The 15th Arts Photo Festival was held in the central city of Da Nang on August 22. The festival included an exhibition of the top 150 photos in a competition that drew 1,170 entries.
The works on show included landscape photography, vivid images of ordinary people's lives and photographic celebrations of the achievements of the doi moi (renewal process).
Two gold medals were given to Khoanh Khac Truong Sa (A Moment in Truong Sa) by Van Thanh Chau from the central province of Khanh Hoa and Vong Xoan Ngay Hoi (Bead Tree Wreath Festival) by Nguyen The Duc from the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.
The festival drew 200 professional and amateur photographers from 10 cities and provinces.