Surpassing many potential candidates, the photos capturing a series of simple moments about life and people in Vietnam by the author Viet were honored at the international photo contest. Pink Lady Food Photography is a prestigious international culinary photography contest, held annually in the UK, for both professional and amateur photographers as well as young people. The award categories of this contest cover many areas of life such as culture, production,...
This year’s contest attracted more than 10,500 entries from 70 countries around the world. At the end of April, the final results were announced online on YouTube, including many works taken in Vietnam.
The winner of the Food at the table category is the photo "Breakfast at the market" by Nguyen Huu Thong, taken in Dong Van, Ha Giang. The moment of local men enjoying a hot bowl of pho at a market day left a strong impression.
The photo "Breakfast at the market" taken in Ha Giang won the Food on the table category.
Nguyen Huu Thong has another work selected for exhibition in the final list, "Winter meal" of a family in the highlands of Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang.
The work "Winter meal" in the highlands of Hoang Su Phi
Besides, in the Street Food category, the photo "Enjoy" by author Tran Viet Van taken in Hoi An (Quang Nam) excellently won the highest prize.
The moment four girls happily enjoyed sweet soup at a famous tourist destination in the Central region was naturally captured by the author. "There are many delicious sweet soups here. The image of a group of female students excitedly enjoying a bowl of sweet soup makes me feel that life is lovely even though everyone is still facing the Covid-19 pandemic," the author shared.
The moment a group of female students enjoyed sweet soup in Hoi An won the Street food category.
In addition, the work “Feeding Ducks” by Nguyen Phuoc Hoai, taken in Tra O lagoon, Phu My, Binh Dinh, won second prize in the Food in the Field category.
The work "Feeding the ducks" by author Nguyen Phuoc Hoai, taken in Tra O (Binh Dinh)
Nguyen Phuoc Hoai is also the author of the photo "Fishing Net" which was selected to exhibit in the category Bring home on the Harvest.
The photo "Fishing Net" was selected to exhibit in the category Bring home on the Harvest.
The photo of salt harvesting in Vietnam by Chin Leong Teo (Singapore) was selected to exhibit in the Food in the Field category.
Salt harvesting scene in Vietnam by Chin Leong Teo (Singapore)
It is known that in addition to the award-winning works, the jury selected good works to exhibit at the Royal Photographic Society of England in Bristol (UK) in November-December 2021. The winning works were also introduced in The Times, Digital Cameralworld, BBC News... to promote to millions of people around the world.
