Photo contest spotlights Vietnam’s beauty

An award ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 20 to honour the winners of a photo contest introducing Vietnam’s charm, which was launched by Nhan Dan (The People) newspaper’s television channel.
Photo contest spotlights Vietnam’s beauty ảnh 1Dat Vo (Land of Martial Arts) by Hoang Bich Nhung wins the photo contest's first prize (Photo: www.nhandan.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – An awardceremony was held in Hanoi on December 20 to honour the winners of a photocontest introducing Vietnam’s charm, which was launched by Nhan Dan (ThePeople) newspaper’s television channel.

First prize was awarded to Hoang BichNhung for her photo Dat Vo (Land of Martial Arts).

The first photo contest on televisionplatform aimed to highlight the beauty of Vietnam’s landscape and people, aswell as connect photography and television.

This year, it drew nearly 8,000entries from more than 100 photographers nationwide.

Under the contest’s rules, 11 monthlysub-contests were held with different themes, including locals’ daily lives atyear-end, festivals and Vietnam’s heritage, among others. Artworks that won themonthly competitions qualified for the final round.
Photo contest spotlights Vietnam’s beauty ảnh 2Trong vong tay ngoai (In Grandma's Embrace) of Nguyen Thi Le Suong earns second prize (Photo: www.nhandan.com.vn)

Along with the competition, theorganisers held the Flash Moment photo contest with a theme of one day inHanoi. It was designed to encourage creative and humorous photos.

 Le Thi Xuan Vinh earned first prize while TranThu Ha won the special prize. -VNA
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