Honorable Mention was awarded in the Travel category for single photos of the Golden Shot International photography Awards (Iran), taken in the traditional incense village of Quang Phu Cau (Hanoi) and has won many international awards, typically the First Prize in the US, India, Second Prize in Australia... and printed in the photo book about urban life in Italy.
The black and white photo series "The Beauty of Suffering" won an honorary certificate in the Human/ports of the Japanese International photography Awards (UAE) competition is a picture of the trial of students studying ballet at the Vietnam Dance Academy. Both competitions have many categories attracting thousands of photos from many countries and are judged by a multinational jury with famous photographers, directors, filmmakers, curators... The winning works will be published in annual photo books.
In 2024, Viet Van also won the Golden Shot Third Prize for young Contemporary Artists in the Portrait category.