First-prize winning photo 'Sunset Life' by Kieu Anh Dung from Vietnam The first
prize was awarded to the photo "Sunset Life” by Kieu Anh Dung from Vietnam,
while "The Sea Flower” by Truong Vinh and "Building the Flower Industry” by
Tran Dinh Thuong, both also from the host country, received 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 the competitiveness of small businesses
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 its
seventh year, the APEC Photo Contest 2017 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.
In order
to reach a wider audience, this year, for the first time, the contest
welcomed entries from Instagram through the APEC Secretariat’s official
account.
To honour
the Instagram entries, the special "Influencer Award” was introduced and the
winner was selected by the number of likes the photo received on this
channel. The first winner of the award this year is Oky Arisandi from
Indonesia whose photo received nearly 3,000 likes.
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