More than 1,850 colour and black-and-white entries were sent to the festival by 252 photo artists from 13 regions of Việt Nam including An Giang, Bạc Liêu, Bến Tre, Cà Mau, Cần Thơ, Đồng Tháp, Hậu Giang, Kiên Giang, Long An, Sóc Trăng, Tiền Giang, Trà Vinh and Vĩnh Long.