Mekong Delta photo contest seeks entrants

WINNING PICS: Visitors view photos on display at the 2023 Mekong Delta Photo Contest held in Kiên Giang Province. VNA/VNS Photo by Lê Huy Hải

MEKONG DELTA Professional and amateur photographers living and working in the Mekong River Delta are encouraged to participate in a photo contest highlighting the beauty of the region.

The Mekong Delta Photo Contest themed “Mekong Delta Land and People on the Path to Innovation” is co-organised by the Việt Nam Photographers Association (VPA) and the Vĩnh Long Province Literature and Arts Union.

According to the organisers, photos should highlight the beauty of landscapes and historical heritage sites, traditional craft villages, and the culture, customs, and daily activities of ethnic minority groups in the region.

The photos should also feature achievements in economy, society and culture, national defence and security, sea and islands, building of new-style rural areas and civilised urban areas.

Each contestant can submit up to eight entries, including collections or single photos in colour or black-and-white, at the website www.Lienhoananhkhuvuc.vn by August 8.

Entries must be sent in a digital file in JPG format, with a maximum file size of 6 Megabytes.

Contestants will be judged by prestigious photographers from the VPA.

The organisers will present a total of one first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes and four consolation prizes.

The awards ceremony and photo exhibition will be held in late September in Vĩnh Long. VNS