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The winner of the 2011 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest is Ngo Quang Phuc of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Phuc, 53, is a doctor and a serious amateur photographer, who has been documenting life in Vietnam for two over decades. His photo won out over more than 2,000 entries from professional and non-professional photographers from over 70 countries around the world. His photo of workers drying salt was taken in Khanh Hoa, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam.
The judges also selected 28 other photos from around the world as finalists. For the first time, judges selected regional winners.
Photographers from over 70 countries made this the most competitive year so far in the Contest, now in its sixth year. The winners are a mix of professional photographers, and those for whom photography is a passionate hobby.
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