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Vietnam heritage photo contest calls for entries

The seventh Vietnam heritage photo contest was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1, with registration now opening to Vietnamese citizens and foreigners.
Vietnam heritage photo contest calls for entries ảnh 1Winner of the 6th Vietnam heritage photo contest (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The seventh Vietnam heritagephoto contest was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1, with registrationnow opening to Vietnamese citizens and foreigners.

This year, in addition to traditional themes like thenature, physical culture and lifestyle, the awards introduces new topics on AoDai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) and travelling experience with VietjetAir.

Entries can be single or sets of photos captured in the pasttwo years, with no time limitation set for the Ao Dai topic. Each candidate cansend a maximum of four single photos to each topics as well as four photocollections, each set containing no more than six photos.

Submissions should be sent to cuocthianhdisanvietnam@gmail.com,with deadline falling on September 30.

This year’s competition will present 18 prizes, consistingof 12 main prizes and six others for under-25-years-old photographers. Theorgansing board will announce the 100 photos selected for an online exhibitionand brick-and-mortal ones in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang on October20. The awards ceremony will take place in Ho Chi Minh City this November.

At the launching ceremony, Editor-in-chief of VietnamHeritage magazine and head of the organising board Le Thanh Hai said sheexpects the event will continue attracting submissions from across Vietnam andabroad.

The photo contest is held annually by the Vietnam Heritagemagazine under the Cultural Heritage Association of Vietnam to celebrate theVietnam National Heritage Day on November 23. It aims to popularise images ofVietnam to international friends and raise public awareness of maintaining andpreserving the country’s cultural and natural heritages.-VNA
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