A photo exhibition entitled “Vietnam – 40 years of implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament” opened in Vientiane, Laos, on May 12. On display are about 100 documentary photos supplied by the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum, including those of the versions of Ho Chi Minh’s Testament written in 1965 and 1968 and the one [...]
The Institute of International Education-Vietnam, in cooperation with the U.S Consulate and Thanh Nien Daily News, is holding a photo and essay competition, ‘The Environment through the eyes of Vietnamese students,’ this month. The competition is open to all Vietnamese full-time university/college students. It is an outlet and opportunity for photographers to capture different aspects [...]
A photography contest, using Hanoi’s living spaces as its subject, was launched in Hanoi on January 14 as part of a series of activities to mark the capital’s 1000th anniversary. Both professional and amateur photographers from Hanoi are eligible to submit photos for entry in both individual and group categories. The competition, launched by the [...]
A photo exhibition on three ethnic minorities (including Co Tu, Ta Oi and Pa Ko) in central Thua Thien-Hue province taken by French photographer Sebastien Laval will be held at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi on November 6-22, 2008. With 50 mainly black-and-white photos, the exhibition will offer viewers a snap shot of the [...]
A national photo exhibition entitled “Beauty of the Vietnamese people and landscapes” opened its doors in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 31. The expo, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture – Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Artistic Photographers Association, has been held every two years to showcase outstanding works featuring the Vietnamese [...]
Both the 33rd Ho Chi Minh City Art Photograph Festival and a press photo exhibition entitled “Golden Moment” opened Monday. They feature photographs that won prizes at two recent contests. With its theme “The Year 2008: Year of Civilized Urban Lifestyle”, the festival is organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Photographers’ Association and the [...]
The 25th National Photo Exhibition featuring around 281 photos, including photos that won prizes in the 25th National Artistic Photo Contest, was held in Ha Noi from August 14 to 29. Silver medals went to photos titled Lap lanh tren song (Twinkling on the River) and Pho co Hoi An (Hoi An Ancient City) by [...]
With no gold prize, four silvel medals will be the highest prizes of the 25th National Art Photo Exhibition. According to the competition’s result announced yesterday, four silver medals will be presented to photos Pho Co Hoi An (Hoi An ancient town) by Pham Thi Thu from Ho Chi Minh City; Lap Lanh Tren Song [...]
A new photo exhibition at HCM City’s Artistic Photographers Association has opened depicting the lives of soldiers who live and work on the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. The exhibition, titled Khoanh Khac Truong Sa (The Moment of Truong Sa) displays 60 colour photos amateur Tran Quoc Dung. “My photos are the result of my trip [...]
Some photographers strive to capture the beauty of nature and human life, but 12 professional photographers and monks in the Ha Noi-based Que Huong Photography Club are out to show the Buddhist philosophy of everyday life. The non-stop hustle and competitions of daily life have made people ignore themselves and the things around them. In [...]