos including the prize-winning ones will open on August 29.
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