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VietNamNet Bridge – In the morning of September 10, the 19th photo exhibition of the Central northern region opened in the central city of Vinh, in Nghe An Province. The exhibition is entitled "Land and people of the Central northern region in the cause of national construction and defense."
The exhibition is held annually, introducing the best works by photographers in the six provinces in the Central northern region. This year, the organizing board received 1,074 photos of 175 authors in six provinces in the region.
Of which, Thanh Hoa province has 201 works by 37 authors, Ha Tinh with 149 works by 24 authors, Quang Binh with 107 works by 18 authors, Quang Tri 148 works by 24 authors, Thua Thien - Hue 226 works of 35 authors and the host province Nghe An, with the highest number of photos - 243 works by 37 authors.
A new feature of this year's festival is the judging and opening ceremony being held adjacent to each other, enabling the organizers to hold an on-the-spot photo competition for photographers who attend the festival, with the theme "Joy and Motion" in Nghe An province.
In one day, the jury consisting of five members, led by People’s Artist Vu Quoc Khanh, Chairman of the Vietnam Photographers’ Association, selected 139 photos for exhibition and 11 prize winning works. The official prizes consist of one gold medal for a photo by Le Quang Dung from Nghe An.
Two silver medals go to "Building hydropower plant in the Ma River" by Trong Thang from Thanh Hoa province and "Laparoscopy" by Tu Thanh from Nghe An.
Three bronze medals are presented to "Motherhood” by Bui Quang Thanh from Ha Tinh Province, "Drops of Dong Son Bronze" by Truong Ba Vinh from Thanh Hoa and "Joining Efforts” by Nguyen Huu Hai from Thua Thien – Hue province.
Five encouragement prizes are also granted to Dang Viet from Nghe An, Hoang An from Quang Binh, Phan Van Bau from Quang Binh, Trong Thang from Thanh Hoa and Tran Huong from Ha Tinh.
On this occasion, six prizes are also granted in the on-the-spot photo competition, worth VND1 million ($50) each.
The next photo festival will be held in Thua Thien – Hue province next year.
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