The International Photography Awards or IPA is the annual photo competition for professional and amateur photographers worldwide. It is regarded as one of the most ambitious and complete competition in the world’s photography.
Kien’s photo Leap of Faith won 3 awards at the international photo competition
Talking about the award winning photo, Tran Kien said he took it while making a tour in Cinque Terre, Italy with his wife and two friends. “We rented a car in Rome and drove to Cinque Terre. At sunset, we arrived at a small town. On the beach, watching people doing stunt sports, I saw a boy climbing to where I was standing and made a nosedive from a height of roughly 25m. I was lucky to capture the moment in the sunset when the light and the action were idyllic.”
Tran Kien and his wife in Italy
Kien said he travelled extensively with his parents since childhood and was inspired by his father’s love for photography. He became serious with photography when studying in Singapore. Now, a married man, he and his wife are travelling around the country and taking pictures.
Kien is currently a graphic designer of the National Educational Channel VTV7. He said photography is helping him in framing and composing images and travelling gives him inspiration.
