Vietnamese photographer Duong Quoc Dinh has been awarded the highest prize in the seventh Giuliano Carrara international photo contest in Italy.

With his four black-and-white photos “Loi cua gio” (words of wind), “Thanh binh 1” (Peace 1), “Thanh binh 2” (Peace 2), “Lac quan” (Optimism), the photographer has become the first foreign artist to win such honour since the competition was first held in 1996.