Winners of “Heritage Journey” photography contest announced
An award ceremony for the 9th “Heritage Journey” photography contest was held on September 22, honouring the winners of the contest and opening an exhibition of winning works.
Hanoi (VNA)♓ – An award ceremony for the 9th“Heritage Journey” photography contest was held on September 22, honouringthe winners of the contest and opening an exhibition of winning works.
The annual contest, initiated by the Vietnam HeritageMagazine in 2013, has contributed to promoting the beauty of the land and people of Vietnam to theworld, particularly its internationally-recognised heritages. Between April 1 and July 31, 2023, the contest received186 photo series, 536 cover photos, and 19 single photos. In the category of photo series, a special award wasgiven to photographer Ngo Quang Phuc with photos about Ndam Padhi Bani ritualsin Ninh Thuan province while the first prize was presented to photographer Bang Cao withphotos about wild beeswax. In the category of single photo, the “Vietnam AirlinesMoment” award was given to photographer Nguyen Ngoc Thien with a photocapturing a plane’s landing. Ly Thanh Huong, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the HeritageMagazine, said that the contest and the exhibition this year mark the 30thanniversary of the founding of the magazine.
The annual photo contest provides materials for themagazine’s publications which join promoting Vietnam’s images to internationalfriends, she said.
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The exhibition will last until September 26 at 93 DinhTien Hoang street, Hanoi./.
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People visit the exhibition. (Photo: VNA) 
