Nghe An Photography Wins Big at the 25th North Central Coast Art Photography Festival
(Baonghean.vn) - With 1 Gold Medal, 1 Bronze Medal, 1 Encouragement Prize and 20 works on display, Nghe An Delegation achieved great results in the 25th North Central Region Art Photography Festival held in Thua Thien Hue.
On September 16, the final round of judging took place in Hue city. 12 authors from Nghe An whose photos were selected to be displayed at the exhibition also attended the Festival.
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| Delegation of authors from Nghe An with President of the Vietnam Association of Natural Artists Vu Quoc Khanh and Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Natural Artists Pham Van Ty. Photo: Hai Vuong |
Also participating in judging the photos were Artist Vu Quoc Khanh - President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, Writer Ho Dang Thanh Ngoc - Vice President in charge of the Union of Literature and Arts Associations of Thua Thien Hue province, Head of the Organizing Committee, Artist Dang Van Tran - President of the Photography Association of Thua Thien Hue province and members of the Jury and Organizing Committee.
This year, the Organizing Committee continues to apply the independent online judging method for the exhibition round, the award round is judged on paper photos in a centralized and public manner. As of August 5, 2018, the Organizing Committee has received 1,294 works from 185 authors from 6 provinces in the region including Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue to submit photos for the contest.
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| Judging photos at the Festival. Photo: Hai Vuong |
Nghe An authors have 20 works displayed by 12 authors, of which 3 works out of 11 won prizes, including 1 Gold Medal for the work "Carrying palanquin" by author Manh Hung, 1 Bronze Medal for the work "Traditional mussel craft" by author Nguyen Canh Hung and Encouragement Prize for the work "Helping nature create miracles" by author Nguyen Ngoc Cuong. Nghe An is also the locality that has won the team prize at the Photo Festival for 5 consecutive years.
3 works won medals and prizes at the Festival by author Nghe An:
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| The work "Singing palanquin" won the gold medal by author Manh Hung. |
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| The work "Traditional mussel craft" won a bronze medal by author Nguyen Canh Hung. |
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| The work "Helping nature create miracles" won the Encouragement Prize by author Nguyen Ngoc Cuong. |
