WELCOME
The Artistic Photography Association of Northern California (APANC) is proud to present Memory of Vietnam. Even away from country but Vietnam is always in our heart. This exhibit showcases the culture, tradition, history, landmark and daily life of our homeland.
APANC was founded in 1991 in San Jose with 30 members. Over
the years, APANC has sponsored several photography exhibits in the region.
APANC is a branch of The Artistic Photography Association (APA), based in
Orange County. Other branches of APA include Sacramento and Houston chapters.
Memory of Vietnam is
a collection of 44 photographs from 9 members of APANC. It is located in two
sections of the Cultural Heritage Center, on the fifth floor of the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Library, from April 17th to May 31st, 2013.
HIGHLIGHTS
The feature photograph presents a
beautiful scene of two young girls in white "Áo Dài" walking in a
bamboo garden. Áo Dài is traditional Vietnamese long dress. The image of women
dressed in Áo Dài always leaves an impression of elegance and grace. The beauty
of young girls in white Áo Dài has been the subject for many poets and writers
in Vietnam literature.
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| Photo by Trần Minh Vàng |
This collection showcases some landmarks of the Nguyễn dynasty with mausoleums
of Emperor Thiệu Trị, Tự Đức và Khải Định. The Nguyễn dynasty was the last
ruling family of Vietnam. Their rule lasted a total of 143 years. Among these
landmarks, Tự Đức's tomb features the most beautiful royal architecture of the
Nguyễn dynasty.
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| Photo by Trần Dzung |
A set of photographs displays the beauty of pink lotus flower. Lotus is the
national flower of Vietnam. It symbolizes the elegance, beauty, perfection and
purity. Bathing in the sunlight of the summer, the lotus flower blossoms and
its scent lightly spreads in the air around the pond.
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| Photo by Nguyễn Văn Chu |
Several traditions of our country have been captured in these photographs. Calligraphy has had a long history in Vietnam. It still played an important part in Vietnamese life. In Lunar New Year, people would get a calligraphy with well wishes from Ông Đồ, a skillful calligrapher, hoping they will come true.
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Photo by Bùi Mộng-Hằng |
Through the lenses of these photographers, you will find
some characteristics of the daily life in Vietnam such as tending buffalo in
the rice field, life in Sapa, river scenes...
PHOTOGRAPHERS
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photographers participating to this
exhibit:
- Vang Tran
- Chu Nguyen
- An Nguyen
- Chau Pham
- Hue Nguyen
- Hang Bui
- Peter Phuoc Le
- Tuyet Nhung Nguyen
- Dzung Tran
APANC welcomes your comments about Memory
of Vietnam. Please share your comments at http://hantbc.blogspot.com/ or contact us at hantbc@gmail.com.
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Photo by Nguyễn Hoàng An
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Photo by Bùi Mộng Hằng
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Photo by Phạm Doanh Châu
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