Nghe An awards beautiful photos, clips and tourism slogans

Comrade Duong Hoang Vu - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Tourism evaluated the results of the contest. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The 2nd Nghe An Tourism Photo Contest, Nghe An in My Heart Video Clip and Nghe An Tourism Slogan Creation were officially launched in March 2018. After 5 months of implementation, the contest received 651 entries for Nghe An Tourism Photo Contest, including 489 professional photos and 162 grassroots photos. In addition, there were 23 video clips and 102 slogans.

The work Hang Bua Festival by author Nguyen Canh Hung won first prize in the professional photography category. Photo: Canh Hung

According to the organizers, although this is only the second year of the competition, it has attracted the participation of many artists, experts in culture and tourism research, media companies, and newspapers in the province.

The number of photos submitted this year doubled compared to 2014, the quality of the works has been significantly improved, with many beautiful works, rich in genre and color; many photos are vivid, close, and realistic, reflecting the beauty of scenic spots and the daily life of Nghe An people.

Representatives of the Vietnam Photographers Association and the Department of Tourism awarded the First Prize to the work Bua Cave Festival. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Some of the works in the slogan category have been seriously researched and invested in, showing the beauty, characteristics and attractiveness of Nghe An tourism.

The contest also created a positive propaganda campaign among the people, the tourism community and tourists, contributing to raising awareness of the role, position and potential of tourism in the province, positively impacting the development of the tourism industry.

Leaders of Nghe An Newspaper and the Department of Foreign Affairs presented awards to the winners of the Movement Photo Contest. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the end of the contest, the Organizing Committee awarded 22 travel photo prizes for both categories. Each category had 1 First Prize, 2 Second Prizes, 3 Third Prizes and 5 Encouragement Prizes. The First Prize for Professional Photography went to the work "Hang Bua Festival" by Nguyen Canh Hung. In the movement photo category, the First Prize went to the work "Western Experience" by Trinh Thi Thanh.

In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded 4 Consolation prizes for video clips and slogans. In this contest, Nghe An Newspaper had 4 winning works with 1 Third Prize, 3 Consolation prizes by authors My Ha, Thanh Cuong, Nguyen Son.

Ribbon cutting ceremony to open the Nghe An Tourism Photo Exhibition. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the award ceremony, the Organizing Committee cut the ribbon to open the exhibition of Beautiful Photos of Nghe An Tourism.