Nguyen Trong Nghia, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, visits a photo exhibition at the ceremony on March 15. (Photo: VNA) The event was held by the VietnamAssociation of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism.
Congratulating VAPA and photographerson their significant achievements over the last 70 years, Nguyen Trong Nghia,Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information andEducation, said the country’s revolutionary photography has shown impressivedevelopment and made important contributions to the national reunification,construction, and defence. It has created a treasure of extremely valuable photos about the land and people of Vietnam, helping popularise the country’s finevalues to the society and the world.
He particularly highlighted the roleof photographers during resistance wars, describing them as witnesses tohistory who were present on battlefields to capture glorious images of theVietnamese army and people in the struggles for national independence, freedom,and reunification. Many of the photographers laid down their lives onbattlefields, leaving priceless pictures standing the test of time.
Theofficial applauded the development and diversity of Vietnam’s photography in recentyears, which has helped with the implementation of political tasks, met people’sart enjoyment demand, and also served as a bridge connecting the country withthe world.
He expressed his belief that Vietnam’sphotography sector, with VAPA being the core, will make new strides and obtaingreater attainments in the time ahead.
Lookingback on Vietnam’s photography development, VAPA Chairwoman Tran Thi Thu Dong saidthat recognising the strength of communications via images during the period ofpreparing for the resistance war against France, on March 15, 1953, thenPresident Ho Chi Minh signed off Decree 147/SL on the establishment of the “NationalEnterprise of Cinema and Photography of Vietnam”, an important milestone in thedevelopment of the country’s photography and cinema sectors.
March 15 was chosen by the State as the traditional day of Vietnam’sphotography on December 16, 2002./.
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