He has won two silver medals in the “Emotive Portrait” category for his pieces entitled “Phút xúc động của vị tướng 91 tuổi”, “Emotional minutes of the 91-year-old general” in English, and “Anh em song sinh”, “Twinned brothers” in English.
Elsewhere, “Đôi mắt của mẹ tôi 68 năm trước và bây giờ”, “My mother’s eyes 68 years ago and now”, secured a bronze medal in the same category.
In the “Exotic Travel” category, his two works “Thực hành công phu”, “Meticulous Practice”, and “Khi ánh sáng ban mai tràn vào”, “When the morning light arrives”, claimed a silver and a bronze medal, respectively.
Each year the photo contest attracts hundreds of photographers from all over the world. The judging panel consists of three leading Australian photography experts, namely Tony Hewitt, David Oliver, and Peter Eastway.
This year saw Svetlin Yosifov of Bulgaria win the grand award Photographer of the Year.
Born in Hanoi, Van got into photography back in 1998 and has gone on to hold 10 solo exhibitions, including one named “My Mum” in Greece.
Van has won over 80 international photo prizes and worked as a member of the judging panel at many film festivals and photo contests in Vietnam.
Vietnamese durian introduced to Australia
A ceremony to open the 2019 Vietnamese Durian Tasting Roadshow was held in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 29. The show offered durian to people to boost Vietnamese durian’s reputation in Australia.
Vietnam heritage photo contest 2018 launched
NDO – The seventh Vietnam Heritage Photo Contest 2018, was officially launched by the Vietnam Heritage Magazine under the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association, in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1.
Vietnam as seen through an American photographer’s eyes
For over 28 years, National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow has captured the real images of Vietnamese people in their daily lives. Her most impressive photos were taken in the 1990s.
Exhibition ‘Hanoi in my mind’ opens
NDO – With the theme "Hanoi – Friendly and creative", the 14th exhibition "Hanoi in my mind" opened at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on October 9.
Vietnam assumes ASEAN 2020 chairmanship
Following the closing ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Summit, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand handed the chairmanship hammer to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
