(NADS) - The 2020-2025 term of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association can be said to be one of the most distinctive and noteworthy terms in many aspects, including theoretical and critical work.
A brief overview of the activities of LLPB theory
During its term, the Literary Criticism and Theory Committee consisted of three members; however, the number of members actually participating in activities was often insufficient, never enough. In the final year of the term, the Committee was supplemented with additional members, but the quality of its activities remained inconsistent. Nevertheless, despite the shortage, the Committee remained active and regular. In addition to its work in literary criticism and theory for the Association, Committee members also wrote articles for the Central Council for Literary and Artistic Criticism and Theory, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, and the Literary and Artistic Theory and Criticism Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Associations of Literature and Arts. The Committee members' articles were frequently used, published in prestigious journals, and presented at scientific conferences at various levels. Committee members were invited by the Central Propaganda Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee's Propaganda Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Associations of Literature and Arts, and several provinces and cities such as Ha Giang , Thai Nguyen, Binh Dinh, and Thua Thien Hue to write papers for scientific conferences from the national to the local level. In the field of literary and artistic criticism, the Literary and Artistic Criticism Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association is known as a reliable and active source of information, especially for the Central Literary and Artistic Criticism Council.
To explore the themes suitable for critical analysis, the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association's Literary and Artistic Criticism Committee focused on issues impacting photography nationwide and in the city specifically. From the beginning of the term, a major impact on photography was the Covid-19 pandemic. While the pandemic has passed, it has left behind significant sacrifices and losses, but also enduring love and support among photographers; and a spirit of overcoming all dangers and actively creating historical images of the nation's courageous fight against the pandemic. The city's photography has accomplished things that other art forms would find difficult to do during such a critical and challenging time for the country.
During the five-year term, it can be seen that the following sources of influence have inspired the main themes for photographic criticism and theory:
The impact of science and technology on photography.
Like cinema, photography is based on technological advancements. Changes and advancements in science and technology in this field have a profound and fundamental impact on photography. In the last five years, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly digital technology, has clearly demonstrated this. Specifically, the emergence of modern digital cameras, image processing software, drones, and now artificial intelligence (AI) shows just how much photography is changing as it is influenced and guided by technological equipment. On a macro level, the government is currently investing heavily in technological infrastructure, creating an environment and developing the photography market both domestically and internationally. These influences create changes, both favorable and challenging, impacting the nature of photography while also fostering creativity and building the foundation for its ecosystem and market. The impact of science and technology has "paved the highway" for photography towards a cultural industry. Regarding this topic, the LLPB Committee has had articles published in journals or presented in conference papers, including the following five main articles:
The impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the exhibition sector. LLPB VHNT Magazine, November 2020.
Video clips - a type of moving image in photography. LLPB VHNT Magazine 07/2021
Photography under the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. LLPB VHNT Magazine 04/2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) and photography. LLPB book "Photography: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities" 09/2023
Orientation for the development of Vietnamese photography in the digital age. LLPB VHNT Magazine, June 2024.
The impact of the socio-political policies and guidelines of the Party and the State.
This is the policy of socializing literary and artistic activities in general, including photography, aiming to build a cultural industry, specifically and directly the photography industry. These are major state policies that comprehensively impact photography, both in terms of its role and purpose in the economy, culture, society, art, and the spiritual and emotional life of people. The following six main points are included:
The impact of the policy of socialization on the development of photography.
Socialization - An inevitable step for photography.
Mastering and creatively applying the "Three Principles of Movement" of the Vietnamese cultural framework in photography . Ha Giang Arts and Literature Magazine, No. 11/2023.
Orienting the development of Vietnamese photography in the digital age. Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists Seminar, March 2024.
Industrialization and the task of building a photographic industry . An article for the President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists. November 2024.
The issue of industrialization in the field of photography. LLPB VHNT Magazine 02/2025
Photography life
Life is about movement and transformation within activities, within the ranks of photographers, as well as in creative movements, photo contests, and exhibitions. This includes 21 articles as follows:
The professional culture of photographers in photography . LLPB VHNT Magazine 12/2020 and Photography and Life Magazine 10-11/2020.
The practical value of photography and the issues raised . Scientific workshop of the Central Council of the Vietnam Association of Literature and Arts, December 2020.
What we learned from the "Land and People of the Central Highlands" creative workshop - Photography and Life Magazine, June 2021
Ho Chi Minh City Regional Art Photography Festival 2021 and Impressions . Photography and Life Magazine 07/2021 and Arts and Culture Magazine 09/2021
Photographers as cultural warriors. LLPB VHNT Magazine, November 2021.
Looking back at 40 years of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association's work in photography and culture . (Photography and Life Magazine, November 2021 and Arts and Culture Magazine, December 2021)
Preserving, inheriting, and promoting traditional values in photography . LLPB VHNT Magazine 01/2022.
Lam Tan Tai - the personality of an artist and soldier . LLPB VHNT Magazine 07/2022
Creating photographic works with valuable content and artistic merit that meet societal needs. (Literature, Arts and Culture Magazine, February 2023)
A look back at photography in Ho Chi Minh City from the liberation day to the present . Photography and Life Magazine 03-04/2023
The current state and development direction of the photography LLPB team: Scientific seminar of the LLPB Council of Arts and Culture, May 2023.
Photography in Binh Dinh is flourishing and thriving in line with the rhythm of life. ( Binh Dinh Arts and Literature Magazine, March 2023 and Binh Dinh Arts and Culture Magazine, July 2023).
Transforming people - a "soft power" of photography, LLPB VHNT Magazine 10/2023.
The function and performance talent of the photographer. Literature and Arts Times, November 2, 2023.
Enhancing artistic value to meet the demands of the cultural industry. LLPB VHNT Magazine 02/2024.
Photography on the theme of the Armed Forces and revolutionary war . LLPB VHNT Magazine 04/2024
The visual language in the works of composer Nguyen Dinh Thi - viewed from a photographic perspective. National Scientific Conference. Central Council for Literary and Artistic Criticism, December 2024.
The image of the soldier in photography. LLPB VHNT Magazine, December 2024.
Ho Chi Minh City: 50 Years of Civilization, Modernity, and Compassion - Through the Lens of Photography. Ho Chi Minh City Scientific Conference, March 25, 2025
Issues and directions for the development of photography 50 years after the reunification of the country. A paper presented at the national scientific conference organized by the Central Propaganda Department in April 2025.
Vietnamese photography: 50 years of accompanying the nation. A paper presented at the Scientific Conference of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations. Hanoi, April 2025.
During the 2020-2025 term, within the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association's Literary Criticism and Review Board, photographer Tran Quoc Dung, the head of the Board, wrote 32 articles published in newspapers, magazines, and presented papers at scientific conferences at various levels. Of these, 21 articles were published in the Literary Criticism and Review Journal of the Central Council for Literary and Artistic Theory and Criticism. Notably, Tran Quoc Dung's book on literary criticism and review , "Photography: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities," was awarded the C prize by the Central Council for Literary and Artistic Theory and Review in 2024. This is a further honor following the A prize awarded to the author in 2020 for his work "Photographic Culture - A Perspective."
The Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association's Literary and Artistic Criticism Committee, despite its small membership, has worked tirelessly throughout the past term, writing and publishing articles in magazines; writing papers; and participating in presentations at numerous scientific conferences and seminars at various levels. However, within the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association itself, the Committee's activities have not been truly prominent among the members. Although it has addressed issues facing the Association, overall, the Literary and Artistic Criticism work within the Association has not been in-depth; the Committee's articles have not been regularly published on the Association's website; and the Committee has not organized seminars within the Association, focusing mainly on major issues in photography in society and photography in general nationwide. This is an issue that needs to be addressed in the Association's Literary and Artistic Criticism work in the next term.
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