A story told through photos by Pham Vu Dung has won the Gold Cup of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) at a ceremony for the best pix of 2010.
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| A photo by Truong Ngoc Minh, from southern Binh Thuan Province, features soldiers helping rescue people in a flooded area. The picture won an A-grade prize from the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists. |
Entitled Prime Example, the photos tell the story of Pham The Minh from the northern port city of Hai Phong, an Agent Orange victim. He has overcome many troubles to study and teach English to more than 1,500 students, especially disabled children.
The VAPA selected the photos from 358 entries by 210 photographers.
A-grade prizes were awarded to Nguyen Huong Vuong from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, Lam Thanh Liem from the southern province of Bac Lieu, Truong Ngoc Minh from the southern province of Binh Thuan, Bui Tien Phong from the southern province of Tra Vinh and Pham Thi Thu from Ho Chi Minh City.
The VAPA also grants prizes for pictorial books. The top prizes went to photos of Agent Orange victims depicted in That\'s the Way They Live by Nguyen A from HCMC, and photos of north Vietnam during the American War in Memories of the War by Chu Chi Thanh from Hanoi.
The photos were not only aesthetic, but also depicted humanity and current issues of life, said Vu Quoc Khanh, VAPA president.
VAPA also awarded a gold medal to a photo of a fire-fighter at work in a competition titled Portraits of Today\'s Vietnamese People. The photo, Silence, was taken by Diep Duc Minh.
The organizers selected 119 of the best photos for a show at Exhibition House at 45 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi until the end of this month.
The photos will be exhibited in HCMC in March.