The mark of 12 seasons of 'Golden Moments'
(Baonghean.vn) - Up to now, the "Golden Moment" Press Photo and Video Clip Contest organized by Nghe An Newspaper has entered its 12th year, leaving many marks in the photography and journalism world.
Special moments
On the evening of September 7, Vietnam Airlines' special flight VN1718 delayed its take-off time by 11 minutes to wait for 5 doctors and the donor's liver to be transported from Nghe An General Hospital to Hanoi. This is the first time Nghe An General Hospital has performed an organ transplant from a brain-dead donor. Every moment of that brain surgery is something that photographer Tu Thanh (Health & Life Newspaper) will never forget in his career.
"Every event in the operating room happened very quickly and every moment at that time made me very emotional, because from here, other unfortunate lives were reborn" - photographer Tu Thanh shared.
As for the group of authors Huy Nham - Le Thang - Phan Giang - Le Thanh of the Center for Culture - Sports and Communications of Quy Hop district, to record the valuable footage for the work "Suicide... Nam Ton river" was a whole process. It took many days of coordinating with the forces of the Interdisciplinary Delegation of the People's Committee of Quy Hop district to "witness" at the discharge points of tin mining enterprises operating along the length of Nam Ton river. It was the sleepless nights because of the question of the people of Quy Hop town, why the river, which is usually peaceful all year round, has now become a "dead river".
Reporter Phan Giang - representative of the group of authors said: As a hot topic in the area, to record the images of businesses discharging untreated waste into the environment, we have collected many sources of documents, including many images recorded by grassroots collaborators and people. Through this work, we hope to reflect the "death" situation of the Nam Ton River, thereby contributing to helping the authorities promptly detect and strictly handle violations.
These are just two of more than 1,000 photos and video clips submitted to the 12th "Golden Moments" Press Photo and Video Clip Contest. Each submitted work contains stories and special moments, with many thoughts, struggles, and creativity of reporters, collaborators, and photographers.
12 seasons mark
From a photographer who has won many high prizes at the Golden Moment Press Photo Contest organized by Nghe An Newspaper, in recent years, Artist Le Quang Dung has taken on the role of a Judge of the contest. With his experience, enthusiasm and passion for photography, photographer Le Quang Dung always has a special affection for the "Golden Moment" of Nghe An Newspaper.
Photographer Le Quang Dung - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists in Nghe An, Head of the Photography Department of the Nghe An Provincial Literature and Arts Association shared: “This is a very useful playground, through which many professional and amateur photographers, reporters and collaborators have continuously grown and created many impressive photo and video clip works. The participating works in recent years have become increasingly high quality, especially in the photo series genre. This is a genre that requires a lot of investment, not only in terms of art but also in terms of telling all and many stories and events hidden behind it.”
Comrade Tran Van Hung - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest affirmed: The "Golden Moment" Press Photo and Video Clip Contest of Nghe An Newspaper has gone through 12 seasons so far. It is a long journey, increasingly affirming its meaning and spread, especially in the photography and journalism world. Behind the submitted photos is the process of hard work and tireless creativity of the authors. That is what has created the success and increasingly elevated position of the "Golden Moment" Press Photo and Video Clip Contest of Nghe An Newspaper.
Entering its 12th year, the Nghe An Newspaper's "Golden Moment" Photo and Video Clip Contest continues to be a prestigious address to honor beautiful photos and excellent video clips about Nghe An land and people. As one of the activities to celebrate the founding anniversary of Nghe An Newspaper every year, over the past 12 years, the "Golden Moment" award has always received the support of journalists, photographers, collaborators and photojournalism lovers. This is also an exciting playground for reporters and collaborators in the province, thereby encouraging and arousing the passion for photography and video clip production, in order to record the most beautiful and impressive moments of all activities in real life and the landscape and beauty of all the countryside of Nghe An.
The 12th "Golden Moment" Press Photo Contest and Video Clip was launched by Nghe An Newspaper from November 10, 2022 to 5:00 p.m. on October 20, 2023. This year, the contest attracted 1,136 entries, with 74 authors and 32 clips. The entries diversely and richly represent all aspects of the province's political - economic - social - defense - security life, praising the homeland's scenery, the beauty of labor, production... With a large number of entries, the jury worked urgently, seriously, and impartially to select the best entries that capture valuable moments of high topicality; while meeting the criteria of art, composition, framing...
