Int'l photo contest features images of Vietnam

07:06, 04/06/2014

Thousands of photos of Vietnam taken by photographers from many countries around the world have been submitted to the world's largest travel photo contest conducted by National Geographic Traveler magazine.

 

Thousands of photos of Vietnam taken by photographers from many countries around the world have been submitted to the world's largest travel photo contest conducted by National Geographic Traveler magazine.

National Geographic Traveler is receiving entries for its 26th photo contest. The deadline to submit photos is June 30. The first-prize winner will receive an eight-day tour for two in Alaska. The second prize winner will receive a five-day tour in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the US for one, the third prize is a six-day tour for two in the state of Maine in the US.

Some entries taken of Vietnam:

 

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Cow racing festival in Chau Doc, An Giang, by Son Nguyen.

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Son Doong Cave of Vietnam, by Chris Miller.

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A moment at Linh Phuoc Pagoda, Dalat, by Chiara Cristoni.

vietnam, national geographic travelers, photo contest

An elderly person living in a retirement home cried when the author of the photo approached to hug and kiss her on the cheek to thank her for allowing to her to take many photos. It was a moment of joy, sadness, love and loneliness. The photo was taken in Hoi An Town by Stephanie Hamilton.

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Two boys play peg-top in Ha Giang, by Antonin Laroche.

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Hoi An after a big rain, by Janine Griggs.

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A cat sleeps at the doorway of a building in the Hue royal citadel, by Janine Griggs.

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An elderly person does morning exercise on the bank of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, by Janine Griggs.

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Dawn on a river in Vietnam, by Wally Santos.

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The woman selling fruit takes a nap in Hoi An, by Helen Dittrich.

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The man lives in an alley in the Old Quarter of Hanoi. It was noon but he had to read the newspaper in the light of a desk lamp, by Paul Lackner.

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A landfill in Thai Binh province. The photo is titled: "The gift of humans to nature", by Mauricio Corridan.

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An old man in Hoi An, by Andrew Macdonald.

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Girls in white dresses at a ceremony at a church in Hanoi, by Sai Kit Leung.

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Two girls in Mui Ne, Phan Thiet, by Ng Yeow Kee.

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Buddhists in a temple, by Simon Goei.

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The sun goes down in Hoi An, by Benjamin Ce.

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Halong Bay during a rainy, cloudy day, by Horst Grasser.

 

(Source: VNN)