Ethnic photo contest winners to receive awards at Pan Pacific Yangon

 THE prize awarding ceremony of the colour photo contest, ‘Fun and Lively Ethnic Traditional Festival’ will be held at Pan Pacific Hotel at 10 am, 16 June.

The photo contest was organized by the Information and Public Relations Department under the Ministry of Information and took place from 3 April to 2 May.

The contest aimed to bring the culture and traditions of ethnic lives to the limelight, foster better relations between different ethnic groups and help boost the travel and tour industry. The contest received 729 photo submissions from 206 contestants.

A panel of experts from the Myanmar Photographer Association and external professionals judged the contest applications in Yangon on 19 May and announced the results of the top three winners and five special awards on 20 June.

Winners are invited to register for the award ceremony by contacting the Contest Organizing Committee at 01-201936, 01-371740, 01-371342. 

MNA      

(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)

Photo -MNA

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar