Photographer Tran Viet Van from the Lao Dong newspaper has won fourth prize at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards for his “Harvest season” photo.

He ranked behind three US photographers and before a Canadian.

Viet Van also received a Merit Award for his image “Spring is Coming”.

The prize-winning photos, including “Summer in Haiti” (Best Documentary Series) by American photographer James Fischetti and “Cherry Tree and Little Girls” (First Prize) by American Jeanine Vitale, will be reprinted in a book exhibited in the US and Europe, and showcased for sale at Wonderpick Gallery in the UK.

“Harvest season” was taken by Viet Van during a visit to Mu Cang Chai in the northern mountain Yen Bai province in September 2009.

Last year, he won 14 photography prizes at home and abroad.

This award is organized by a company named WonderPick in the UK.

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