Lighting Dream by Minh Ngo Thanh shortlisted for the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

February 25, 2016 - 11:09 AM

Lighting Dream, by Minh Ngo Thanh, Vietnam, has been shortlisted for the world's biggest photography competition - the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.

Lighting Dream, by Minh Ngo Thanh, Vietnam.Photo courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards

His entry has been selected from 230,103 images from 186 countries competing this year. Entries from Viet Nam rose up 124% from 2015. Open category winners will be announced on 29th March, 2016 for the winner's US$5,000 cash prize.

Source: VNS

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