A
story told through photos by Pham Vu Dung won the Gold Cup of the Viet Nam
Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) at a ceremony for the best pix of
2010 last Friday.

Helping hand: A photo by Truong Ngoc Minh, from the southern province of Binh Thuan, features soldiers helping rescue people in a flooded area. The picture won an A-grade prize from the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists.

Entitled Prime Example, the photos
tell the story of Pham The Minh from the northern port city of Hai Phong, an
Agent Orange victim. He has overcome many troubles to study and teach English to
more than 1,500 students, especially disabled children.

The VAPA selected the photos from
358 entries by 210 photographers. A-grade prizes were awarded to Nguyen Huong
Vuong from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, Lam Thanh Liem from the
southern province of Bac Lieu, Truong Ngoc Minh from the southern province of
Binh Thuan, Bui Tien Phong from the southern province of Tra Vinh and Pham Thi
Thu from HCM City.

The VAPA also grants prizes for
pictorial books. The top prizes went to photos of Agent Orange victims depicted
in That’s the Way They Live by Nguyen A from HCM City, and photos of north Viet
Nam during the American War in Memories of the War by Chu Chi Thanh from Ha Noi.

The photos were not only aesthetic,
but also depicted humanity and current issues of life, said Vu Quoc Khanh, VAPA
president.

VAPA also awarded a gold medal to a
photo of a fire-fighter at work in a competition titled Portraits of Today’s
Vietnamese People. The photo, Silence, was taken by Diep Duc Minh.

The organising board selected 119
of the best photos for a show at Exhibition House at 45 Trang Tien Street, Ha
Noi until the end of this month.

The photos will be exhibited in HCM
City in March.

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Nam News