An exhibition of about 100 photos by photographer Nguyen Van Thofocusing on the beauty of Vietnamese women opened at the Temple ofLiterature in Hanoi on August 6.
The exhibition, coorganised by the Vietnam Association for PhotographicArtists (VAPA) and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), is timed to celebratethe 80 th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union and part of artcelebrations of the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Throughthe exhibition, Tho wants to present portraits of talented Vietnamesewomen, from senior leaders like former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binhand Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan,to Vietnamese heroic mothers, heroes of the people’s armed forces,scientists, teachers, businesswomen, artists and workers.
“Althoughthe photos are not enough to cover all Vietnamese women in differentwalks of life, they reflect the typical characteristics of Vietnamesewomen: faithful, brave, undaunted, responsible and talented,” said VAPADirector Vu Quoc Khanh.
The portraits reflected the traditional beauty of Vietnamese women, Tho said.
Tho,77,is a former VNA photo-journalist who has devoted much of his life tothe arts, successfully held eight individual exhibitions and publishedfour photo collections.
“Despite old age, I still keep my loveof photography as I did when I was young,” he said. “I don’t feelsatisfied with all photos I take but I’m always careful and take painswith all of them.”
The photographer says he is grateful for women who bring him inspiration in art.
The exhibition will last till August 15./.
The exhibition, coorganised by the Vietnam Association for PhotographicArtists (VAPA) and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), is timed to celebratethe 80 th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union and part of artcelebrations of the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Throughthe exhibition, Tho wants to present portraits of talented Vietnamesewomen, from senior leaders like former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binhand Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan,to Vietnamese heroic mothers, heroes of the people’s armed forces,scientists, teachers, businesswomen, artists and workers.
“Althoughthe photos are not enough to cover all Vietnamese women in differentwalks of life, they reflect the typical characteristics of Vietnamesewomen: faithful, brave, undaunted, responsible and talented,” said VAPADirector Vu Quoc Khanh.
The portraits reflected the traditional beauty of Vietnamese women, Tho said.
Tho,77,is a former VNA photo-journalist who has devoted much of his life tothe arts, successfully held eight individual exhibitions and publishedfour photo collections.
“Despite old age, I still keep my loveof photography as I did when I was young,” he said. “I don’t feelsatisfied with all photos I take but I’m always careful and take painswith all of them.”
The photographer says he is grateful for women who bring him inspiration in art.
The exhibition will last till August 15./.
