The photo winning First Prize, “Workmates”, was taken behind the stage of a Boi, one of the traditional singing performances in My Tho city, Tien Giang Province. capturing the uniqueness of an intangible cultural heritage that is now gradually fading. The author, Dinh Cong Tam, is not a professional photographer but a doctor who loves photography and culture. He shared that both medical and culture-related professions are working for humanity and emphasized the visual strength of pictures in cultural conservation.

In another story, the author Ngo Thi Thu Ba captured Second Prize with a photo that speaks of the love for nature and people of Viet Nam. As photography is not a popular job for females, she relates that she often faces inconveniences travelling with male colleagues and with limited time for photography due to the responsibilities expected of a woman in a family. Nonetheless, her deep passion helped her to capture the "Seaside Painting" illustrating the fishermen's work in harmony with the golden sandy coast and a blue sea. 

Third Prize, “The Bay Mau coconut forest”, was taken in the East of Hoi An – Quang Nam province where the river meets the sea. This is an area where community ecotourism has supported sustainable economic development, helping people to protect the environmental resources of the coconut forest and serving as an opportunity to conserve and promote the unique local culture. The author Phan Vu Trong took this photo in February 2020, just before the severe crisis of COVID-19 would begin its great impact on tourism in Viet Nam.