Vietnamese children playing on a sand dune are featured in the photo, Mot Tro Choi Don Gian Cua Tre Nho Khap The Gioi (A Simple Game Played by Children all over the World), by Vietnamese photographer Tran Tuan Viet. The picture won the World’s Best Photo of Fun contest, #Fun2020, launched by the photo app Agora. - Photo courtesy of the organiser
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - A photo featuring Vietnamese children has been crowned the overallwinner of the World’s Best Photo of Fun contest, #Fun2020, launchedby the photo app Agora.
The photo, ASimple Game Played by Children all over the World, was captured by Tran Tuan Viet.
It portrays a group ofchildren laughing as they play with old motorcycle tyres on a sand dune in thecoastal fishing town of Mui Ne, a famous travel destination in Vietnam.
The image earned themost votes on the Agora app with the “Hero” title and a 1,000 USD prize.
It was one of theevent’s 50 finalists selected by the organiser.
“Many local childrencome to the dunes in Mui Ne to play and work with their parents. They offersand slides for hire and sell squeezed coconuts to visitors,” said winner Viet.
“Children here arepoor. They are not familiar with modern life like urban children. They workhard and they’re always happy. Their joy comes from simple games.”
He plans to donate hisprize money to support Vietnam’s Covid-19 fighting efforts.
The World’s Best Photoof Fun contest, #Fun2020, was launched by the photo app Agora onMarch 6. It attracted more than 9,000 pictures of different topics andtypes of photography.
Most of the works wereabout the natural world and people in daily life. Happiness and smiles werehighlighted.
“You can see differentcultures and lifestyles through our contest, #Fun2020,” said OctaviRoyo, founder of the app Agora./.
