The Vietnamese photographer’s impressive photo has been loved by many international readers.
“Color of work” is the work of photographer Tran Tuan Viet. He shared that he took a photo of an employee while preparing for a hot air balloon during a festival in Ba Vi National Park. Preparing a hot air balloon before flying usually takes more than an hour. Tuan Viet said he spent many days at the festival, getting up at 5am and going more than 100 km / day to catch this moment. Tuan Viet’s photo won the “Readers’ Choice” award at the 18th international photo contest organized by Smithsonian magazine. 
The special prize goes to “In the crowd” work by Skyler Wilson, American freelance photographer. His impressive photo shows a girl during the 2020 women’s march in Washington (USA). The red handprints on the mouth are images that remind indigenous women and girls who have been murdered or missing. 
Winner of the “Natural World” award is “Whaletail” photo by John Comosky. The photographer said they were sailing through the Antarctic Circle when they spotted humpback whales crossing the bay. The captain decided to follow and discovered about 250 children. They are all feeding. “The whales emerged, dived around us in all directions. How magical,” Comosky said. 
In the Tourism category, the winning photo is “Generous Russia” by photographer Olesla Kim. Photo of a typical meal of birch land on a famous Volga car. 
Milky way in the sky suburban San Manuel (Arizona, USA) by Lynsey Schroeder author won the category “Experience America”. This area is less affected by light pollution, so it is very suitable for “galaxy hunters”. While standing here, only a few times, the silence was broken by the sound of passing cars, the author said. The car lights illuminate the giant saguaro cacti. 
“Blockade Diary” is a photo taken with Mayank Soni’s phone. “Who would believe this city can become such a quiet space? Pandemic shows us how to pay attention and appreciate what is there. On the first day of separation, I saw someone standing on the rooftop. next door, seem to be thinking about something. Didn’t say anything to each other but it seemed like we had the same feeling as we watched the sunset radiating across the silent city, 
The Smithsonian International Photo Contest is held annually. In the last 17 occasions, they received about 470,000 works from photographers around the world. The overall winner will receive a bonus amount of 2,500 USD. Other categories (including readers’ votes) have a bonus of 500 USD. 
Last year, the final winning photo belonged to a photo of a fish dealer, taken in Hanoi.
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