Hanoians flock to PhotoMarathon 2017

November 5, 2017
vi-lang Xem Tiếng Việt

Bright and early, the Hanoi Children’s Center is awash in morning light and alight in red hues of the matching shirts of the 2,300 eager men and women ‘of the lens’ for the finale of the three-series 2017 Canon PhotoMarathon.

2017 has shattered all records for the 12 year old PhotoMarathon, with over 1,200 ‘racers’ in Danang representing a fifty percent increase over last year; and over 7,000 in Ho Chi Minh City – double the turnout of 2016.

Hanoi promises to be no exception, and with 2,300 contestants along for the day, the nation’s capital has nearly fifty percent increased over last year’s event.  Each will vie for a share of the record prize-pool, under the pressure of time and with three themes to be set at race time, with entrants required to submit their images to the judging panel.  As they take to the streets of the nation’s capital, they will look to find the beauty in the every-day lives of citizens of the thousand year old city.

With a ‘don’t dare to even breathe’ atmosphere surrounding the archer whose arrow will deliver the first topic of the day, and leading Vietnamese and Vietnam-based photographers Hai Dong, Hai Thanh and Justin Mott who have spent this year’s PhotoMarathons in the judging booth, will join the contestants on the narrow streets of Hanoi to capture images of their own.  They will then begin the process of evaluating the works of their fellow-shooters based on four key criteria: creativity, composition, color and adherence to the theme.  Winners will be announced within the day.

Canon PhotoMarathon 2017 features several new categories including the admittance of images from drones, and a separate competition for online entries for those unable to attend the event in person.

The online contest requires participants to follow announcement posts on the Canon Vietnam fanpage Canon Vietnam Fanpage on contest day from the time of the first announcement, through until 5 pm, and submit photos to canonvietnamtv@gmail.comwithin the specified time frame but without the three hour limit applied to ‘offline’ participants.  Winners will be chosen by Canon and announced on the fanpage on 15 November 2017 on Canon Vietnam fanpage. For more information about the rules and conditions for participating in the online contest, please visit: www.canon.com.vn/PhotoMarathon.

With the total prize-pool valued at 1.4 billion VND, Canon PhotoMarathon 2017 will be the largest photo competition ever to be held in Vietnam.  Prizes include:

Prizes for Canon PhotoMarathon 2017

  • Special prize: 1 Canon EOS 6D Mark II camera (body), 1 Canon PIXMA PRO-100 printer
  • First prize (for each topic): 1 Canon EOS 77D camera + EF-S18-55mm IS STM lens, 1 PIXMA TS8070 printer
  • Second prize (for each topic): 1 Canon EOS 800D camera + EF-S18-55mm IS STM lens, 1 PIXMA G2000 printer
  • Third prize (for each topic): 1 Canon EOS M6 camera + EF-15-45mm IS STM lens, 1 PIXMA MG3670 photo printer

Prizes for Canon PhotoMarathon 2017 Online Contest

  • 1 Grand Prize: 01 Canon EOS M10 kit 15-45mm
  • 3 Consolation prizes: 1 kit of camera bag, photographer jacket, photography guidelines and Mobifone card worth 500.000 VND.

The result of Canon PhotoMarathon at Hanoi will be updated viapress release at the end of the day – 5 November 2017.

Along with their fellow-winners from Da Nang and HCMC, the Hanoi victor will represent Vietnam at Canon PhotoMarathon Asia Championship in Japan along with 16 regional champions.  Winners have the opportunity to win awards of up to $5,000 and be famous throughout Asia.

All registration fees will be transferred to a charity program named “For future generation” with the purpose of building schools for poor students, making photography a ‘bridge’, and a meaningful ‘instrument’ to support the Vietnamese community.

Canon PhotoMarathon 2017 is part of the company’s 15th Vietnam anniversary, along with the 80 year birthday of the brand globally.