Photographer Minh Loc writes history with pictures

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Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association Doan Hoai Trung congratulated photographer Minh Loc on the opening of the photo exhibition - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

The Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association held the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition " Photographer Minh Loc - A Photographic Historian" on the morning of August 14, at the headquarters of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association.

The exhibition displays 99 typical photos out of thousands of photos taken by photographer Minh Loc. These are images that capture historical moments, fighting spirit and life of the army and people throughout the country during the resistance war against the US to save the country.

The exhibition includes many images of the reunification day. Photographer Minh Loc was present at the rally, parade, and march celebrating the victory at the Independence Palace (now the Reunification Hall) on May 15, 1975 with more than 55,000 people attending.

He took a series of photos capturing images of Party and State leaders, artists and people celebrating the country's reunification.

The typical photo is the moment when Southern artists attended the ceremony, preserved by artist Kim Cuong. Mr. Doan Hoai Trung - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association - said that this photo collection was used in the photo book Ho Chi Minh City - 50 years of proud heroic epic.

This exhibition is also a tribute to photographer Minh Loc, who has been using the camera for more than 70 years with precious and valuable images.

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Photo exhibition space of Photographer Minh Loc - The historian with photos - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association said that more than a month ago, a working delegation from the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee visited photographer Minh Loc.

At that time, Mr. Loc wanted to have a personal photo exhibition and this exhibition was held to express his feelings and gratitude for his lifelong career in photography.

Talking about choosing 99 photos for the exhibition, Mr. Doan Hoai Trung explained that this number represents longevity, and is a wish for his health and hope that he will continue to create photos and beautify life.

The photo exhibition " Photographer Minh Loc - A Photographic Historian" takes place from August 14 to 21 at the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association.

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Artists on the happy day of liberation - Photo: MINH LOC

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Artists attending the ceremony - Photo: MINH LOC

According to the organizers, photographer Minh Loc's real name is Nguyen Huu Loc, born in 1937 in Dong Thap province. He currently lives in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mr. Minh Loc was a youth volunteer, reporter for Vietnam News Agency, and member of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.

In 1955, after regrouping to the North, he attended his first photography class, then returned to Quang Ninh to work (1962) before entering the battlefields of the Central and Southern regions.

From the first days of holding a camera, Minh Loc determined that photography is not only an art but also a mission to preserve history for the future.

In 2022, photographer Minh Loc was awarded the State Prize for Literature and Arts with the photo series Northern Women in the Resistance War Against America to Save the Country .

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