Views of development: APEC Photo Contest 2012 winners

Out of 408 photos submitted by 148 photographers from 14 countries, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has chosen images which it said best capture the organization's goals of economic development through international cooperation.

(Text by Kim Arveen Patria; photos courtesy of the APEC Secretariat, www.apec.org)

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EARLY MORNING MARKET by Dinh Ngoc Trung, Vietnam. This photo of street vendors pushing carts of bananas in Vietnam won the top prize in the APEC Photo Contest 2012. It was taken by 47-year-old freelance photographer Dinh Ngoc Trung, who said he hoped to show "an abundance of fresh, affordable food that all of us need to sustain our physical well-being." Food security in the region is among APEC's top objectives. "APEC continues work on increasing... more
EARLY MORNING MARKET by Dinh Ngoc Trung, Vietnam. This photo of street vendors pushing carts of bananas in Vietnam won the top prize in the APEC Photo Contest 2012. It was taken by 47-year-old freelance photographer Dinh Ngoc Trung, who said he hoped to show "an abundance of fresh, affordable food that all of us need to sustain our physical well-being." Food security in the region is among APEC's top objectives. "APEC continues work on increasing agricultural production and investment in the region, to improve access to safe, healthy foods for socially vulnerable groups," the organization said. (Photo courtesy of the APEC Secretariat, www.apec.org) less