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International art photos exhibited in Hanoi
The Fifth International Photo Contest in Vietnam’s
jury presented awards to 32 best pictures of photographers from 16 countries and
territories and put them on show in Vietnam Arts and Culture Exhibition Centre
at 2 Hoa Lu Street, Hanoi on November 1.
The contest received a total of 8,545 pictures from 1,275 photographers from 47
countries and territories around the world. Of the photos, 6,515 were sent by
Vietnamese photographers.
The photo named Mua Lu (Flood) of Ngo Viet Ngoc (Vietnam) won the Gold Medal of
the Vietnam Artistic Photographers Association (VAPA).
Ngoc said that he was extremely surprised and happy to win the Gold Medal, the
highest from the VAPA.
Flood was shot in Tay Nguyen’s (Central Highlands) Kon Tum Province in a rainy
day when he took part in a photo camp held by Tien Giang Province’s
photographers association.
"The rain was pouring down, and it quickly flooded a large section of the road.
I saw some farmers on their carts crossing through the water. I myself
experienced a terrible flood in 1978, so my emotions were deep and I shot
continuously despite the rain and strong winds," Ngoc said.
Flood shows the daily life of Vietnamese farmers, their hardships and their
strengths in overcoming difficulties.
"The harmony between content and expression gives the work its artistic value,"
said Chu Chi Thanh, Head of the contest’s jury board.
Ngoc is now a photographer in Tien Giang. He became a member of the province’s
association thanks to his photo Children in a Flooded Area.
"Another picture with the same theme helped me gain access to VAPA. There seems
be a link between my career and my passion with floods," Ngoc said.
Besides a set of awards given by VAPA, the contest had another set that was
given out by the International Artistic Photography Federation (FIAP).
Jan Cawley, a UK photographer, with his work Wintry Wood, was chosen for the
gold medal, given by FIAP.
Jan said, "I was completely amazed to have been awarded the gold medal. It is my
first gold medal and I am very honoured to have my image chosen for it."
He said that he took the photograph in Sweden while visiting his son. "It was
early one morning when the temperature was minus 8ºC. I saw that some of the
trees in the snow still had some colour in the leaves. I took the photograph
very quickly," Jan said.
Wintry Wood features a forest of yellow-leaf trees on a snowy day. Snow covers
the trees, and some leaves have fallen down to the snow. The colour yellow pops
off the background of white snow.
The landscape presented in the picture is still in motion, which makes viewers
feel that both the snow and leaves are gently falling along the landscape.
Sharing the same winter theme, Cold Winter Day from Bosnia and Herzegovina was
given the silver medal from FIAP. Its focus is on stalactite-like ice
formations.
Photographer Le Hong Linh said that he liked this work most because of the
luxurious grey colour, the unique way of expression and the artist’s special
techniques.
The contrast between clear huge icicles with dim, small people behind them
stayed in his mind, inspiring a closer look to discover deeper abstract
feelings, he added.
To some extent, participating foreign photographers’ works were more diverse and
sophisticated in expression, affirming the artists’ typical styles, creativity
and techniques, while Vietnamese photographers mostly went about capturing
scenes of life and humanity, according to Linh.
The 32 works selected for awards by FIAP and MOCST are good and vivid photos;
they have aesthetic value, social meaning and profound emotion, according to
Thanh, who is VAPA chairman.
"This proves that international and Vietnamese photographers have created their
works based on the principles of peace, friendship and understanding among
nations," he added.
"I hope the exhibition will give artistic photography lovers a great chance to
see great moments of life, nature, human feelings and the techniques of talent
photographers as well," said David Tay Poey Cher, representative of FIAP.
Seven Vietnamese photographers will be honoured and given medals/certificates
together with foreign ones at the exhibition, where the works are being
displayed.
As many as 342 photos selected from the contest, including the award-wining
ones, will be displayed in Hanoi until November 7.
Source: VNS |
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