PANO – An award ceremony and a photo exhibition for the photo contest “Vietnam – Country – People” were held on November 26 in Hanoi by the Vietnam Artistic Photographers’ Association and the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

Visitors at the exhibition

The photo contest 2016, running from August 25, 2015 to July 30 this year, received 875 entries of 299 photographers. The organizing panel selected 55 entries to the exhibition round, including 11 prize-winning photos.

The entries reflected various views and issues of life, such as stories of trade villages and traditional festivals, images of soldiers, environmental protection, and climate change.

Translated by Thu Phuong