2023 Andrei Stenin Photo Contest opens for entries
2023 Andrei Stenin Contest Opens for Entries in Moscow
MOSCOW, December 22 –RIA Novosti. The organizing committee of the ninth Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has opened entries for its 2023 edition. The contest bears the name of Andrei Stenin, a special photojournalist at Rossiya Segodnya who died in the summer of 2014 near Donetsk while on assignment. By tradition, the annual photo contest kicked off on Andrei Stenin’s birthday, December 22.
Professional photographers aged 18-33 can submit their work through stenincontest.ru (https://stenincontest.ru) in Russian, English (https://stenincontest.com) and Chinese (https://cn.stenincontest.com). As in previous years, photo series and single photos can be submitted in four categories: Top News, Sport, My Planet, and Portrait: A Hero of Our Time. One single photo and one photo series can be entered in each of the four categories. The submission deadline is February 28, 2023.
In 2023, the contest will award 125,000, 100,000 and 75,000 rubles for first, second and third place in each category. The winner of the contest’s highest award – the Grand Prix – will receive 700,000 rubles.
The 2023 contest also continues the tradition of road shows, or touring exhibitions of the winning photos in Russian and foreign cities. Road shows provide an opportunity for young photojournalists to showcase their photos around the world and draw attention to the most pressing problems and challenges of our time. Since the launch of the contest in 2014, the exhibitions have travelled to over 40 cities in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Oksana Oleinik, the curator of the photo contest and the head of the Photo Projects Desk at Rossiya Segodnya, commented on the launch of the 2023 contest: “December is always filled with joy and excitement for the Andrei Stenin contest team: we are looking forward to receiving entries in the new year and hope our participants have new professional breakthroughs. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, as the proverb goes. The professional photography world values our contest. We have our own name, we are very proud of it and we will continue to follow our path only forward. And, of course, we wish all the new participants of our contest good luck and victory!”
The 2022 Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest was held with support from major Russian and international media outlets, news agencies and the photo community. The Al Mayadeen Arab media network and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were its partners of several categories.
About the contest
The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, organized by Rossiya Segodnya under the patronage of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, aims to support young photographers and draw public attention to the challenges of photojournalism today. It is a platform for young photographers – talented and sensitive individuals open to all things new – to highlight people and events near us.
General media partners: VGTRK (National State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company) (Russia), SMOTRIM online-platform (Russia), Rossiya-Kultura TV channel (Russia), Moskva-24 TV channel (Russia).
International media partners: Sputnik news agency and radio (International), RT TV channel and website (International), Independent Media (South Africa). ANA (South Africa), Shanghai United Media Group (SUMG) (China), China Daily (China), The Paper (China), Al Mayadeen (Lebanon).
Industry partners: Russian Union of Journalists (Russia), YOung JOurnalists (Russia),
Russian Photo (Russia), Photo-study.ru (Russia).
1/9: Bangladesh. Fatique sleep. Photographer: Muhammad Amdad Hossain. Category: Top News (Single)
2/9: Iran. The hidden dream. . Photographer:Shaghayegh Shayankhah: Category: Portrait: Hero of Our Time (Series)
3/9: Bangladesh. An aerial shot of red chili workers. Photographer: Abdul Momin. Category: My Planet (Single)
4/9: Guatemala. Soldiers and policemen with sticks and shields detained hundreds of Honduran migrants who make up the Migrant Caravan in January 2021, the soldiers detained them in Vado Hondo, Chiquimula a few kilometers from the border between Guatemala and Honduras, the migrants tried to cross Guatemala to arrive Towards the United States, most members of the caravan left their country after storms ETA and IOTA devastated their communities.Photographer: Esteban Biba. Categrory: Top News (Single)
5/9: Italy. Nemo’s garden. Photographer:Giacomo d`Orlando. Category: My Planet (Single)
6/9: Peru. A female Alpaqueros who breed lamas and alpacas. Photographer:Alessandro Cinque. Category: My Planet (Single)
7/9: Russia. A flip flop by the player who changed everything. Photographer: Edgar Breshchanov. Category: Sports (Single)
8/9: Cathy Tobias, 67, poses as she looks at her courtyard which has turned into a memorial for Covid-19 victims, in Anna Maria Island, Florida, on March 1, 2021. – When Cathy Tobias began tying a ribbon to a rope for each Covid-19 death in Florida, she had no idea her entire patio would end up being draped in color. The eye-catching tribute to those who have died in the Sunshine State during the pandemic crisscrosses her patio, weaves across stairs and onto a balcony at her home on Anna Maria Island, a small community on Florida’s Gulf coast. There are now more than 30,000 ribbons, in all colors of the rainbow — from pale pink to crimson to neon green. Sitting on a porch with a neighbor who has helped her create the memorial, Tobias said she began to tie the ribbons because she wanted to visualize the death toll. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
9/9: Evergreen smileThis image was captured during a face painting event in the villages of West Bengal, to celebrate Bengali New Year. The grandmother was feeling shy to have her picture taken so she covered her face and smiled from behind. Portrait. A Hero of Our Time, single image. Photographer SHIBASISH_SAHA
