07/19/2023 13:00
In recent years, Kon Tum tourism has been increasingly flourishing. Along with many means of information and propaganda, the art of photography has become an important catalyst contributing to promoting and bringing the majestic and attractive beauty of Kon Tum land and people closer to domestic and international friends.
Kon Tum is a land with many beautiful landscapes, still preserving and conserving many unique traditional cultural values of local ethnic minorities with many unique customs, practices and beliefs. That is the source of inspiration, valuable material to help photographers and photography artists create unique works, imbued with moments, different with artistic value and tourism information.
Talking to us, photographer Nguyen Van Minh - Head of the photography department, the Provincial Literature and Arts Association said: The photography department currently has 15 members. Although the number is not large and living conditions are still difficult, over the past time, the members have tried to overcome and strive to create many works of high artistic and humanistic value, serving exhibitions in the region, exhibitions in the locality and propaganda in newspapers, magazines of the Central and locality, participating in domestic and international photo contests.
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Specifically, from 2022 to present, the Photography Department has carried out many activities to widely promote the image of Kon Tum to domestic and foreign tourists under the direction of the Provincial Literature and Arts Association and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Participated in the successful organization of the 27th Central Highlands - Central Region Art Photography Festival hosted by Kon Tum province (at this Festival, the province's photographers won 1 silver medal, 4 hanging photos); organized a photo exhibition introducing the land and people of Kon Tum in Kon Plong and Tu Mo Rong districts and a street exhibition to celebrate the liberation day of Kon Tum on March 16; participated in the 2023 national art photography contest, the 28th Central Highlands - Central Region Art Photography Festival in Quang Ngai with 3 selected photos. In addition, many photos were published in newspapers, magazines and other publications.
Mr. Pham Huy Dang - Vietnamese photographer, member of the Provincial Photography Association shared: Photography reflects almost all aspects of social issues. Photographic works about nature, people, customs, and festivals of ethnic minorities are expressed with all the passion and emotion of the photographer. Each photographer has different perspectives, capturing different moments, creating diversity and non-stereotyping. Many photographers also discover and record hidden beauties that are not usually recognized by many people. This creates attraction, appeal and gives viewers extremely rich and multi-dimensional feelings when enjoying photographic works as well as through the photographs, they will learn more about the land and people of Kon Tum.
In addition to the works meticulously done by professional photographers, recently, with the explosion of information technology, photos taken after each trip, interesting moments shared with each other on social networks not only preserve memories, exchange, learn but also contribute to promoting the local tourism industry, attracting public attention to stimulate the passion of tourists to explore these lands through photography.
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Following this trend, many tours have also been formed, generating revenue for local tourism. In the first 6 months of 2023, the provincial tourism industry is estimated to have attracted over 956,000 visitors, reaching 73.6% of the plan and increasing by 21.8% over the same period last year; total revenue is estimated at 384 billion VND, reaching 120% of the plan and doubling over the same period last year.
The most prominent images taken by professional and amateur photographers have spread widely in recent times, contributing to the strong development of tourism, such as the moment of "cloud hunting" in Mang Den, Chu Hreng mountain peak, Chu Tan Kra; waterfalls such as Siu Puong, Pa Si, Khi waterfall, Tea Prong waterfall; terraced fields in Dak Glei, Tu Mo Rong, Kon Plong; Mang Den cherry blossom season; 3-border milestone; community tourism villages, cultural activities, festivals.
Having lived and created many beautiful photos of people and nature in Kon Tum for nearly 20 years and also being the first Vietnamese photographer in the province, photographer Minh Duc commented: The influence of photography is huge, especially in the field of tourism. A beautiful photo can motivate and attract those who love to experience to arrange to see it with their own eyes, learn about the culture, customs, habits and experience it in real life. Hopefully, our province will create conditions for more photo exhibitions on the topic of tourism so that visitors can enjoy the beauty of the people and land of Kon Tum from the perspective of artists.
Nguyen Ban
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