Lien Binh Phat is the ambassador of the photo contest 'HCMC - New Colors'

"The second Ho Chi Minh City - 'New Colors' photo contest is an invitation for everyone who lives, works, loves and is attached to this city to record their own moments to submit to the contest," said Nguyen Thai Binh, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper and Head of the contest's organizing committee.

On the morning of December 2, at the Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association, the Editorial Board of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper held a press conference to announce the launch of the second Ho Chi Minh City - New Colors photo contest, with a total prize of 164 million VND. Actor Lien Binh Phat continues to be the ambassador of this year's photo contest.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper, Head of the contest organizing committee Nguyen Thai Binh , spoke at the launching ceremony of the 2nd Ho Chi Minh City - New Colors photo contest.

Photo: Organizing Committee

According to the organizers, the second Ho Chi Minh City - New Colors photo contest continues to honor the cultural and human values ​​of the expanded Ho Chi Minh City, from bustling downtown areas to new lands with sea and mountains, imbued with traditional culture; evoking the spirit of community cohesion, so that each citizen becomes an "emotional ambassador" from their own photos, while promoting the image of the new city nationally and internationally, contributing to promoting tourism, creative economy , sustainable development and enhancing the position of the megacity after the merger.

Spring colors, Urban spring and City affection converge in the photo contest Ho Chi Minh City - New colors

If in the first contest, the works focused on recording the optimistic spirit and positive energy of Ho Chi Minh City people in the transition period, the second contest has the theme New Spring Colors - New Faith, Longer Steps, recording a larger, more diverse, deeper and more hopeful city.

Actor Lien Binh Phat (left) is the contest's ambassador.

Photo: Organizing Committee

"Today, Ho Chi Minh City not only has more geographical space, but also expands its vision, culture, and harmony between urban and rural areas; where every road, every residential area, every journey to make a living bears the mark of change," journalist Nguyen Thai Binh observed.

Editor Huynh Truong Giang, on behalf of the contest's jury, said: "The three major themes of the contest open up three diverse perspectives of Ho Chi Minh City after the merger: Spring colors - fresh moments of Ho Chi Minh City people during Tet; Urban spring - the beauty of spring from architectural works, urban landscapes, festivals, flower markets... and City sentiment - images of humanity, sharing, and solidarity in daily life.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoi - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City is the honorary judge of the contest.

Photo: Organizing Committee

The jury of the 2nd Ho Chi Minh City - New Colors Photo Contest includes: Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoi - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports and Ms. Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism (honorary judges); journalist Nguyen Thai Binh, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper, Head of the contest organizing committee; photographer Ngo Tran Hai An (stage name Quy Coc Tu); Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association Doan Hoai Trung; photographer Nguyen Tan Tuan and editor Huynh Truong Giang ( Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper).

Awards of the 2nd Ho Chi Minh City - New Colors Photo Contest:

01 special prize: 50,000,000 VND

01 first prize: 30,000,000 VND

01 second prize: 15,000,000 VND

02 third prizes: 7,000,000 VND/prize

05 consolation prizes: 3,000,000 VND/prize

03 most favorite prizes: 3,000,000 VND/prize

01 young photographer prize (≤ 25 years old): 3,000,000 VND

01 inspirational work prize: 3,000,000 VND

Top 50 finalists: 500,000 VND/work.

Authors can submit their entries by:

Visit https://sacmaumoi.plo.vn to register for an account; fill in personal information, describe the work, choose the competition category (professional or semi-professional); share the work from the organizing committee's Facebook page to your personal page in public mode with the hashtag: #tphcmsacmaumoi #tentacgia.

The Organizing Committee will receive entries until 24:00 on March 31, 2026; judging and voting will be from April 1 to April 20, 2026; exhibition and award ceremony are scheduled for April 30, 2026.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lien-binh-phat-lam-dai-su-cuoc-thi-anh-tphcm-sac-mau-moi-185251202120522625.htm