Two Vietnamese photographers, Than Nguyen from the central city of Da Nang and Do Thanh Nhan from southern province of Tay Ninh, picked up awards at the 13^th Orhan Holding International Photography Contest last Saturday (December 9^th).

Hug Grandfather, photo by Than Nguyen. (Photo Courtesy of Orhan Holding International Photography Contest)

The contest was sponsored by FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique, the International Federation of Photographic Art) and Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey (TFSF), and was held in the city of Bursa, in Turkey.

Nguyen won the Orhan Holding Mention Award with his photo titled Hug Grandfather in the monochrome photography category, and the FIAP Silver Award with Dependency No.4 in the colour category; while Nhan won an Orhan Holding Mention Award with Fire For Turning Steam Engine in the colour category.

Fire For Turning Steam Engine, photo by Do Thanh Nhan. (Photo Courtesy of Orhan Holding International Photography Contest)

At the ceremony, a representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey received campaign medals on behalf of the two photographers due to their absence.

This year’s contest attracted over 700 photographers from 70 countries around the world with 6,000 photos in various categories. After many rounds, 57 photos from India, Russia, Hungary, South Korea, Ukraine, mainland China, Turkey, England, Spain, Vietnam and Malaysia have been displayed and exhibited by the organising board.

Dependency No. 4 by Than Nguyen. (Photo Courtesy of Orhan Holding International Photography Contest

Orhan Holding International Photography Contest is a prestigious international photography competition in Turkey, organised for the 13^th time this year as part of the country’s cultural and artistic promotion activities./.

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