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10 Vietnamese photos honoured on Instagram

A collection of 10 photos depicting Vietnamese culture taken by local photographer Tran Tuan Viet have been posted by @earthpix, Instagram’s largest travel account with over 20 million followers, reported the Voice of Vietnam (VOV).
10 Vietnamese photos honoured on Instagram ảnh 1One out of 10 photos depicting Vietnamese culture taken by local photographer Tran Tuan Viet.
Hanoi (VNA) - A collection of 10 photos depicting Vietnamese culturetaken by local photographer Tran Tuan Viet have been posted by @earthpix,Instagram’s largest travel account with over 20 million followers, reported theVoice of Vietnam (VOV).

“Have you visited Vietnam? Or is it on your bucket list? Unfortunately Vietnamis not open for tourists yet. Hopefully they will open soon,” says the post bytravel account @earthpix.

The photos snapped by Tuan Viet on his tours around Vietnamese cities andprovinces include shots from Hanoi, Hue, Dong Thap, An Giang, and Bac Lieu, allof which have received plenty of praise from the wider international community.

Tuan Viet, 38, is notable for winning a number of prizes, such as the 15thSmithsonian magazine annual photo contest in 2018, along with the world’s bestphotos of #Fun2020 of Agora Images last year./.
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