The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists would like to announce the rules of the 3rd National Art Photography Competition and Exhibition "Proud of a Border Strip" in 2024.
1. Presiding agency
- Central Propaganda Department
2. Coordinating implementation agency
- Central Foreign Affairs Committee
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Ministry of Public Security
- General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army
- Border Guard Command
3. Implementing agency
- Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA)
4. Purpose, meaning
The Contest and Exhibition aims to innovate content and form, diversify methods of propaganda and foreign information on territorial border sovereignty; introduce and promote the beauty and potential of national land borders to a wide audience at home and abroad.
The contest aims to continue to propagate and affirm the correct policies and guidelines of the Party and State, the efforts of localities in implementing Resolution No. 33-NQ/TW, dated September 28, 2018 of the Politburo on the National Border Protection Strategy, practically implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, raising awareness of the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army on land border work. At the same time, recognizing and honoring the contributions and sacrifices of generations of Vietnamese people and armed forces to protect the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland. In addition, the Contest aims to create a widespread movement in the creation of artistic photography, reflecting the 80-year tradition of the Vietnam People's Army, praising the image of Uncle Ho's soldiers and the people's armed forces through revolutionary wars, in the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland, contributing to firmly protecting the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, while contributing to practically propagating the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2024), the 35th Anniversary of the National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 - December 22, 2024) and major anniversaries of the country in 2024 and 2025.
Through the Competition and Exhibition, we promptly encourage and honor the participation and response of all classes of people, especially artists - those who love photography to create many new works, valuable in content and art, effectively serving the propaganda work as well as the cultural and spiritual life of the people.
5. Contestants
- The contest is open to all Vietnamese citizens aged 15 and over, both domestic and foreign, and foreigners working and living in Vietnam.
- Members of the Steering Committee, Organizing Committee, Jury, and Secretariat are not allowed to participate in the contest.
6. Content
- Introduce the beauty of the homeland, country, and people in the border areas on land. Reflect realistically and vividly the life, activities, and work of our people in the border areas, especially where many ethnic minorities and religious people live.
- Images and activities showing the achievements of innovation and international integration in the process of building and defending the Fatherland in the border areas of our country. Reflecting the efforts and achievements of localities, especially border localities, in maintaining security and order, building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative and developing border. Images showing the friendly, peaceful, cooperative and developing foreign relations between Vietnam and neighboring countries; cooperation in the fields of defense, security, economy, trade, investment, culture, society, science, technology, etc. between border provinces.
- Historical - cultural - human values, the beauty of natural landscapes stretching along the land border of Vietnam, exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, society, culture, national defense, security, foreign affairs of the border provinces. Cultural works, images of border markers, images of border guards and people protecting border markers; art forms, festivals, folk culture forms in the land border area.
- Reflecting the exploitation and development of tourism potential in the border provinces of Vietnam - China, Vietnam - Laos, Vietnam - Cambodia; preserving and promoting the unique cultural values of the border communities, the typical handicraft products of traditional craft villages in each border area. Images of tourists exploring, experiencing, immersing themselves in the lives of people in the border areas; the daily life, study, training, and readiness to fight to protect security, order, safety and national sovereignty of the Vietnamese armed forces in the border areas.
- Praise the patriotism, readiness to fight and sacrifice to protect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, participate in national construction, and fulfill the noble international duties of the Vietnam People's Army and People's Public Security.
- Reflecting international cooperation activities on borders, promoting joint efforts to ensure security, peace and stability for border areas in the face of traditional and non-traditional security challenges on the border.
- Honoring typical advanced organizations and individuals, examples of "good people" and "good deeds" in socio-economic development and in protecting territorial sovereignty.
- The creative space includes 25 provinces with land borders on Vietnam - Laos, Vietnam - China, Vietnam - Cambodia: Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, Kien Giang.
7. Regulations on works participating in the Contest
- Authors are responsible for the copyright of their works. The Organizing Committee is not responsible for any disputes related to copyright. The Organizing Committee is allowed to remove works that violate the rules before, during and after the Contest.
- Contest photos must be color or black and white.
- Each author has the right to submit up to 10 works to the Contest (both single photos and photo series). Only 1 name can be used according to the ID card or Citizen ID card.
+ Single photo: Each photo is a work of art.
+ Photo series: Each photo series is a work, consisting of 05 to 08 photos. The photo series must have an introduction to the content and caption of each photo, the structure of the photo series; there must be a mockup of the entire photo series. The author must number the 08 photos in the series from 1 to 8 (on the website receiving photos, there will be specific instructions when the author submits the photos).
In case the author submits both single and series photos, the single photo must not be the same as the photo in the series.
- The work is created using realistic methods, not accepting collages, additions, subtractions, or distortions of reality.
- The photos submitted to the contest must not have been displayed or won any prizes at any national photography contests and exhibitions organized or jointly organized by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists. Prize-winning photos or photos displayed at provincial, city and regional exhibitions are still eligible to enter the contest.
- Photos created from 2022 to present. If necessary, the Organizing Committee has the right to request the author to submit the original file to verify the information.
- Contest photos must be in digital image file format, JPG format, the longest image file must be at least 3000 pixels, maximum 4000 pixels, resolution 300dpi.
- Images displaying information such as names, watermarks, locations, images with borders... will not be valid.
- The decision of the Steering Committee is final.
8. Prize structure of the Contest
- Award structure: includes 02 award systems for 02 categories Single Photo and Photo series, including:
+ 02 First prizes, each prize includes: Crystal logo, Certificate with bonus of 20,000,000 VND (Twenty million VND) from the Central Propaganda Department and Gold Medal, Certificate from the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
+ 04 Second prizes, each prize includes: Crystal logo; Certificate with bonus of 15,000,000 VND (Fifteen million VND) from the Central Propaganda Department and Silver Medal, Certificate from the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
+ 06 Third prizes, each prize includes: Crystal logo; Certificate with bonus of 10,000,000 VND (Ten million VND) from the Central Propaganda Department and Bronze Medal, Certificate from the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
+ 10 Consolation prizes, each prize includes: Crystal logo; Certificate with bonus of 5,000,000 VND (Five million VND) from the Central Propaganda Department and Certificate from the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
- The Award structure may change, based on the quality of works in each category.
- Award-winning and exhibited works are scored at the national level by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists according to the Association's Regulations.
- The Organizing Committee of the Contest has the right to use the winning and exhibition works for non-commercial propaganda and foreign affairs activities without having to pay any other remuneration. Personal rights belong to the author.
- If the winning and exhibited works violate copyright and related rights according to the provisions of law, the Organizing Committee will revoke the award.
- Each work selected for exhibition is paid a fee.
- Other works (other than award-winning and exhibition works), if selected for propaganda purposes, the Organizing Committee and sponsors will have to negotiate with the author and copyright owner.
9. Author's responsibility
- Comply with the Contest rules; the author's submission of works to the contest is considered as acceptance of all provisions in the Contest rules.
- Responsible for copyright, related rights and personal income tax according to the provisions of law.
. Author violated the contest rules:
+ If you are a member of VAPA, the Organizing Committee will cancel all entries, will not be considered for titles, excellence, and will not support creation in 2024. + If you are not a member of VAPA, the Organizing Committee will cancel all entries, will not consider admitting you as a member if you meet the admission requirements in 2024.
10. Method and time of sending photos
- Authors send photos directly to the website: www.anhnghethuatbiengioi2024.com
- Time to receive entries from March 15, 2024 to August 15, 2024.
11. Board of Judges
The Jury includes the Preliminary Jury and the Final Jury, established by the Competition Steering Committee. The Jury develops the Judging Regulations in accordance with the Competition Rules and relevant legal regulations.
Based on the selection results of the Preliminary Council, the Final Council is responsible for evaluating and reporting to the Head of the Central Propaganda Department to approve the list of winning works (through the Standing Committee of the Emulation and Reward Council of the Central Propaganda Department).
* Contest information can be found at:
Website: www.anhnghethuatbiengioi2024.com
* For more information please contact:
+ Exhibition Creation Committee, Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists:
Nguyen Xuan Chinh, Mobile: 0912065411 - Tel: (024) 3943.5885 (office hours).
+ Support to answer information and send image files: Mai Vinh, Tel: 02633700292 -0918878915.
The Organizing Committee of the Contest hopes to receive enthusiastic responses from professional and non-professional photographers, and the coordination of the Propaganda Departments of provincial and municipal Party Committees; Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and Literature and Arts Associations of provinces and cities across the country to make the Contest a great success./.
CONTEST ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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