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(CPV) – On the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2), a photography exhibition titled “Concept” organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition is taking place at the Vietnam Fine Art Museum.
Concept photography is a photographic genre Vietnamese photographers have experimented with in recent years and they have achieved initial successes.
Aiming to encourage artists to seek out and create new works with high artistic value, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition organizes the “Concept Photography Contest and Exhibition 2012”.
After 5 months, the organizing board has received the participation of 322 photographers from 51 provinces and cities across the country, with a total of 1504 photos.
“Save the green” by Nguyen Duc Tri, which won the first prize (Photo: H.H)
The judge panel has selected 88 works for the exhibition, and awarded 11 outstanding photos (one first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes and five consolation prizes). At this exhibition, the public will have a chance to experience the unique and extraordinary photos that artists have created with the use of contemporary photographic techniques. The photos aim to express the philosophy and message of the photographers.
The organizing board expects that the exhibition will give rise to new trends of creation in the art of photography, and contribute to developing the art form of Vietnamese photography, with integration and development with world photography.
The exhibition will run until August 27 at the Vietnam Fine Art Museum./.
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