The Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and its branches in the provinces and cities will organise a wide range of interesting and practical activities to review the performance of Viet Nam's photography over the past 70 years (March 15, 1953 - March 15, 2023).

Specifically, the awards ceremony and opening ceremony of the 12^th International Photo Contest 2023 in Viet Nam will take place at the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi on March 13.

A ceremony will be held to celebrate the 70^th anniversary of the traditional day of Viet Nam's photography, which falls on March 15 at the Ha Noi-based International Convention Center.

Also at the ceremony, the Outstanding Photography Awards in 2022 will be awarded, and titles of photographic artists in 2022 will be conferred.

Besides, VAPA will launch photo books themed "State Awards, Ho Chi Minh Awards" and "Title of Outstanding Photographic Artists and Exceptional Artists".

In Da Nang, on March 8, the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum in collaboration with the municipal Artistic Photographers' Association and Photographer Ong Van Sinh will organise a photo exhibition entitled 'Da Nang's Memory and Present'.

Aiming to celebrate the 70^th anniversary of the traditional day of Viet Nam's photography, the exhibition will feature 52 works divided into 2 parts: Da Nang in memory and Da Nang in the present.

In particular, the part of Da Nang memory will showcase photos of Da Nang Bay, the coast of the East Sea, some villages of Hoa Vang District and some areas of Hai Chau District.

The part of Da Nang present will be panorama photos about the city and a comparison between Da Nang in the past and at the present.

The exhibition will run until March 31.

Reporting by X.DUNG - Translating by M.DUNG