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| One of the five photos awarded with silver medal.—File photo |
"This series is in my project titled The Mystery of Woman, a project I have been working on for many years," Van said.
The photographer said his work revolves around themes of photography as a way to connect to reality and memories.
The Paris contest is regarded as one of Europe's biggest and most prestigious photography competitions.
It strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris.
The contest's jury includes Carol Johnson, curator of photography at the Library of Congress in Washington DC; Gilles Raynaldy, director of Purpose, Paris; Sara Rumens, Lifestyle Photo Editor of Grazia Magazine in London and Chiara Mariani, Photo Editor of Corriere della Sera Magazine in Italy.
The jury selected the winners from thousands of entries from over 85 countries and territories. This year, six Vietnamese photographers joined the competition.
Winning photographs from the competition are exhibited from July 10 at Espace Dupon, a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-colour Px3 Annual Book. – VNS
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved a financial mechanism for an investment programme on electricity transmission grid (the second phase) with loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Development Agency (AFD).
The HCM City administration has approved the expansion of the Cat Lat ferry station connecting HCM City’s District 2 with Dong Nai province’s Nhon Trach district.