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| ‘Alluvial colors’ by Nguyen Hoang Nam – second prize |
Vietnam’s iconic landscapes mesmerize in these photos captured from above
A shortlist of the most breathtaking photos of Vietnam as seen from above has been produced from thousands of submissions to a photography contest.
The contest, themed ‘Vietnam from Above’, called on local photographers to submit their best drone photos of Vietnam for an upcoming calendar collection.
Organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association in coordination with Phuong Nam Calendar Company, the contest received nearly 3,400 submissions by 358 photographers after launching in the middle of 2017.
The best 100 photos were shortlisted and entered in the final round, where the top 16 prize winners were selected by a panel of judges.
“As the winners will be featured in calendars, bright and refreshing photos were preferred,” said photographer Bui Minh Son, a member of the judging panel. “Photos that are well executed but gloomy don’t fall into the scope of this competition.”
Nguyen Vinh Hien, one of the earliest drone enthusiasts in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, was awarded first prize for his photo of Cape Ca Mau, the southernmost point of the Vietnamese mainland.
“I camped for three days at the location to wait for favorable weather conditions and capture Cape Ca Mau at its most stunning,” Hien said. “The photo’s high quality was thanks to my VND150 million [US$6,600] drone.”
The second prize was shared by Nguyen Tien Dung from south-central Binh Dinh Province and Nguyen Hoang Nam in southern An Giang Province for their respective photos of salt flats and an alluvia-rich river.
Three third prizes went to photos by Ho Chi Minh City-based photographers Giang Son Dong, Nguyen The Duong and Nguyen Minh Tan.
Hien also won two out of ten consolidation prizes for his photos of the My Thuan Bridge over the Mekong River and a pottery village in southern Vinh Long Province.
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| ‘Ca Mau Cape’ by Nguyen Vinh Hien – first prize |
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| ‘Hien Luong Bridge’ by Nguyen Minh Tan – consolidation prize |
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| ‘Salt flats’ by Nguyen Tien Dung – second prize |
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| ‘Saigon skyline symphony’ by Nguyen The Duong – third prize |
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| ‘Fatherland sea and islands’ by Huynh Van Truyen – consolidation prize |
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| ‘Mysterious Ha Long Bay’ by Nguyen Minh Tan – consolidation prize |
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| ‘Vinh Long pottery village’ by Nguyen Vinh Hien – consolidation prize |
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| ‘Eco-tourism’ by Mai Thanh Chuong – consolidation prize |
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| ‘Alluvial colors’ by Nguyen Hoang Nam – second prize |
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| ‘Mu Cang Chai terraces’ by Nguyen Minh Tan – third prize |
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| ‘Early sun on the paddy fields’ by Nguyen Hoang Nam – consolidation prize |
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| ‘Flamboyant Saigon’ by Nguyen Xuan Trang – consolidation prize |
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| ‘Floating houses on Lan Ha Bay’ by Giang Son Dong – third prize |
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| ‘Harvest’ by Duy Bang – consolidation prize |
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| ‘My Thuan Bridge’ by Nguyen Vinh Hien – consolidation prize |
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Published by Trần Đình Hoành
I am an attorney in the Washington DC area, with a Doctor of Law in the US, attended the master program at the National School of Administration of Việt Nam, and graduated from Sài Gòn University Law School. I aso studied philosophy at the School of Letters in Sài Gòn.
I have worked as an anti-trust attorney for Federal Trade Commission and a litigator for a fortune-100 telecom company in Washington DC. I have taught law courses for legal professionals in Việt Nam and still counsel VN government agencies on legal matters. I have founded and managed businesses for me and my family, both law and non-law.
I have published many articles on national newspapers and radio stations in Việt Nam.
In 1989 I was one of the founding members of US-VN Trade Council, working to re-establish US-VN relationship.
Since the early 90's, I have established and managed VNFORUM and VNBIZ forum on VN-related matters; these forums are the subject of a PhD thesis by Dr. Caroline Valverde at UC-Berkeley and her book Transnationalizing Viet Nam.
I translate poetry and my translation of "A Request at Đồng Lộc Cemetery" is now engraved on a stone memorial at Đồng Lộc National Shrine in VN.
I study and teach the Bible and Buddhism. In 2009 I founded and still manage dotchuoinon.com on positive thinking and two other blogs on Buddhism. In 2015 a group of friends and I founded website CVD - Conversations on Vietnam Development (cvdvn.net).
I study the art of leadership with many friends who are religious, business and government leaders from many countries.
In October 2011 Phu Nu Publishing House in Hanoi published my book "Positive Thinking to Change Your Life", in Vietnamese (TƯ DUY TÍCH CỰC Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống).
In December 2013 Phu Nu Publishing House published my book "10 Core Values for Success".
I practice Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi for health, and play guitar as a hobby, usually accompanying my wife Trần Lê Túy Phượng, aka singer Linh Phượng.
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