An impressive image depicting a Vietnamese woman embroidering alongside her great-granddaughter in a poorly lit space in Lao Cai Province, which includes the town of Sa Pa, has been declared the winner of the National Geographic Traveller (U.K.) Photography Contest 2025.
The photograph taken by British photographer Justin Cliffe was chosen as the winner in the People category from numerous submissions for the renowned competition organized by National Geographic.
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An image depicts a Vietnamese woman seated next to her great-granddaughter in a poorly illuminated space as she engages in embroidery work. The photograph was taken by Justin Cliffe. |
The judges commended the photograph for capturing “a generational interaction that embodies immense beauty and human emotion,” as stated.
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They noted in a press statement released this week that the hues, illumination, and surfaces complement each other beautifully.
Embroidery has been an inherited skill within the Red Dao ethnic community in northern Vietnam for many generations.
The other category victors featured a captivating image of an Icelandic geothermal pool that looked like an eye, a locally-owned restaurant in Tibet, and a thrilling interaction between a Bonelli’s eagle and a fox in Spain.
This yearly contest honors top-tier travel photography sourced globally, with entries accepted from hobbyist as well as seasoned photographers hailing from the U.K. and Ireland.
