1951 - Born in Nha Trang City, Vietnam

1964 - Developed first black & white photo

1988 - ASHAHI SHIMBUN International Salon of Japan - Medalist

1991 - Tokyo Koishiwa Club Medal Winner - ACCU (Asian Cultural Centre of Unesco)

1993 - International Photographic Competition (FIAP), Holland - Silver Medal

1993 - Bangkok, Thailand - Invitation from the Thai Association of Photographers to participate in a 10-day photo session

1997 - Thailand 40, International Salon of Photography - Certificate of Merit

1997/8/9/2000 - Tokyo Koishiwa Club - Medal Winner - ACCU (Asian Cultural Centre of Unesco)

2000 - International Photographic Competition (FIAP), Austria - Gold Medal

2000 - International MILK Competition, New Zealand - Two General Prizes (Friendship & Family topics) - www.milkphotos.com

2000 - Interphot 40, Adelaide International Exhibition of Photography - Certificate of Merit

PLUS - 10 National Medals awarded by the Vietnamese Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA)

To date Long Thanh has exhibited at more than 57 different photographic exhibitions around the world including Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States inlcuding the following:

PERMANENT - Exhibition at Long Thanh's Studio @ 126 Hoang Van Thu Street, Nha Trang, Vietnam

PERMANENT - Exhibition @ Cyclo Gallery, San Francisco, CA, United Stats of America

PERMANENT - Exhibition @ Coombe Farm Gallery, Distisham, Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom

1997 & 1999 - Solo Exhibition @ Hamamattsu, Yokohama, Japan

1999 - Exhibited @ Geneva, Switzerland with two European Photographers. Proceeds donated to charity

1999 - Solo Exhibition @ Hamburg, Germany

2001 - Exhibition @ Vanderbilt Hall, New York, USA with 300 winning photos from MILK Competition

2001 - Solo Exhibition @ South Hampton Chase Bank, New York, USA

2002 - Two Solo Exhibitions @ Collingwood Gallery, Smith Street, Melbourne & Blender Gallery, Sydney, Australia