As many as 240 delegates from 43 countries and territories will attend the 30th Federation of International Art Photography (FIAP) conference, held in Vietnam for the first time from August 1-8.

Vu Quoc Khanh, chairman of Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA), on July 26 affirmed that the event is held to coincide with the 1000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and is a good chance to promote national images and Vietnamese people to international friends

Besides the sessions in Hanoi, the artists will join fact-finding trips in Hanoi, the central province of Quang Binh and the northern province of Ninh Binh, to produce artworks which will be collected and published in a book.

During the event, the VAPA will choose for display about 100 high quality works of colour and black and white photos that received domestic and international prizes.

FIAP, established in 1947, is the largest and most prestigious art photography organisation under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) with members from 80 countries and territories across five continents.

Vietnam became a member of FIAP in 1991 and has about 300 member photographers at present./.