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Golden Moment contest – hallmark of VN’s press photography

Golden Moment contest – hallmark of Vietnam’s current press photography

The “Khoang Khac Vang” (Golden Moment) annual press photo contest organised by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has affirmed the important position of press photography in press activities in particular and in the social life in general.
Golden Moment contest – hallmark of Vietnam’s current press photography ảnh 1VNA General Director presents the special prize to photo set "Luc luong gin giu hoa binh Viet Nam xuat quan lam nhiem vu quoc te" taken by Nguyen Tien Thanh (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The “Khoang Khac Vang” (Golden Moment) annual pressphoto contest organised by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has affirmed theimportant position of press photography in press activities in particular andin the social life in general.

The statement was madeby VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh at the awards ceremony of the fifthedition of the contest in Hanoi on January 18.

He added that increasesin the number of participating photographers and entries showed the growingattraction of such a prestigious contest for press photography.

According to theorganising board, the contest was launched on September 6, 2018. By December16, it had received 6,428 works of 632 photographers from 63 provinces andcities, with 25 outstanding entries honoured at the awards ceremony.

At the event, memberof the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and VNA General DirectorNguyen Duc Loi granted the special prize to the photo set “Luc luong gin giuhoa binh Viet Nam xuat quan lam nhiem vu quoc te” (Vietnam’s peacekeeping forceleaves for international missions) taken by photographer Nguyen Tien Thanh.

In the single photocategory, one first, two second, three third and five consolation prizes wereawarded, with “Bay cao trong chien thang” (Fly high in victory) by Tran ThanhHai earning the highest prize.

The photo collectioncategory also had one first, two second, three third and five consolation prizes,with the first prize going to a collection of photos titled “Ba phut lu du cuonphang ban ngheo” (Three minutes for a fierce flood to sweep away a poor hamlet)by Nong Viet Linh and Tran Van Thuong.

A new feature of thisyear’s event was a separate competition section for photos shot with mobilephones. The photo “Pho mua dong” (Streets in winter) captured by Nguyen DucGiang and the set of photos “Dap lua vu chay lon” (Extinguish a big fire) by LeMinh Son won the best prizes.-VNA
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