End of photo judging for the 19th North Central Art Photography Festival 2012 in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) -As reported, the “19th North Central Region Art Photography Festival 2012” will take place in Nghe An. On September 8, under the chairmanship of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, the Jury conducted a public photo judging at the Nghe An Provincial Library.
The jury consists of 5 members: Photographer Vu Quoc Khanh -Chairman of NSNA.VN Association, Chairman of the Jury Board; Hoang Kim Dang – NSNA with the title EVAPA HonVAPA;Dao Quang Minh - Artist with title EVAPA/G; Hoang Minh - Artist with title EVAPAandVu Anh Tuan - Artist with title EVAPA.
The jury (2nd to 6th from left - Vu Anh Tuan, Hoang Kim Dang, Vu Quoc Khanh, Dao Quang Minh and Hoang Minh) and the Organizing Committee.
The Chairman of the Jury voted to select 11 award-winning cities.
The guiding spirit of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists is to choose quality photos, not "front" photos to encourage the creativity of art photography lovers. In 1 day of urgency, seriousness, and impartiality, through 6 rounds of judging 1,074 works of 175 authors, the Jury selected 150 photos to display in the exhibition. Of which, 11 official awards include 1 gold prize, 2 silver prizes, 3 bronze prizes and 5 consolation prizes.
On September 9, the Organizing Committee launched a photo contest called “Joy and Movement” for authors attending the festival. The judging will be based on the photo files on the computer at 8:00 p.m. the same day and 6 equal prizes of 1 million VND each will be awarded at the opening ceremony of the festival on the morning of September 10.
Phan Nguyen
