November 02, 2017 | 20:34 (GMT+7)
Vietnam wins first prize at international photo contest
PANO – A photo taken by Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Linh Vinh Quoc won the first prize at the CIWEM (Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management) Environmental Photographer of the Year 2017 (EPOTY 2017).
The work "The hopeful eyes of the girl making a living by rubbish". Photo: tienphong.vn
The emotion-laden photo, entitled ‘The hopeful eyes of the girl making a living by rubbish’ was captured at a rubbish site in Kon Tum city, showing scavengers, a child and her mother, making a living from collecting rubbish.
Quoc said “The child was happy, looking at the dark clouds and chatting to her mother. This was so touching. She should have been enjoying her childhood and playing with friends rather than being there.”
Translated by Chung Anh