The event is set to take place in Hanoi on September 27 and Ho Chi Minh on October 4 with a view to promoting the Vietnamese culture, country and people
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On the day of the contest, each participant will be given three separate themes at different times to base their photographs on. They are then to have three hours to complete each thematic work and must return to the contest location with their pictures, and upload them onto the server before getting their next assignment.
More than US$150,000 worth of Canon products is to be awarded the winners.The grand prize includes a Photo Clinic trip to Japan with other winners from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Cambodia and Thailand, a camera Canon EOS 6D body and a photo printer Pixma MG7170.
Photographers in Vietnam can register online at www.canon.vn/photomarathon.The jury board of the contest includes photographers Hoang Giang Hai, Nguyen Thanh Hai (Maika Elan) and Justin Mott.