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Finalist Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean

Thien Nguyen Vietnam

16°33'27.6"N 107°36'44.8"E

The protected mangrove forest of Ru Cha, in the Tam Giang lagoon, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. "This aerial image of the mangrove forest expresses the connection between humans and nature, and how we rely on nature to survive," says photographer Thien Nguyen Ngoc. 

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Human Connection Award: People & Planet Ocean, 2022, TNN

Thien Nguyen Vietnam

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ABOUT THE IMAGE

  • Clear conditions
  • Slight wind
  • 30 degrees Celsius
  • Coastal walk-in

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