Feelings for the West

Emotional beauty
Beach moment
Colors of opera

Le Tuan Anh.

At the Mekong Delta Art Photography Festival: In 2020, Le Tuan Anh had 3 works exhibited: "On the afternoon field", "Traditional craft", "Introducing the cultural identity of the South"; in 2022: 1 Encouragement prize "Young city rising up" and "Traditional craft village" exhibition; in 2023, " Discovering the West" exhibition; "Summer swimming", Silver Medal; in 2024: "The attraction of Phu Quoc", Encouragement prize.

Also in 2024, the work "Learning to swim helps prevent drowning accidents", exhibition of Vietnam Art Photography Contest; "Discovering the countryside market", Second prize of Hau Giang Province Traditional Photography Contest.

Notably, last October, at the 2024 Vietnam Art Photography Contest, his work "Modern Lifestyle" won the Gold Medal in the Idea category.

Young, passionate about teaching, loves photography, travels to many places, to historical sites, records many images as a source of material to make lectures richer and more vivid. Photography is a great motivation for him to teach better. He likes to share with his students a lot of knowledge and life experiences.

Born and raised in the countryside, the everyday scenery of the countryside easily inspires and touches his emotions in his compositions. Besides many lovely images of school, innocent and joyful student life, there are countless rustic images of his hometown Hau Giang and the Southwest region: the countryside market, the ferry, the river, the daily life on Tet in the countryside, the sweet fruits of the garden, the kitchen, the sunny afternoon fields, the bustling Tet on the river...

His works are imbued with the breath of life, with familiar, rustic, and simple scenes, especially about traditional activities celebrating Tet in the South such as: wrapping banh tet, baking banh gio, and traditional music...

Graduated with honors in two majors: History Pedagogy and French Language from Can Tho University, besides teaching, photography and French language skills help him approach and explore many new perspectives, have the conditions to promote the simple, rustic beauty of his homeland to international friends, making his journey with photography even more meaningful.

“Photography brings me a meaningful emotional journey, a place to express my concerns, an opportunity for me to record beautiful moments in life. Through photography, I find a deep connection with my homeland, with the culture of the South and the traditional values of this land. The results achieved through photo contests are a great motivation, helping me to be more committed to the path I have chosen,” Le Tuan Anh shared.

Le Tuan Anh was born in 1996, from Hoa Luu commune, Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province, a member of the Photography Association, Literature and Arts Association of Hau Giang province, and is currently a History teacher at Bui Huu Nghia High School, Can Tho city.

Afternoon of 30th Tet.