Posts Tagged ‘ photos ’

Lawsuits, confusion taint local art contests 

January 7, 2012
Lawsuits, confusion taint local art contests 

   Tran Tuy’s Khuc dong ca (a children’s song) (Under), which was eerily reminiscent of photographer Duy Anh’s Tiep buoc cha ong (Follow in the ancestor’s footsteps) (Above). Since the list of award-winning works were announced in June, a provincial literature and arts contest in central Vietnam has received several petitions of denouncement regarding a [...]

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Police investigate Hong Kong tourists turned street vendors 

December 19, 2011
Police investigate Hong Kong tourists turned street vendors 

Cheong Yen Kit (L) and Leung Ka Kei (2nd, L) talk with Thanh Nien about their experience being robbed and selling their own photos for daily meals. Ho Chi Minh City police are investigating if two Hong Kong tourists were actually robbed as they claim, after the couple was sighted selling their photography on the street [...]

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Entranced by old village gates 

December 12, 2011
Entranced by old village gates 

  Artist Quach Dong Phuong (R)   at his latest exhibition titled ‘Cong xua’ (Old gates) with nearly 700 photos at Kim Ngan Temple on Hang Bac Street, Hanoi. The exhibition will run until mid-December, one of the events held to celebrate Vietnam Heritage Day, November 23. When Quach Dong Phuong went on a picnic [...]

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Camera lets people shoot first, focus later 

October 22, 2011
Camera lets people shoot first, focus later 

Startup Lytro unveiled a camera that lets people adjust the focus on photos after they take them. The camera has been billed as the first that captures the entire light field in a scene. Startup Lytro unveiled a camera that lets people adjust the focus on photos after they take them. Work that Ren Ng [...]

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Geological heritage photo exhibit in Hanoi 

July 21, 2011
Geological heritage photo exhibit in Hanoi 

A winning photo featuring Ly Son Island by Nguyen Xuan Vinh is being displayed at Hanoi Opera House. Photo exhibition Dialogue on Geoheritage is being held at Hanoi Opera House from July 18-20. As part of the 2nd International Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network held in Hanoi from July 16-24, the exhibit includes 56 solo photos and [...]

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Amateur lens focus on Saigon’s beauty 

May 28, 2011
Amateur lens focus on Saigon’s beauty 

Photo courtesy of www.vnphoto.net. The website just released a photo book called Sai Gon dep lam, and the above picture is part of the compilation. Members of VnPhoto, the local biggest online photography community, have introduced a photo book named Sai Gon dep lam (How beautiful Saigon is) and exhibited some selected works from May [...]

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'Live' with Leica photos 

May 20, 2011
'Live' with Leica photos 

   "Reading Newspaper by the Lake", a photo on display at an exhibition themed "Live" featuring photos taken with Leica cameras. Leica Club Vietnam has opened Vietnam’s first exhibition featuring photos taken by those who share the love for the famous Leica cameras. Themed “Live”, the event features about 70 photos from 27 photographers of [...]

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A photo shoot, commando style 

January 3, 2011
A photo shoot, commando style 

   A photo from the “S.W.A.T. rescue” series that Tung shot according to his and the customer’s storyboard. A park. A cathedral. A bridge, old or new. A street lined with trees. A pagoda. A statue. On a motorbike, or a scooter. The settings in, on or against which soon-to-be wedded Vietnamese couples and families [...]

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Prodigies or bodies? 

December 22, 2010
Prodigies or bodies? 

  Modeling industry, parents join hands to exploit pre-teen girls Le Hoang Bao Tran (L), 12, on the catwalk. Tran recently made headlines when her skirt was blown up (à la Marilyn Monroe) by an electric fan during a fashion show. 16-year-old Hong Que (R) from Hanoi started walking the catwalk when she was only [...]

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Visions from “an old Hanoi”

January 28, 2010
Visions from “an old Hanoi”

It’s hoped that photos displayed in the exhibition entitled “To further understand an old Hanoi” at the Hanoi Library will help boost knowledge about the capital city’s history, culture and daily life.    The exhibition is divided into several topics including Ancient relics, New works, the Old Quarter and Customs, etc. Many photos are taken [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...