Vietnamese photographer honoured at International Photography Awards 2023
Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van from Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper was among those winning the Honorable Mentions given out by the 20th International Photography Awards (IPA) 2023 of the US.
A photo in Van's entry themed "Nhip dap thoi gian” (The rhythm of time)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van from Lao Dong (Labour)newspaper was among those winning the Honorable Mentions given out by the 20th InternationalPhotography Awards (IPA) 2023 of the US.
Van’s entry, which comprises nine colour photos themed “Nhip dap thoi gian” (The rhythm of time), was honoured in the category of pressphotos at the event, which attracted over 15,000 entries from 120 countriesworldwide. His photos show the daily life and activities of Cuban people in OldHavana and Trinidad during his visit to the Latin American country in November2022.
Some photos in this series have previously received an honorable mentionin the press photo category at the World Master of Photography Awards in Austria,and a third prize at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year in the UK - the world's leading award recognising the art and diversity of food photography.
Excellentworks in the categories of people, wildlife, nature, advertising, and press, wereselected by esteemed photography experts from the US, the UK, France, Germany, andItaly, for exhibitions and publication in books. The winning photographersin these categories come from the US, the UK, China, and Poland.
Winners of the most prestigious awards “Photographer of the Year (Professional) and Discovery of the Year (Amateur / Student) willbe announced in late October.
꧑ Vanstarted taking pictures in 1998 and has so far won over 80 international photoprizes. He has also worked as a judge at many film festivals and photo contestsin Vietnam./.
The photo “Lunch”, depicting a tray of monks’ lunch dishes at a pagoda in Aptapeu, Laos, earned Lao dong (Labour) newspaper photojournalist Tran Viet Van Honourable Mention at the Master Cup’s International Color Awards – Los Angeles.
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Tran Viet Van, a journalist of Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, claimed three silver and two bronze medals in the annual photo contest run by Australia’s Better Photography Magazine.
Tran Viet Van, a journalist for Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, won two silver awards at the recent international New York Photography Awards 2022 that attracted over 3,500 entries by photographers from 50 countries across the world.
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A photo in Van's entry themed "Nhip dap thoi gian” (The rhythm of time) 
