(NADS) - To celebrate the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army (December 22, 1944 - December 22, 2023), the Soldier Photography Club under the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association celebrated the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Border Guard (March 3, 1959 - March 3, 2024) and held the opening ceremony of the art news photography exhibition: "Proud of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard".
The opening ceremony of the photo exhibition "Proud of the HCM City Border Guard" was held on the morning of December 22, 2023, at the Exhibition Gallery of the HCM City Photography Association.
Established on December 22, 1992, the Soldier Photography Club (CLBNACS) is now 31 years old, a healthy age. As a member organization of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association, the Club was founded by the Southern Representative Board of the People's Army Newspaper and sponsored by the Military Radio and Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City.
The club's goal is to create artistic photos, news photos, and press photos on the military and other topics; to encourage and promote the photography movement in military units; to have many photo works broadcast live on military television, published in the People's Army newspaper, central and local newspapers, and to participate in exhibitions and competitions in domestic and international photography.
Currently, the Club has 108 members. Members of the NSNA Club are soldiers who are currently serving in the Armed Forces. In addition, there are non-military members who are attached to the Armed Forces or have received awards from the Ministry of National Defense.
The club members are very diverse, including members of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, members of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association, journalists, writers, poets, musicians, lawyers, businessmen, and even military generals. The club members are from all over the country such as: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Thuan, Tien Giang, Long An, Ben Tre, Binh Duong, Ca Mau, etc.
During the year, members actively participated in competitions organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association. Many members won high prizes: Recently, the Ho Chi Minh City Propaganda Department awarded the prize for Learning and Following Ho Chi Minh's Thought, Morality and Style to National Artist Doan Hoai Trung, who won the A prize with the work Truong Sa-Nha Rig through the lens of photography, and the Promotion prize; National Artist Nguyen Trung Truc won the B prize; National Artist Kieu Anh Dung and National Artist Le Hoang Men won the consolation prizes.
In the year-end investment and excellent photo review, Artist Nguyen Trung Truc won the A prize, Member Tran Minh Hoang won the B prize, Member Truong Quoc Trung won the C prize, and Tran Huu Minh won the C prize.
In creative investment: Doan Hoai Trung won B prize from the Vietnam Association of Fine Arts. City level: Le Hoang Men won A prize; Tran Minh Hoang won B prize; Dam Quang Thai won C prize; Kieu Anh Dung won C prize; Nguyen Tan Ghi won C prize; Dang Mi Ro won C prize.
Many club members went to build the photography movement in districts: Artist Nguyen Trung Truc, Chairman and photographer Dao Van Su, Vice Chairman of Go Vap Photography Club; Photographer Nguyen Trung Hiep, Chairman of District 3 Photography Club; Photographer Tran Minh Hoang, Chairman of Thu Duc City Photography Club; Artist Ngo Van Minh, Chairman of Trang An Ha Hoi Photography Club.
Towards the 65th anniversary of the Border Guard's tradition, in the past time, the Club has organized for members to take photos of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard in 2 sessions, the first session was at the Port Border Guard, the second session was at the border posts of Long Hoa, Can Thanh, Thanh An, Squadron 2...
The art photo exhibition "Proud of Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard" includes 79 works symbolizing the 79th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army. The exhibition depicts the image of Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard soldiers: promoting the tradition of their predecessors, absorbing scientific and technical knowledge to meet current conditions; always upholding the spirit of vigilance, ready to perform combat duties...
According to Colonel, NSNA Doan Hoai Trung, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association, Head of the Soldier Photography Club, “ This exhibition is the result of months of hard work by our brothers. This exhibition fully represents the activities of the Ho Chi Minh City border guards from the port border guards, Can Gio border guards: Long Hoa, Can Thanh, Thanh An… The most important thing is the image of the Ho Chi Minh City border guards through the photographic works as people who are devoted to the people, they are people who continue the tradition of their predecessors, loyal, brave, ready to sacrifice, but also absorb new things such as science and technology, new combat plans to meet the new situation and tasks.”
According to Colonel Doan Hoai Trung, today's border guards are not only in combat readiness but also help people in daily work such as weaving nets, cleaning, building a cultural environment, reconciliation... Especially in times of danger, the image of border guards shines brighter. They are ready to rush into storms, natural disasters to help people. They shine the brightest during the COVID 19 pandemic, they are ready to do their duty with the people, protecting them from those noble things.
The exhibition clearly demonstrated that the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard is always proactive, innovative, creative, striving to overcome all difficulties and hardships, ready to strive, sacrifice, and excellently complete the task of protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security.
These works of art not only capture beautiful images of their courage and sacrifice in the mission of protecting the airspace, but also spread the message of love for the Fatherland.
The exhibition will be on display from December 22, 2023 to January 4, 2024.
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