Two Vietnamese photographers, Than Nguyen from Da Nang and Do Thanh Nhan from southern province of Tay Ninh, won awards at the recent 13^th Orhan Holding International Photography Contest.

Nature: 'Dependency No 4' by Than Nguyen. — Photo Courtesy of Orhan Holding International Photography Contest

The contest was sponsored by FIAP (Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique, the International Federation of Photographic Art) and Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey (TFSF), and was held in the city of Bursa, in Turkey.

Nguyen won the Orhan Holding Mention Award with his photo titled 'Hug Grandfather' in the monochrome photography category, and the FIAP Silver Award with 'Dependency No 4' in the colour category; while Nhan won an Orhan Holding Mention Award with 'Fire For Turning Steam Engine' in the colour category.

Hot stuff: 'Fire For Turning Steam Engine', photo by Do Thanh Nhan. — Photo Courtesy of Orhan Holding International Photography Contes

At the ceremony, a representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey received campaign medals on behalf of the two photographers due to their absence.

Old age: 'Hug Grandfather', photo by Than Nguyen. — Photo Courtesy of Orhan Holding International Photography Contest

This year’s contest attracted over 700 photographers from 70 countries around the world with 6,000 photos in various categories.  After many rounds, 57 photos from India, Russia, Hungary, South Korea, Ukraine, mainland China, Turkey, England, Spain, Viet Nam and Malaysia have been displayed and exhibited by the organising board.

Orhan Holding International Photography Contest is a prestigious international photography competition in Turkey, organised for the 13^th time this year as part of the country’s cultural and artistic promotion activities.

(Source: VNS)