Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Reopening of Tianjin New Port and the 3rd Tianjin Harbor Travel Culture Festival Photography Competition jointly organized by the Propaganda Department of Binhai New Area’s Party Committee and the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Tianjin Port Group Co., Ltd was formally launched today.

Undertaken by Tianjin Port Culture and Media and Tianjin Binhai New Area Photographers Association with support from Xinhua News’ Tianjin channel and Tianjin Port Tugboat & Lighter, the photography competition is designed to showcase the world-class harbor’s demeanor and the new achievements made in building a first-class enterprise, reflecting in full range the achievements made by Tianjin port on loading and unloading production, port construction, modern technology, beautiful environment, culture and tourism and excellent service, and displaying the ever changing outlook of Tianjin port since the reform and opening up and carrying forward the corporate culture and human spirit of the port by following the theme of the 60th Anniversary of the reopening of the port.

The competition will last from May 18, 2012 to August 31, 2012 when photographic works will be collected from photographers and photography enthusiasts across the country and appraised by senior photographers from Xinhua News Agency and Binhai New Area. Finally over 100 pieces of photographic works will be selected and awarded the golden prize, silver prize, bronze prize, Award of Excellence and Award of Nominee, respectively. All the award-winning works will then be brought to a month-long exhibition held at Tianjin Port Expo later on October 12, 2012.