National fine arts photo exhibition 2014 opens in Da Lat city

In the framework of the 2014 Central Highlands-Da Lat National Tourism Year, a national fine arts photo exhibition opened at Lam Vien Square, Dalat City, Lam Dong Province on November 26.
The event is showing 96 photos featuring the Central Highlands’ beauty and 105 photos under different themes, were selected from 6,718 entries (1,430 about the Central Highlands and 5,288 under other themes) by 1,046 amateur and professional photographers nationwide.
The photos are assessed as valuable works both spiritually and artistically, truly and vividly depicting current events, human beauty, customs, culture, landscapes, national construction and defence, as well as the landscapes of the Central Highlands region.
Fine Arts Council has established by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism presentedprizes for 26 outstanding works, with 13 prizes for each topic. Two gold medals went to ‘Hoa khuc’ (Chord) by Tran Thi Minh Ha from Ho Chi Minh City in the category for the Central Highlands region and ‘Xuat phat’ (Start) by Phung Duc Dung from Da Nang city in the open theme category. Four silver and six bronze medals and 14 consolation prizes were awarded to other outstanding photos.
The exhibition will run until December 2.