Discuss solutions to have many high quality art works

Speaking at the opening of the seminar, photographer Tran Thi Thu Dong, National Assembly Delegate, Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations , President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, emphasized: Through this seminar, it is necessary to determine the right direction and what needs to be done so that Vietnamese photography can continue to develop in the new requirements of the country. In particular, the photography community must have specific achievements to prepare for the summary of 50 years of Vietnamese literature and art after the National Reunification Day.

“The discussion needs to answer the question: Why, although Vietnamese art photography has had very remarkable and commendable achievements, up to now, we still have few works worthy of the country's development, few great artists, of the same caliber as in previous periods? From there, focus on providing solutions so that in the coming time, there will be many high-quality art photography works,” photographer Tran Thi Thu Dong added.

You have the solution to have many high quality art works image 1 — Journalist and photographer Ho Sy Minh, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and Editor-in-Chief of Photography and Life Magazine, shared at the discussion. Photo: Le Tam

Sharing about the work of judging, evaluating and scoring photography contests and the requirements set forth in the new period, journalist and photographer Ho Sy Minh, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, Editor-in-Chief of Photography and Life Magazine said: "To improve the quality of judges, each member of the jury must innovate themselves, this is a difficult but very necessary task. Judges need to always study to improve their knowledge, update information, experience creation regularly, have a deep understanding of many fields, improve their knowledge of photography criticism theory, to have enough information, theory, and critical knowledge".

In addition, it is necessary to improve knowledge of information technology, master image processing software. Increase responsibility and take responsibility for your voting decisions. If the judges are not confident enough, they should withdraw from the council. Must have a pure heart, be fair, win-win, transparent, must be for the common good, for the development of Vietnamese photography. Do not put personal ego above the collective. Need to innovate the scoring method of the Jury.

Photographer Phan Thi Phuong Hien - Deputy Head of the Photography Criticism Theory Board (Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists) shared: To improve the creativity of artistic photography works, creators must not only be trained in basic knowledge of photography but must go beyond the usual knowledge of photography, raising it to a new level. They need to research and practice in depth in each field of photography. Training in artistic photography also requires learners to have the talent to acquire knowledge and practice well, be creative, and become human resources and talents for the field of photography.

You have the solution to have many high quality art works image 2 — The presentations at the seminar focused on discussing issues to create many high-quality artistic photographic works. Photo: Le Tam

The presentations at the seminar focused on discussing prominent issues such as: Qualifications and attitudes of the jury; improving promotional capacity; the impact of technology (especially AI) on artistic photography; training human resources for photography; investment in creation; “regional” factors in photo creation and appraisal; photo series and single photos…

In addition, the delegates agreed that it is necessary to take a number of measures to develop photography more strongly, namely: Innovating thinking, thinking, innovating training methods, and fostering human resources; paying special attention to perfecting the system of policies and mechanisms; innovating the thinking of publishing works; continuing to innovate the leadership and management team; creating a creative photography movement on a social scale.

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