Tran Viet Van, a journalist of Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, claimed three silver and two bronze medals in the annual photo contest run by Australia's Better Photography Magazine.
Tran Viet Van, a journalist of Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, claimed three silver and two bronze medals in the annual photo contest run by Australia’s Better Photography Magazine.
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| “Anh em song sinh” (twinned brothers) wins silver medal in“Emotive Portrait” category (Photo courtesy of Lao Dong Newspaper) |
His works entitled “Phut xuc dong cua vi tuong 91 tuoi” (Emotional minutes of the 91-year-old general) and “Anh em song sinh” (twinned brothers) won the silver medals while another piece “Doi mat cua me toi 68 nam truoc va bay gio” (My mother’s eyes 68 years ago and now) secured the bronze medal in the “Emotive Portrait” category.
The works “Thuc hanh cong phu” (Meticulous Practice) and "Khi anh sang ban mai tran vao (When the morning light arrives) were honoured with silver and bronze medals in the "Exotic Travel" category.
Van started taking pictures in 1998 and has so far won over 80 international photo prizes. He has also worked as a judge at many film festivals and photo contests in Vietnam.
Famous Bulgarian photographer Svetlin Yosifov won the grand award Photographer of the Year./.
