The APEC Photo Contest 2017 has announced its winners at the Senior Officials’ Meeting on November 7 in the central city of Da Nang.
The first prize was awarded to the photo “Sunset Life” by Tinh Than from Vietnam while “The Sea Flower” by Huong Vinh and “Building the Flower Industry” by Tran Dinh Thuong, both also from the host, received second and third prizes, respectively.
Other prizes include The Popular Choice Award belonged to “Up and Forward” by Yu-Han Kung from the Republic of Korea and Influencer Award went to “Harvest Time” by Oki Arisandi from Indonesia.
Under the theme “Trade for All”, the photo contest was open to amateur and professional photographers from the 21 APEC member economies. It closed on September 29 and received more than 2,600 photos submitted this year. Held since 2011, the APEC Photo Contest seeks to raise awareness about APEC’s mission, achievements, and benefits.
The following are ten photos made the final round:
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| Life in the sunset - Kieu Anh Dung (Vietnam) - First prize, illustrating fishermen doing their essential job in Bac Lieu province. |
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| The Sea Flower - Truong Vinh (Vietnam) - second prize. Maintenance of ship propellers shows that open trade can bring the most benefit to the people. It opens up jobs and opportunities. |
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| Flower industry building - Tran Dinh Thuong (Vietnam) - third prize. Vietnam has emerged to be the major flower grower in Southeast Asia. Building the industry also means building the infrastructure and the people. |
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| Jakarta's new port - Fadil Aziz (Indonesia) |
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| Fishermen’s clock - Ricky Elwarin (Indonesia) |
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| Digital economy - Sin See Ho (Malaysia) |
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| Cleaning at Titicaca Lake - David Martin Huamani Bedoya (Peru) |
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| Go up and move forwards - Ya-han Kung (Taiwan) |
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| Colors of a night market in Thailand - Boon Ping Chua (Singapore) |
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| Hello global economy - Danilo Victoriano (the Philippines) |
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