Vietnam's rice terraces in Nat Geo top photo entries

by VTV News28 September 2015 Last updated at 17:08 PM

VTV.vn - A photo of Terrace paddies in Tu Le valley in the northern province of Yen Bai has made the National Geographic photo contest shortlist this year.

The photo, taken by photographer Nguyen Quynh Anh, depicts the aerial landscape of terrace fields at the beginning of new season. Local H’Mong people are crossing the fields on their way home at the end of the working day.

The winner of the contest will receive 10 thousand USD and be invited to attend the National Geographic's photography conference slated for early next year in Washington DC.

Truong Sa photo series shortlisted Truong Sa photo series shortlisted

VTV.vn - A six-photo series on the Truong Sa Archipelago by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thu Thuy made it to the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards' final round for women in York, UK.

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