Meeting with journalists who were awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts

This year, 128 authors and co-authors were awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts, including 16 authors and co-authors who were awarded or posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize, and 7 photographers who are veteran journalists of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

Meeting with journalist Lao Thanh, who was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize, a state prize for literature and art (Figure 1). — Deputy Director General of VNA, Doan Thi Tuyet Nhung, speaks at the exchange event. Photo: Hoai Nam

According to journalist Doan Thi Tuyet Nhung, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), after six award ceremonies from 1996 to 2022, VNA has had the honor of having 19 authors recognized, with 4 Ho Chi Minh Prizes and 18 State Prizes in literature and art, specifically in the field of photography. Among them, journalist and martyr Luong Nghia Dung, the late photographer Vo An Khanh, and journalist Chu Chi Thanh were honored to receive both prizes. The majority of the outstanding photographic works honored were taken during the resistance war against the US. Only the photo series "The Rare Simplicity of a Great Man" (featuring General Vo Nguyen Giap by journalist Tran Van Tuan) was taken after the country's reunification.

“This is a prestigious award from the Party, the State, and the people bestowed upon VNA, upon the news agency's photographers, and upon the courageous journalists who have accompanied the nation during historical moments, contributing to the cause of national liberation, reunification, and the building and protection of the Fatherland. This is a great source of pride and honor for generations of reporters, editors, staff, and workers of VNA,” journalist Doan Thi Tuyet Nhung expressed.

Meeting with journalist Lao Thanh, who was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize, a state prize for literature and art (Figure 2). — Photographers visit the VNA's traditional exhibition room. Photo: Hoai Nam

The meeting with the authors awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2022 was an opportunity to honor the award-winning authors and their works. It was also a chance for photographers to share stories about their profession, their award-winning works, and to inspire and instill a love of the profession in young union members, photojournalists, and editors working at the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

Photographers were honored with the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2022.
1. Photographer Chu Chi Thanh was awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for his photo series "Two Soldiers," which consists of four photographs.
2. Photographer Nguyen Huu Loc was awarded the State Prize for his photo series "Women of Northern Vietnam in the Resistance War against the US for National Salvation," which includes 8 photos.
3. Photographer Pham Van Thinh was awarded the State Prize for his works "Human Bridge" and "On the Tay Ninh Steel Belt".
4. Photographer Dinh Quang Thanh was awarded the State Prize for his photo series "The Enemy Destroys, We Keep Going," which consists of 5 photos.
5. Photographer Tran Van Tuan was awarded the State Prize for his photo series "The Rare Simplicity of a Great Man," which includes 8 photos.
6. The late photographer Vo An Khanh was posthumously awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for his photo collection "Heroic - Indomitable - Loyal - Capable," which includes 10 photos.
7. The late photographer Nguyen Dang was posthumously awarded the State Prize for his photo series "Southern Vietnam - The Impregnable Fortress of the Fatherland," which includes 10 photographs.

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