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Outstanding press photos 2019 honoured

The second press gala 2020 and the awards ceremony for the photo contest “Khoanh khac bao chi nam 2019” (Press Moment 2019) were held in Hanoi on June 12 on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).
Outstanding press photos 2019 honoured ảnh 1Photos on display at the gala (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The second press gala 2020 and the awardsceremony for the photo contest “Khoanh khac bao chi nam 2019” (Press Moment2019) were held in Hanoi on June 12 on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of VietnamRevolutionary Press Day (June 21).

Speaking at the awards ceremony, permanent Vice Chairman of the VietnamJournalists’ Association Ho Quang Loi said the competition aims to honouroutstanding press photos from 2019 and to encourage photojournalists to improvetheir professionalism.

The competition was held from October 30, 2019 to January 31, 2020, withthe jury choosing ten photo moments and presenting one impression prize, one Aprize, two B prizes, and three C prizes.

The impression prize went to Nguyen Tien Anh Tuan from the Sport5 columnin the Tri Thuc Tre (Young Intellectuals) newswire, with the work “Nguoi chiensi cua nhan dan” (Soldiers of the People).

Meanwhile, the A prize went to a collection of photos entitled “Cuocchien chong rac thai nhua” (Fight against Ocean Waste) by Nguyen Tat Son andDang Thanh Hoa from the Vietnam News Agency.

The annual gala was held by the Nha bao va Cong Luan (Journalists andPublic Opinion) newspaper with the aim of sharing professional expertise andlooking towards the strong development of the media in the future./.
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