HCM CITY — Amateur and professional photographers nationwide are encouraged to participate in a photo contest capturing Vietnamese people in the COVID-19 fight, has been launched by the HCM City Photography Association.

The contest, Viet Nam Sẽ Chiến Thắng (Viet Nam Will Win), aims to highlight doctors, nurses, health workers and soldiers in the battle against COVID-19. Themes of love, unity, mercy, energy and belief are also included. 

The organiser welcomes photos on the culture and lifestyle of ethnic minority groups. Beautiful images of HCM City and its people in daily life are also included. 

Panoramic and freestyle photos in colour, black and white are encouraged. Traditional methods and photoshopped photos are accepted. 

 “From the contest’s photos, we hope to highlight the Vietnamese spirit in fighting against the virus spread,” said a representative of the association.  

All entries should have been taken after 2020. They can be a single photo or a group of photos (no more than 10) with informative captions.

The winning photos will be exhibited in HCM City. 

The jury includes Đoan Thị Thơ, Nguyễn Minh Tan and Lý Hoang Long, members of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP). 

The organiser will give a total of 12 prizes worth VNĐ200 million (US$9,000). 

Photographers can send their works before December 5 to the organiser at 122 Sương Nguyet Ánh Street, District 3, HCM City. — VNS