According to the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA), the association has brought home two honourable mention certificates in the print and digital categories at the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP)’s 29th Colour Biennial.
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The 29th FIAP Colour Biennial 2021 was held in France. Each member federation can select their own works or collections for submission, with a title for the collection being mandatory. The entries were limited to 10 photographs in the colour prints section and 20 works in the digital colour images section, reported VNA.
The UK was named as the winner in the print section for its collection ‘Minimalistic Landscapes’ while Russia was crowned in the digital section for the collection ‘On the nature of female beauty’.
Vietnam’s entries to the contest were selected from nearly 760 artworks by 200 photographers by the VAPA.
The two certificates were presented to two photo collections themed "Traditional Crafts" in the print section and "Vietnam Viewed from Above" in the digital session.
"Traditional Crafts: comprises 10 photos, while "Vietnam Viewed from Above" is a collection of 20 photos, both taken by different photographers.
Regarding individual photo awards, Vietnamese photographer Dzung Nguyen won an honourable mention certificate for his photo entitled ‘Phoi Chieu Coi’ (Drying sedge mat), which is one of the ‘Traditional Crafts’ collection.
