20th Anniversary of Nghe An News and Art Photography Club
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 12, Nghe An News - Arts Photography Club celebrated its 20th anniversary (1992-2012). Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Duong - Member of the Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Xuan Son - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee, representatives of the Vietnam Association of Art Photography, and the Song Han - Da Nang Photography Club.
Nghe An News and Art Photography Club was established in 1992, is a place to gather, nurture, and develop talents, foster resources for photography activities in the province, and gather people who are passionate about photography. After 20 years of development, the Club has gradually grown and gathered many members (37 members). Over the years, the Club's members have won many provincial, national and international awards such as Journalist - photographer Sy Minh, Tran Duy Ngoan, Bui Xuan Luong, etc.
Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong awarded certificates of merit from the Provincial People's Committee to individuals.
Awarding the Vietnam Association of Fine Arts Photography's Commemorative Medal to members
Awarding Certificates of Merit from Nghe An Journalists Association to members
Currently, the club has 13 members of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists; 2 artists have been awarded the title EVAPA (Excellent Photographic Artist); in terms of awards, there has been 1 first prize at the national ASEAN level, 1 international gold cup in Japan; nearly 20 sets of medals and more than 50 awards of all categories at exhibitions from the province, region, country and international.
On this occasion, the People's Committee of Nghe An province awarded certificates of merit to 5 individuals, 32 individuals received certificates of merit from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Nghe An Journalists Association. The Vietnam Association of Artistic Photography awarded commemorative medals to 3 individuals with outstanding achievements in the field of photography.
Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son acknowledged and highly appreciated the achievements of the Nghe An News and Art Photography Club. He hoped that in the coming time, the club members would continue to develop, produce many good works, and contribute to the socio-economic development of the province.
Thanh Le
