Vietnam girl wins World Press Photo Award

The 54th World Press Photo Contest's 2nd prize of Contemporary Issue for 2010 will be bestowed on America-based photojournalist Ed Kashi for his photo of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl struck with Agent Orange.

The photo, announced winner at a press conference last week, captures a slice of life of Nguyen Thi Ly, a third generation suffering from Agent Orange in the central province of Da Nang which was heavily affected by the Vietnam War.

The picture earlier also won the first prize of Germany Unicef’s 2010 Photo of the Year last December.

Vietnam Agent Orange victims touch Briton’s heart

Ly pictured in this photo that won 2nd prize

Through a project for the non-governmental organization “Children of Vietnam” which supported Agent Orange victims, photographer Ed Kashi had come to live with Ly’s family for 4 days to complete his photo series.

This year’s World Press Photo premium award went to South African photographer Jodi Bieber with her portrait of an 18-year-old Afghanistan woman whose nose and ear were cut off by her husband and his family under a Taliban verdict.

The photo of the year 2010

56 other photographers from 23 countries were crowned winners of this year’s contest. Sport, general and spot news, daily life, nature, contemporary issues, portrait, art and entertainments are among the 9 categories of the renowned world’s photography award.

The contest also saw a record number of 108,059 images submitted. The number of participating photographers was 5,847, representing 125 different nationalities.

An award ceremony will be held on May 7 in Amsterdam to honor winning photographers and their work.

 "Old Iron Market burns" taken in Haiti earned first prize of General News single for Italian photograper Riccardo Venturi

 

"The Flying Cholitas" by Italian photographer Tamagni Daniele earned second prize of Art and Entertainment

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UNICEF’s Photo of the Year features Vietnam girl

UNICEF Germany’s 2010 Photo of the Year features a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl struck with Agent Orange.

The winning photo, by America-based photojournalist Ed Kashi captures a slice of life of Nguyen Thi Ly, a third generation suffering from Agent Orange in the central province of Da Nang which was heavily affected by the War.

Born into a family infected with Agent Orange, Ly suffers from serious birth defects and deformities.

Bed ridden from birth, Ly only started learning to walk at the age of 5, first used her voice at 6, and went to school at 7, thanks to her family’s tireless effort to integrate her into life.

The winning photo featuring Ly

Ly’s mother is also a victim with poor health and a deformed face, who inherited Agent Orange damaged genes from her father.

It is not a rare story in a contaminated land which used to be an American base of operations where tons of Agent Orange were stored for defoliation missions like Danang.

Agent Orange contains dioxins that are known to cause cancer and damage genes. The effects of the toxic substance can be seen among Vietnamese people to this day: cancer, immune disorders and severe deformities.

Through a project for the non-governmental organization “Children of Vietnam” which supported Agent Orange victims, photographer Ed Kashi had come to live with Ly’s family for 4 days to make his photo series.

“Kashi excellently uses strong light and shadow effects to emphasize the longing of a disabled girl to lead a normal life”, said Jury Chairman Klaus Honnef, Art Historian and Journalist of the winning photo.

Despite her ill health, Ly has been doing well at school and received awards for satisfying performances.

With a defected lung, Ly has to endure pain for every breath she takes.

Her only wish is to be able to breathe normally.

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Agent Orange story wins award

Helping hand: A photo by Truong Ngoc Minh, from the southern province of Binh Thuan, features soldiers helping rescue people in a flooded area. The picture won an A-grade prize from the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists.

HA NOI — A story told through photos by Pham Vu Dung won the Gold Cup of the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) at a ceremony for the best pix of 2010 yesterday.

Entitled Prime Example, the photos tell the story of Pham The Minh from the northern port city of Hai Phong, an Agent Orange victim. He has overcome many troubles to study and teach English to more than 1,500 students, especially disabled children.

The VAPA selected the photos from 358 entries by 210 photographers. A-grade prizes were awarded to Nguyen Huong Vuong from the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, Lam Thanh Liem from the southern province of Bac Lieu, Truong Ngoc Minh from the southern province of Binh Thuan, Bui Tien Phong from the southern province of Tra Vinh and Pham Thi Thu from HCM City.

The VAPA also grants prizes for pictorial books. The top prizes went to photos of Agent Orange victims depicted in That's the Way They Live by Nguyen A from HCM City, and photos of north Viet Nam during the American War in Memories of the War by Chu Chi Thanh from Ha Noi.

The photos were not only aesthetic, but also depicted humanity and current issues of life, said Vu Quoc Khanh, VAPA president.

VAPA also awarded a gold medal to a photo of a fire-fighter at work in a competition titled Portraits of Today's Vietnamese People. The photo, Silence, was taken by Diep Duc Minh.

The organising board selected 119 of the best photos for a show at Exhibition House at 45 Trang Tien Street, Ha Noi until the end of this month.

The photos will be exhibited in HCM City in March. — VNS

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Award for photos of dioxin victims

HA NOI – A story told through photos by Pham Vu Dung was granted the Gold Cup of the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) at a ceremony for the best pix of 2010 this morning.

Entitled Prime Example, the photos tell the story of Pham The Minh from the northern province of Hai Phong, an Agent Orange victim. He has overcome many troubles in life to study and teach English to more than 1,500 students, especially disabled children.

The VAPA selected the photos from 358 entries by 210 photographers. A-grade prizes were awarded to Nguyen Huong Vuong from the Central Highlands province of Dac Lac, Lam Thanh Liem from the southern province of Bac Lieu, Truong Ngoc Minh from the southern province of Binh Thuan, Bui Tien Phong from the southern province of Tra Vinh and Pham Thi Thu from HCM City.

The VAPA also grants prizes for pictorial books. The top prizes went to photos of Agent Orange victims depicted in That's the Way They Live by Nguyen A from HCM City, and photos of north Viet Nam during the American War in Memories of the War by Chu Chi Thanh from Ha Noi.

The photos were not only aesthetic, but also depicted humanity and current issues of life, said Vu Quoc Khanh, VAPA president.

VAPA also awarded a gold medal to a photo of a fire-fighter at work in a competition titled Portraits of Today's Vietnamese People. The photo, Silence, was taken by Diep Duc Minh.

The organising board selected 119 of the best photos for a show at Exhibition House at 45 Trang Tien street, Ha Noi until the end of this month.

The photos will be exhibited in HCM City in March. – VNS

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