
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association Le Quoc Minh said that the photo contest "Vietnam on the journey of innovation" was organized to promote the image of the country and Vietnamese people in the new era, the achievements in politics, economy, society, culture as well as the position of Vietnam in the process of international integration during the 40 years of innovation.

“Hopefully, the contest will create a playground for artists, reporters, and photography lovers to demonstrate their abilities. Through the authors’ lenses, images of the country and people of Vietnam will appear realistic and vivid. This is the “soft power” that spreads and wins the emotions of international readers and friends,” emphasized journalist Le Quoc Minh.
The press photo contest "Vietnam on the journey of innovation" organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, aims to record and reflect the country's comprehensive innovation journey in all areas of social life: People, community, living space and national cultural identity, through the creative and humane perspective of the author.
The contest aims to inspire creativity, while recording and spreading authentic images of the country's innovation process in the fields of: Economy , culture, society, science - technology, environment, defense...
Through the creative lens of professional and amateur photographers, the contest contributes to vividly reflecting a modern, innovative, humane, sustainably developed and national-identity-rich Vietnam.
All professional and amateur photographers nationwide can participate, with color or black and white photos, single photos or photo series.
The photo entries reflect Vietnam's comprehensive innovation journey through images of people, communities and living spaces such as reflecting changes in rural, mountainous, border and island areas...; through infrastructure development, production, life, community tourism,education , healthcare and new rural construction; recording changes in urban spaces: Planning, transportation, green and smart cities, urban life in the digital age; honoring the image of Vietnamese people in the innovation period: Workers, intellectuals, armed forces, farmers, scientists, teachers, businessmen, young people... with the spirit of creativity, adaptation, dedication and integration...

At the launching ceremony, photographer Ho Sy Minh, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, said that the cooperation between two prestigious organizations, Nhan Dan Newspaper and the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, will ensure objectivity and fairness in the judging and selection process, while attracting the participation of many professional and non-professional authors across the country, raising the contest to a new level, helping to create buzz in the media and community...
The Organizing Committee will accept entries from June 28, 2025 to January 31, 2026, via the website thianh.nhandan.vn. The Organizing Committee will select about 100 finalists to display and print in books. The best entries will be selected for awards.
It is expected that there will be 1 Special Prize worth 50 million VND, 2 A prizes worth 30 million VND each, 3 B prizes worth 20 million VND each, 5 C prizes worth 10 million VND each, 10 Encouragement prizes worth 5 million VND each, along with additional prizes for single photos and photo reports. At the same time, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists will present awards and certificates of regional exhibitions to the winning works...
The closing and award ceremony was held on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the first issue of Nhan Dan Newspaper (March 11, 2026).
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