Photographer wins two silvers at New York Photography Awards | Culture – Sports

The photo ” Connection” by Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van. (Photo: laodong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Tran Viet Van, a journalist
for Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, won two silver awards at the recent international New
York Photography Awards 2022 that attracted over 3,500 entries by photographers
from 50 countries across the world.

According to the newspaper, the photo contest
organiser on December 16 announced two silver awards for the Vietnamese
photographer, namely the “Connection” taken in Vietnam’s Central Highland
province of Dak Lak in the category of Black and White, Travel and “The tattooed woman” taken in Myanmar for the category of Fine Art, Open Theme for
professional photographers.

The photo “The tattooed woman” by photographer Tran Viet Van. (Photo: laodong.vn)

Previously, “Connection” won the third
position at Spain’s EPEX Photography Trophy 2022 in Malaga and went to the
final round of Switzerland’s Lugano Award and the US’s Nature Conservancy.

Meanwhile, “The tattooed woman” won a bronze medal at India’s
One Eyeland and went to the final round of Austria’s World Master.

The New York Photography Awards honor the world’s
outstanding photographers who share their vision with the world, redefining and
expanding the boundaries of photography, where every aspect of a photograph is
focused to meet international standards.

This year, its Grand Prize for Photographer of the
Year went to British photographer Pete Muller for “Save” [that seizes
the moment a goalkeeper made a great save] and Germany’s Peter Voss for
“Young Eagle Champion”./.