honorable mention
Viet Van Tran viet nam
title
My mum
My family was enjoying a peaceful life, until one day in late 2012 when my father developed a serious illness, which lasted for nearly two years before he passed away. My mum was afflicted by the diseases of osteoporosis and spine osteoarthritis. She had to eat her meals and undertake her personal hygiene in bed, suffering great pain and many sleepless nights. We tried all means of treatment for her: injections, acupuncture, applying herbal medicine to her back... Over time she struggled to recover, and now she is able to walk and handle things by herself normally. She hates weakness and the thought of giving in.
My mum did not like being photographed. And I had to convince my mom a lot. And the process I photographed my mum is the process I connected to her, to understand her more deeper. And I've discovered many interesting things that I never knew about my mum, the love of parents ... My mum was keeping all the letters my dad sent when they love each other until later when married, my dad go away when wrote to my mum.
My project “My mum” started in February, 2016, and it is still being implemented. The last thing I want to say is “Now, my happiness is seeing my mum when I wake up everymorning".
Email: vietvanreporter@gmail.com
Adress: 64B Van Ho 3 St, Hai Ba Trung Dst, Ha Noi city, Viet Nam
Mobile: +84904302325
Graduated with a BA in cultutral. Attended training workshop of IMMF (Indochinal Memory Media Found) by tutor as famous photographer as James Natchwey, Gary Knight, Tim Page, Steve Northup, Gaby Sommer…
Now is reporter for Lao Động newspaper(one of the biggest newspaper of Viet Nam)
Had 9 solo exhibions, many group exhibition (US, UK, France, Spain, Urugoay, Argentina, Singapore…), and release 4 book (“Dharma and Life”…). As the first and only Vietnamese photographer have porfolio was collective by Win- Initiative (New York, US)
As the first and only Vietnamese photographer won the "Prix de la Photographie, Paris" Px3 ( 8 consecutive years), Pollux Annual Awards (UK-4 years), Photoannual Awards (Czech, 3 consecutive years), Photo Master Cup (UK-3 years), Moscow International Foto Award (MIFA, Rusian, 3 consecutive years ), Art of Photography Show (US), Shorlist and Honorable metion of London international creative competion (LICC- 4 years) , Honorablle Mention of IPA (US, 7 years)…
Many pictures were published in Wink Magazine, Art Photo Magazine, Dodho Magazine, F stop Magazine, 43mm Magazine,Eros Magazine, Camera Obscura Journa, Privatephotoreview.com, Blur Magazine…
Activity in photography with the personal project of art and documentary. As the jury of many national photo contest and cinema contest. Featured in over 250 Vietnamese newspaper articles and the subject of many interviews on Vietnamese cultural and arts programmes on Vietnamese television.
More Viet Van Tran’s work at :
http://www.saatchiart.com/vietvan
and read interview him at: http://actuphoto.com/27309-le-photographe-viet-van-tran-raconte-son-art-au-vietnam.html
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entry description
My mum is a resourceful wife, a dedicated mother, and a woman of strong will and mind. She has, through teaching herself, become a successful literature researcher and critic, with her renowned works, and an award granted by the Vietnam Writers’ Association. She has two sons – one being me (a journalist) and the other being my brother (an artist), and has managed to raise us successfully, despite great difficulties at times, notably during the period of the war.My family was enjoying a peaceful life, until one day in late 2012 when my father developed a serious illness, which lasted for nearly two years before he passed away. My mum was afflicted by the diseases of osteoporosis and spine osteoarthritis. She had to eat her meals and undertake her personal hygiene in bed, suffering great pain and many sleepless nights. We tried all means of treatment for her: injections, acupuncture, applying herbal medicine to her back... Over time she struggled to recover, and now she is able to walk and handle things by herself normally. She hates weakness and the thought of giving in.
My mum did not like being photographed. And I had to convince my mom a lot. And the process I photographed my mum is the process I connected to her, to understand her more deeper. And I've discovered many interesting things that I never knew about my mum, the love of parents ... My mum was keeping all the letters my dad sent when they love each other until later when married, my dad go away when wrote to my mum.
My project “My mum” started in February, 2016, and it is still being implemented. The last thing I want to say is “Now, my happiness is seeing my mum when I wake up everymorning".
about the photographer
Viet Van Tran born 06.12.1971 at Ha Noi, Viet Nam.Email: vietvanreporter@gmail.com
Adress: 64B Van Ho 3 St, Hai Ba Trung Dst, Ha Noi city, Viet Nam
Mobile: +84904302325
Graduated with a BA in cultutral. Attended training workshop of IMMF (Indochinal Memory Media Found) by tutor as famous photographer as James Natchwey, Gary Knight, Tim Page, Steve Northup, Gaby Sommer…
Now is reporter for Lao Động newspaper(one of the biggest newspaper of Viet Nam)
Had 9 solo exhibions, many group exhibition (US, UK, France, Spain, Urugoay, Argentina, Singapore…), and release 4 book (“Dharma and Life”…). As the first and only Vietnamese photographer have porfolio was collective by Win- Initiative (New York, US)
As the first and only Vietnamese photographer won the "Prix de la Photographie, Paris" Px3 ( 8 consecutive years), Pollux Annual Awards (UK-4 years), Photoannual Awards (Czech, 3 consecutive years), Photo Master Cup (UK-3 years), Moscow International Foto Award (MIFA, Rusian, 3 consecutive years ), Art of Photography Show (US), Shorlist and Honorable metion of London international creative competion (LICC- 4 years) , Honorablle Mention of IPA (US, 7 years)…
Many pictures were published in Wink Magazine, Art Photo Magazine, Dodho Magazine, F stop Magazine, 43mm Magazine,Eros Magazine, Camera Obscura Journa, Privatephotoreview.com, Blur Magazine…
Activity in photography with the personal project of art and documentary. As the jury of many national photo contest and cinema contest. Featured in over 250 Vietnamese newspaper articles and the subject of many interviews on Vietnamese cultural and arts programmes on Vietnamese television.
More Viet Van Tran’s work at :
http://www.saatchiart.com/vietvan
and read interview him at: http://actuphoto.com/27309-le-photographe-viet-van-tran-raconte-son-art-au-vietnam.html
back to gallery