Vietnam Heritage magazine has announced the opening of the annual Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards. — Photo ictnews.vn

HCM CITY (VNS) — Vietnam Heritage magazine has announced the opening of the annual Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards.

The awards will be given to the best photos depicting Vietnamese natural and cultural heritages, which can be images of nature, tangible and intangible heritages, and the daily life of people around the country.

Entries should be sent to www.photocontest.vietnamheritage.com.vn.

The results will be announced and the awards of 10 Canon cameras and printers will be given on November 23.

To celebrate the 20th year anniversary of tourism in Binh Thuan, organisers will earmark six prizes for photos taken in the central coastal province.

One hundred photos will be chosen for exhibitions in the country and abroad.

The jury comprises Hoang Trung Thuy, a photographer and the chairman of the Gia Dinh photography club; photographers Doan Thi Tho, Truong Huu Hung, and Le Huu Dung; and film director Nguyen Quoc Hung.

The magazine is published by the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association and the awards are given to commemorate National Cultural Heritage Day, November 23.

Since its inception in 2012, the contest has received more than 13,000 entries. — VNS