On sideline of the APEC Summit, the winners of the APEC Photo Contest 2017 were announced on November 7 in the central city of Da Nang. Among those there are 3 Vietnamese photographers.
Author Tinh Than from Vietnam won the first prize with the photo “Sunset Life” while “The Sea Flower” by Huong Vinh and “Building the Flower Industry” by Tran Dinh Thuong, both from Vietnam also, beat other thousands entries to earn the  second and third prizes, respectively.
The Popular Choice Award went to “Up and Forward” by Yu-Han Kung from the Republic of Korea and “Harvest Time” by Oki Arisandi from Indonesia received the Influencer Award.
The APEC Photo Contest is an annual initiative of the APEC Secretariat to collect stakeholders’ views on APEC’s messages and priorities. The contest seeks the public’s visual interpretation of APEC’s priorities for 2017, including promoting sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth, deepening regional economic integration, strengthening small businesses’ competitiveness and enhancing food security and sustainable agriculture.
The winners were evaluated by a judging panel consisting of world renowned photojournalists, industry experts and senior public officials such as APEC Executive Director Alan Bollard, Agence France-Presse Photo Editor for North America Eric Baradat, award-winning photographer Palani Mohan, APEC Photo Contest multi-year winner and photographer Truong Huu Hung, and Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister and Chair of APEC 2017 Senior Officials Bui Thanh Son.
In this year, the Contest received 2,126 entries from various APEC member economies including Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Impressive photos from the APEC Photo Contest 2017:

The first prize winning photo: Sunset Life by Tinh Than, Vietnam

Second Prize: The Sea Flower by Huong Vinh, Vietnam

Third Prize: Building the Flower Industry by Dinh Thuong Tran, Vietnam

Popular Choice Award: Up and Forward by Yu-Han Kung, Taiwan

Influencer Award: Harvest Time by Oki Arisandi, Indonesia

The Heartbeat of Life, Cleaning Lake Titicaca by David Martin Huamani Bedoy, Peru

Hello to Global Market by Danilo Victoriano, the Philippines

Colors of Thailand’s Night Market by Boon Ping Chua, Singapore

Economy in Digital Age by Sin See Ho, Malaysia

Fisherman O’clock by Ricky Elwarin, Indonesia