Tran Tuan Viet, an esteemed tour guide, mentor, and organizer of Vietnam photo tours, boasts 18 years of photography experience, and a substantial following of over 1 million enthusiasts. His profound understanding of Vietnam’s photography scene enriches his tours, providing participants with unparalleled insights into the country’s landscapes, culture, and traditions.
Viet is an award-winning Vietnamese photographer and internationally published visual-storyteller, currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Being passionate about photography since 2007, Viet offers in his photographs the beauty of his motherland.
Devoted to dedication and creativity, Viet’s work is being commissioned by reputed clients including Google, Canon, Honda, Samsung, Hyundai, Xiaomi, Intel, vivo, NVIDIA, Unilever, etc. Viet’s photos are also widely published by renowned media outlets such as National Geographic, Discovery, Smithsonian, Forbes, CNN, The Guardian, etc.
Honored to be called “the photographer who brings the images of Vietnam to the world” (Vietnam News Agency, VnExpress, Tuổi Trẻ, Dân Trí, etc…), Viet uses photography to tell the world the beauty of Vietnam.
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Tran Tuan Viet: Bringing Vietnam closer to the world
The 2017 Vietnam Excellence Photographer of the Year takes a humanist approach when capturing his images and photo stories to offer a positive, beautiful, and benevolent gaze of his motherland. From an amateur, Viet has grown to become an award-winning visual storyteller as he captures candid shots of life in Vietnam, contrasting its imposing landscape with its unassuming people.
The profound simplicity of Vietnamese daily life can be witnessed through moments of innocence, intimacy and freshness that mark his photo stories of Vietnam. Today, his work featuring Vietnam’s people, landscape, and traditional culture, is commissioned by international clients, and has also been published widely by renowned worldwide media.
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Vietnam Instagram account to follow
As you might expect from someone’s whose art has been praised by National Geographic, his Instagram feed is one jaw-dropping snap after another. Thankfully, his photos celebrate not only stunning landscapes, but also the pure beauty of everyday scenes in Vietnam.
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
Judge & Curator
- 2024 – Hanoi Tourism Department / Welcome Hanoi City photo contest
- 2024 – Xiaomi Vietnam / Xiaomi Imagery Awards Vietnam
- 2023 – Vietnam Airlines / Heritage Magazine photography contest
- 2023 – Xiaomi Vietnam / Xiaomi Photo Marathon Ho Chi Minh City
- 2022 – Earth.Org / Global Wildlife & Natural World Photography Competition
- 2022 – Canon Vietnam / Moments of Tet
- 2022 – Xiaomi Vietnam / Make Moments Mega photo contest
- 2021 – Earth.Org / Global Wildlife & Natural World Photography Competition
- 2021 – World Water Day Photo Contest
- 2021 – Bamboo Airways / Green Flash
- 2021 – VanPhu Invest / Moments of Life
- 2020 – Earth.Org / Global Wildlife & Natural World Photography Competition
- 2020 – Gump / Global Photography Contest
- 2020 – Vietnam PR Network / “Resilient Moment” photo contest
- 2020 – vivo / #PhotographyRedefined global photo contest
- 2020 – Samsung / “Capture the Art with Galaxy A” photography contest
- 2020 – Hyundai / “Unleash Discovery” visual storytelling contest
- 2020 – Jillian / “Journeys” visual storytelling competition
- 2019 – Hyundai / Miss Hyundai by TC Motors
- 2018 – Canon / Canon Photomarathon Vietnam
- 2018 – Changevn / Air Pollution photo contest
- 2018 – Da Nang tourism / Da Nang fantasticity travel photo contest
- 2018 – VTV / VTV6’s “Lam Mot Nhay” photo contest
- 2017 – DMFG / Daily Moments photo competition
Achievement
- 2024 Feb – World Photography Organisation / National Award – Sony World Photography Awards
- 2022 Jul – Discovery / Shell’s Dare to Ride episode 4 premiered
- 2022 Jun – Discovery / Samsung’s Life Refocused project
- 2022 Jan – Nominate – Vietnam’s Tourism Ambassador
- 2021 Apr – National Geographic / Animal Newsletter
- 2021 Apr – Smithsonian Magazine 18th Annual Photo Contest / Reader’s Choice Winner / Colorful Work
- 2021 Feb – National Geographic Learning (Cengage) / education prints
- 2021 Feb – Xposure International Photography Festival / Vietnam
- 2021 Feb – National Geographic / Travel Newsletter
- 2021 Jan – Google Arts & Culture / Wonders of Vietnam
- 2021 Jan – National Geographic / Travel Newsletter
- 2020 Apr – Forbes / World’s Best Photos Of Fun: 20 Joyful Winners Of ‘Fun 2020’ Agora Competition
- 2020 Jan – CNN / Travel Photographer of the Year 2019 winners
- 2019 Sep – The Guardian / Environmental photographer of the year 2019 winners – in pictures
- 2019 Aug – National Geographic Book / Almanac 2020
- 2019 Jan – National Geographic Your Shot / Best Photos of 2018
- 2018 Oct – National Geographic Book / Spectacle
- 2018 May – Vietnam National Administration of Tourism / 10 Vietnam Instagram accounts to follow
- 2018 Apr – Smithsonian Magazine 15th Annual Photo Contest / Winner / Making Incense
- 2018 Jan – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam / “Learning about Vietnam” session
- 2018 Jan – VAPA / Vietnam’s Excellence Photography of the Year Award 2017
- 2017 Dec – QDND / Awards of 9th Int’l Artistic Photo Contest in Vietnam presented
- 2017 Jun – National Geographic Magazine / Visions of Earth, June 2017 issue
Award
- 2024 – World Photography Organisation / National Award – Sony World Photography Awards
- 2023 – Monochrome Photography Award / Honorable Mentions
- 2023 – Environmental Photographer of the Year / Finalist
- 2023 – ColorPro Awards: A Global Visual Arts Competition RISE / Finalist
- 2022 – Monochrome Photography Award / Honorable Mentions
- 2022 – The Epson International Pano Awards / Silver & Bronze Award
- 2022 – Minimalist Photography Awards / Honorable Mentions
- 2021 – Travel Photographer of the Year / Finalist
- 2021 – CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year / Finalist
- 2021 – 18th Smithsonian Magazine Annual Photo Contest / Winner
- 2020 – Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award / Finalist
- 2020 – The World’s Best Photos of #Fun2020 of Agora Images / Winner
- 2020 – The World’s Best Photos of #Architecture2020 of Agora Images / Winner
- 2020 – The World’s Best Photos of #Eyes2020 of Agora Images / Winner
- 2020 – World Water Day photo competition / Finalist
- 2019 – Travel Photographer of the Year / Special Mention
- 2019 – Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award / Shortlist
- 2019 – IPA Int’l Photography Awards – OneShot : Movement : Fine Art / Honorable Mention
- 2019 – CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year / Special Mention
- 2019 – The 10th International Artistic photo contest in Vietnam / Honorable Mentions
- 2018 – Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award / Finalist
- 2018 – 15th Smithsonian Magazine Annual Photo Contest / Winner
- 2017 – Vietnam Excellence Photographer of the Year / Winner
- 2017 – The 9th International Artistic photo contest in Vietnam / Gold medal