Opening of the Press and Art Photography Camp
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 7, in Lai Chau city, Lai Chau province, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists in collaboration with Vietnam Electricity Group organized the opening ceremony of the Press and Artistic Photography Camp on the topic of implementing the Government's Program 30a in mountainous districts of Lai Chau province.
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Photographer Vu Khanh - President of Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists delivered the opening speech. |
Attending the opening ceremony were journalist and photographer Vu Quoc Khanh - Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, Artist Dong Duc Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Art Council of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, Artist Pham Tien Dung - Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Photography Magazine, representatives of Vietnam Electricity Group and 32 journalists and photographers selected from across the country.
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Delegates attending the opening ceremony. |
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Representative of Vietnam Electricity Group delivered welcoming speech. |
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Artist Dong Duc Thanh analyzes the similarities and differences between art photography and photojournalism. |
During the 1 week in Lai Chau province, photographers and journalists will spend 5 days working in mountainous districts of the province; attending training courses on orientation in creating artistic photos, press photos, photo reportages, and photo series guided by journalists and photographers Vu Quoc Khanh, Dong Duc Thanh, and Bui Minh Son. After 5 days of working, the authors will analyze the photos, write articles, and exhibit the photos.
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The President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists awarded the first membership cards to artists participating in the camp. |
On this occasion, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists organized the first ceremony of awarding membership cards (2015 - 2020) to Vietnamese photographers participating in the national creative camp in Lai Chau./.
Sy Minh