Tran Tuan Viet gained “honorable point out” on the annual Worldwide Monochrome Pictures Awards for his dreamy shot of a Buddha statue standing amid clouds on Ba Den Mountain.
He shot it in October final 12 months when he and his mates took a cable automobile at daybreak to go cloud looking up the mountain in Tay Ninh Province, the tallest in southern Vietnam at an altitude of 986 m.
On high is the 72-meter Buddha statue forged from greater than 170 tons of bronze.
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A photograph taken by Tran Tuan Viet reveals a Buddha statue stands amid clouds on Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh Province. |
Dubbed the roof of southern Vietnam, the mountain is dwelling to a slew of Buddhist pagodas and temples which might be packed through the Lunar New Yr when tens of millions flock to wish for peace and luck.
Erico Hiller was the Monochrome Photographer of the Yr, and obtained a US$2,000 award for her portrait of an acid assault survivor.
One of many world’s most prestigious awards for black and white images this 12 months attracted hundreds of entries within the summary, structure, road, portrait, panorama, magnificence, nature, tremendous arts, and nude classes.