3rd Place winner
Vesak day
DESCRIPTION
Located in the south of Vietnam, near the Mekong Delta, where most of the population is of Khmer origins, Som Rong pagoda hosts the biggest Buddha statue in Vietnam.On the eve of Vesak day, the day of the birth, enlightenment and passing of Buddha, monks light up candles and lanterns as a tribute to the Buddha, who illuminated the world by teaching the Noble Truths to attain Enlightenment.
AUTHOR
Although a Civil Engineer in profession, I turned out as an amateur travel photographer having traveled to numerous countries around the world such as Ethiopia, India, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Cote d'Ivoire, China, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Mali, Benin, Haiti, Cuba etc. My main goal is to capture the uniqueness of the local cultures and the life of the people in the most remote places of our world, emphasizing on syncretism between rare religions and rituals. My pictures have been awarded multiple awards in many prestigious photo competitions and have been published in many books and magazines.