Works entitled “Practicing Ritual” and “Belief” pickedup two golds at the PhotoVivo salon.
“Practicing Ritual”, meanwhile, earned another at theKnowledge Bowl salon.
The two colour photos were taken at the SriMahamariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur.
The contest was held by the Asia Photographers Union(APU) with support from the Photographic Society of America (PSA), andattracted thousands of entries from a host of countries.
Award-winning shots will be nominated for the 2021APU Golden Dragon awards and be showcased in Kuala Lumpur on September 20.
Viet Van has won more than 60 international prizesthroughout his career, including eight first prizes in France, the UK, the US,and Australia.
In January, he won big at India’s Apawards’ firstInternational Photography Awards, with a Golden Prize for his work “LittleAngels” (in the tourism category), a Silver Prize for “Energy of Youth” (streetcategory), and two Certificates of Honourable Mention for “Thinker” (portraitcategory) and “Ritual Practice” (freedom category)./.