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Overcoming many strong contenders, photographs capturing simple moments of life and people in Vietnam by a Vietnamese author have been honored at an international photography competition. Pink Lady Food Photography is a prestigious international food photography competition, held annually in the UK, open to professional, amateur, and young photographers. The competition's award categories cover a wide range of aspects of life, including culture and production.
This year's competition attracted over 10,500 entries from 70 countries worldwide. At the end of April, the final results were announced online on YouTube, featuring many entries photographed in Vietnam.
The winning photograph in the "Food at the Table" category, "Breakfast at the Market," by Nguyen Huu Thong, taken in Dong Van, Ha Giang, captured the moment of local men enjoying a steaming bowl of pho at a market.
The photograph "Breakfast at the Market" taken in Ha Giang won the Food on the Table category.
Nguyen Huu Thong also 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 artwork "Winter Meal" in the highlands of Hoang Su Phi.
In addition, in the Street Food category, the photograph "Enjoyment" by Tran Viet Van, taken in Hoi An (Quang Nam), excellently won the top prize.
The moment four girls happily enjoyed sweet soup at a famous tourist destination in Central Vietnam was naturally captured by the author. "There are many delicious sweet soups here. The image of the group of female students excitedly enjoying a bowl of sweet soup made me feel that life is lovely even though everyone is still facing the Covid-19 pandemic," the author shared.
A photo capturing a group of schoolgirls enjoying tea in Hoi An won in the Street Food category.
In addition, the photograph "Feeding Ducks" by Nguyen Phuoc Hoai, taken in the Tra O lagoon area, Phu My, Binh Dinh, won second prize in the Food in the Field category.
The artwork "Feeding Ducks" by Nguyen Phuoc Hoai, photographed in Tra O (Binh Dinh).
Nguyen Phuoc Hoai is also the author of the photograph "Fishing Net," which was selected for exhibition in the "Bring home on the Harvest" category.
The photograph "Fishing Net" was selected for exhibition in the Bring home on the Harvest category.
A photograph of salt harvesting in Vietnam, taken by Chin Leong Teo (Singapore), has been selected for exhibition in the Food in the Field category.
A salt harvesting scene photographed in Vietnam by Chin Leong Teo (Singapore).
It is known that, in addition to the winning entries, the jury selected the best works to be exhibited at the Royal Photographic Society in Bristol, England, in November-December 2021. The winning works were also featured in The Times, Digital Cameralworld, BBC News, etc., to promote them to millions of people around the world.
