Epson International Pano Awards - EPSON is the world's largest panoramic photography competition founded by David Evans, an Australian photographer. EPSON 2019 is the 19th year the competition has been held, attracting 1,258 photographers from 72 countries and territories with nearly 5,000 entries in all categories. Professional and amateur photographers are welcome to this annual photo competition. This is considered the largest photo competition for panoramic photography with a total prize value of more than 50,000 USD.
At the EPSON 2019 international photo contest this year, 4 photos of Vietnam were included in the top most beautiful panoramic photos in the world in many categories, including: Tam Coc boat station, Hon Yen net dance, Hoi An night and Raspberry terraced fields.
The work "Flower Boat Wharf"
The work “Flower Boat Wharf” was taken in May in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh by Tran Minh Dung from Ho Chi Minh City. This work was awarded Third Prize in the Architecture and Built Environment category in the Open category (no limit on the level of participants).
"Hoi An at Night" by author Tran Minh Dung
The photo “Hoi An at night” by Tran Minh Dung was taken in June. This work is in the top 39 out of 50 beautiful photos in the Architecture and Built Environment category, Open category.
Photo "Raspberry terraced fields"
The photo “Raspberry Terraced Fields” taken at the end of September 2018 by Nguyen Ngoc Thien from Ho Chi Minh City, was ranked 5th in the category of Architecture and Built Environment, Amateur category.
The photo "Dance of the Net" was taken in July at Hon Yen.
The photo “Dance of the Net” was taken in July at Hon Yen, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province by Nguyen Ngoc Thien. This work ranked 41st in the top 50 in the category of Architecture and Built Environment, Amateur category.
Dragonfire by Mieke Boynton
The overall winner, as well as first prize in the Nature and Landscape category in the Open category, was “Dragonfire” by Australian photographer Mieke Boynton. The photo captures the moment sulfur and iron minerals flowing from a mountain stream join the flow of a glacier in Iceland.
First prize in the Nature and Landscape category, Amateur category was awarded to the photo "Waterfall" taken in the Lofoten Islands, Norway by Carlos F. Turienzo.
Some other outstanding images at the contest
"Enchanted" taken at Vatnajokull glacier, Iceland by Australian photographer Mark Grey
"Milky Way" taken at Grossglockner Plateau, Austria by Daniel Troppolt
“The Veins of a Tree” - Photographed by Tim Shield
