Quang Tri land and people: Perspective from the North Central Art Photography Festival

With the theme: “Land and people of North Central in the new era of development”, photographers in the region brought to the festival the latest works showing the diversity of history, culture and potential, the dynamism in socio -economic development of the provinces in the region. Many works showed the rise and rise in the new era of development.

That is a new point compared to previous art photography festivals according to the evaluation of the Organizing Committee and the art council that selected the works.

Among the 93 works selected for display at the 31st North Central Regional Art Photography Festival in 2025, hosted by Nghe An province, Quang Tri province has 20 works by 10 authors, including 16 single photos and 4 photo series. The works all depict the land and people of Quang Tri with many rich and unique perspectives.

The work "Bridges connecting the two banks of Quang Tri " by artist Le Duc Thanh won a gold medal at the North Central Art Photography Festival - Photo: Artist

Photographer Le Duc Thanh brought to the festival 2 photo series and 1 single photo, the most typical of which is the photo series "Bridges connecting the two banks of Quang Tri" depicting the bridges sparkling with lights connecting the banks of joy. He shared that he had the idea to make the works for a long time, but before that, it was just his personal feelings about the modern bridges shining with lights. When there was a policy to merge the provinces, he realized that the bridge not only simply connects the two banks for vehicles to pass through but also connects the two lands, connects the hearts of people to unite to build the homeland to develop more and more.

That is the reason why he spent a lot of effort and time to create the work. With many angles and frames, the bridges appear vividly, highlighting the distinctive shapes and cultural and historical connections of each bridge through the specific themes of each work in the photo series, such as: "An Lac Bridge - pink lotus connecting the two banks of Hieu River", "Hien Luong Bridge - lullaby connecting the stream of history", "Nhat Le Bridge - taking us back to Bao Ninh" ... and the dance welcoming the new era with Nhat Le Bridge 3 which is taking shape and shape every day, opening up new development space for urban areas of the new provincial center.

Le Duc Thanh is an author who has won many prestigious awards in the North Central region, domestically and internationally. His photo series “Bridges connecting the two banks of Quang Tri” has won a gold medal at this festival, further affirming his talent, passion and never-ending creative energy.

The bronze medal-winning work “Watercolor Painting” by artist Nguyen Hai is a dreamy space of the mountainous region in the northwest of Quang Tri. In the midst of the misty space of mist and clouds, a primeval forest is reflected on the mirror-like water surface of a valley filled with floodwaters, a boat cuts through the waves, creating a small human impression before the immense majesty of nature. The work is beautiful in form and has positive content in reflecting the potential for exploiting off-season tourism, adapting to the weather.

In addition to the two outstanding works above, the works at this festival reflect perspectives on human life, historical and cultural values, and development potential of Quang Tri land.

Artist Nguyen Luong Sang demonstrates the potential for renewable energy development through the work "Afternoon Light" with the golden sunlight on the solar panels of the windy and sunny region, contributing to affirming and promoting the image of a developing Quang Tri with leading renewable energy projects in the region and the whole country.

With the same theme, Vo Van Thanh has the work “Waking up in the middle of the Khe Sanh clouds” with the majestic space of the wind power forest floating in the air covered by layers of white, fluffy clouds. The photo series “Crossing the Gianh River” by Pham Van Thuc shows the construction process of the Gianh River bridge in the North-South Expressway project. The composition of the work is built like a photo reportage about the construction process of the longest river bridge on the North-South Expressway.

Artist Le Duc Thanh with the work “Expressway Project through North Central” about the national key project, which has a strong impact on the socio-economic development in the region and the whole country. With close-up, medium and overall views, the projects appear majestically in the mountainous space of Quang Tri and the entire North Central region. With the same theme, there is also the work “Long Dai - North-South Expressway” by Bui Cuong.

“Light of Peace” by Le Phuoc Thanh is a work praising the desire for peace that shines in the shimmering light on the special national historical relic on both banks of Hien Luong-Ben Hai, “Candle of Gratitude” by Nguyen Luong Sang is a photo series that builds a story about meaningful activities to pay tribute to heroic martyrs who sacrificed their blood and bones for today's peace.

It can be said that the theme of historical and revolutionary relics is the strength of Quang Tri, which has been successfully expressed by many generations of authors through the art of photography. Showing unique cultural features is the work "Sunshine of the Craft Village" by Pham Van Thuc, while "Departure" by Le Ngoc Tu, "Heroic Spirit on the Kien Giang River" by Le Duc Thanh bring to the public the bustling, exciting atmosphere of the boat racing festival to celebrate Independence Day on the Kien Giang River...

Expressing the beauty of landscapes is a popular genre of photography. With the advantage of modern equipment, the authors have expressed the rich beauty of nature and the land of Quang Tri, contributing to promoting the image of the homeland to colleagues, the public and friends in the country. On this topic, NSNA Thanh Vuong has the work "Mr. Giap's Cave", NSNA Nguyen Hai has the work "Awakening City", Bui Cuong has the works "By the Nhat Le River", "Bao Ninh Sunset", "Legendary Gianh River" ...

Coming under the same roof of heroic Quang Tri, the creative space is expanded. We believe that with the success of the 2025 Art Photography Festival, the Quang Tri photography creative force will always be passionate, accompanying each other on the creative path, contributing to promoting the image of the homeland to friends everywhere.

Nguyen Sa

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/van-hoa/202509/manh-dat-va-con-nguoi-quang-tri-goc-nhin-tu-lien-hoan-anh-nghe-thuat-bac-trung-bo-9717933/