The program has been organized for more than 15 days, including two stages of events, initially learning about photography creation in the Northern region, and then experiencing the promotion of the beauty of Central Vietnam, with the participation of more than 180 international photographers.
Ms. Helena Van, representative of PSA in Vietnam, head of the organizing committee, said that photographers had a period of time exploring images and stories about Vietnamese heritage culture, especially with 6 days of creation in central heritage sites. They have accessed many unique exploration spaces to freely create, learn about life, activities and people of heritage areas.
I highly appreciate the practical results that the photography program has achieved, and believe that what is happening in cultural heritage destinations has brought great inspiration to photographers and members of our Association," Ms. Helena Van emphasized.
Photographer Schnelzer Joseph Robert, former chairman of PSA, expressed that this is the first time he "holds a camera" to explore realistic frames of cultural heritage of Central Vietnam, and he is very satisfied. The scenery of life, people with friendly and close expressions in the people of Central Vietnam are truly attractive experiences.
With the organization of PSA, international photographers have participated in creation in many unique spaces in the Central region, such as An Hien Garden, Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue Citadel, Duyet Thi Duong, Thanh Tien paper flower village (Hue), Hoi An ancient town, Bay Mau coconut forest and My Son Sanctuary (Da Nang).
This creative inspiration of theirs is considered to be a continuation of previous creations in the Northern cultural heritage region, in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Thai Nguyen...
All converge, clearly expressed through the beautiful images and authentic emotions that photographers get at heritage destinations.
Ms. Helena Van said that the number of photos created by members participating in this program is quite large and the organizers decided to filter out satisfactory works to hold a joint photo exhibition in Hoi An (Da Nang) in the coming days. The exhibition will not only summarize and evaluate the creative efforts of international photographers, but also demonstrate the cultural heritage values that need to be spread and promoted.
Although this is a photography program organized by PSA for the fourth time, meeting and interacting with international photographers, the process of experiencing Vietnamese culture has made them realize many different things and want to explore more. “Our camera lens is no longer just used for photography, but also feels different emotional values, showing a reality, Vietnamese cultural heritage is not lying still, but living with the lives of local people,” Mr. Schnelzer Joseph Robert commented.
I think that a photo exhibition will also be a thank you to the people, especially in the Central region, who welcomed us very warmly. Their images really need to be spread, contributing to stronger promotion of Vietnamese cultural heritage values," said Ms. Helena Van.
