Love for the land of coconuts

For over 20 years working as a photography service provider, he has also nurtured his passion for the art of light. Having tried many jobs to make a living—jeweler, flower and plant business—he realized that photography was the most suitable and enjoyable profession for him. It is also his main source of income, allowing him to support his family and provide for his children's education.

Báo Cà Mau•09/02/2025

Author: TANG PHI TUAN

Some of Tang Phi Tuan's notable works include: "VietGAP Green Pomelo," First Prize in the 2012 Ben Tre Province Current Affairs and Art Photography Contest; "Complete Love and Respect," Special Prize in the theme of Studying and Following the Moral Example of Ho Chi Minh; and three Encouragement Prizes at the provincial level; "The Joy of Festival Days," First Prize in the 2023 "Ben Tre Beach Tourism " Beautiful Photo Contest; "Traditional Honey Harvesting" and "Straw Market," Encouragement Prizes in the 2024 "Beauty of Farmers" Photo Contest; "Caring for Tet Flowers," Third Prize, and "Mutant Peony," Encouragement Prize at the 1st Cho Lach District Beautiful Photo Contest in 2025...

In 2005, under the dedicated guidance of his teacher, Mr. Nguyen Hai, he diligently honed his photography skills and accumulated experience. Combined with his natural talent for the profession, he earned the trust and choice of his clients. Furthermore, years of filming and photographing weddings, traveling to many places, observing, experiencing, and feeling the life around him, provided him with abundant inspiration, giving him a multifaceted perspective on everyday life and providing him with many new themes for his creative work. Therefore, whenever he has free time after his main job, he fully dedicates himself to his passion for artistic photography. He is Tang Phi Tuan, born in 1971 in Ben Tre province, and a member of the Nguyen Dinh Chieu Literature and Arts Association.

His works mostly depict Ben Tre, with free subject matter, imbued with a love of life and vivid perspectives on all aspects of everyday life in the coconut land: peaceful countryside scenes with tall coconut trees casting shadows, the coconut fiber making industry, the processing of coconut meat for export, festivals, the cultivation of ornamental flowers and fruits in the orchards, traditional honey harvesting, straw markets... Through these works, he practically honors the beauty of agriculture, promotes tourism, and strongly encourages the new rural development movement in the locality.

“During the creative process, my favorite work is ‘Harvest Season.’ This work won second prize in the photo contest in response to the 1st Vietnam Fruit Festival in Tien Giang province, was exhibited in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta region, and won the C prize at the 2010 National Literature and Arts Awards. I plan to photograph more coconut trees – a key potential resource of Ben Tre province; at the same time, I also want to challenge myself more, creating works focused on the islands and seas of our homeland,” Tang Phi Tuan shared.

The joy of the festival.