Viet Artists Bag High Prizes at International Photography Awards

Two Vietnamese photographers, Chim Oanh, and Dang Hoai Anh, have claimed the first and third prizes at the 2023 Chromatic Photography Awards, cited Lao Dong Online Newspaper.

Chim Oanh was honored with the first prize for the work ‘Tren song Nhu Y’ (‘On The Nhu Y River’) (Photo: Chromatic Photography Awards 2023).

Chim Oanh was honored with the first prize for the work ‘Tren song Nhu Y’ (‘On The Nhu Y River’). The artwork captured local fishers pulling nets to catch fish on the Nhu Y River in Hue City, central Vietnam. Meanwhile, Dang Hoai Anh earned the third prize for his photo ‘Chang vang’ (‘Twilight’), with the description ‘twilight in the cold fog, workers picking tea early in the morning.’

Both the winning photos were in the category of ‘People’ in the professional section of the competition.

‘Chang vang’ (‘Twilight’) by Dang Hoang Anh (Photo: Chromatic Photography Awards 2023).

According to an announcement by the Chromatic Photography Awards, there were 20 categories, which were then divided into the professional and amateur sections. Some categories are abstract, architecture, cityscapes, conceptual, cultural, environmental, fashion, and beauty. There are also people, photojournalism, and photomanipulation categories.

The winners of the first, second, and third prizes for each category in both the professional and amateur sections were given the winner badges and certificates. The winning works will be exhibited in the Gallery of Winners and the Official Book of Chromatic Awards.

This year, there are two grand prizes. The first belonged to the work ‘Mémoire Habillée’ by French photographer duo Pierre Larose and Florent Darthout in the professional section. The other went to the photo ‘Playground’ by artist Sebastian Piórek from Poland in the amateur section.

The two French photographers co-earned the title ‘Chromatic Photographer of The Year 2023,’ while the Polish artist bagged the title ‘Chromatic Discovery of The Year 2023.’ Cash awards of US $2,000 and $1,000 were given to the two title winners, respectively.

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