Vietnamese snapper storms to photography win
Wednesday, 11:49, 20/11/2013
Truong Minh Dien of Vietnam has won the 2013 CGAP Photo Contest for his photo Rainy Afternoon.
His photo was chosen out of a record number of 3,890 entries from professional and amateur photographers in 91 countries.
The winning photo depicts a woman transporting potatoes to a local market in Vietnam during a downpour. The woman's earnings help feed her husband and two children.
Four other entries from Vietnam also featured prominently among the winners and finalists.
The photo The Gold Life by Vo Chi Trung was selected as the Regional Winner for East Asia and the Pacific.
Three other Vietnamese entries were among the finalists.