Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Accept Submissions
The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is an annual contest for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33. The contest was founded on December22, 2014 by the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. The contest is named after Andrei Stenin, Rossiya Segodnya special photojournalist who died in the line of duty.
The competition is aimed at supporting young photographers and promoting the goals of contemporary photojournalism.
As per tradition, December 22, the birthday of photojournalist Andrei Stenin, is the day of the opening contest, named after him, accepting submissions. Submissions will be accepted until February 29, 2020. Photo series and single photos can be submitted through the stenincontest.ru website in Russian, English and Chinese. The 2020 competition includes four categories Top News, Sport, My Planet, and portrait. A Hero of Our Time. One single entry and one photo series can be submitted in each of the four categories.
Cash awards for the 2020 competition are 125,000, 100,000 and 75,000 rubles for the first, second and third places in each category. The winner of the highest Stenincompetition award – the Grand Prix – will receive 700,000 rubles. Apart from the financial side, the contest gives young photojournalists the opportunity to show their work at Russian and international venues – a touring exhibit of the winners has become an integral part of the project and has been shown in dozens of cities in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Since 2018, the New York headquarters of the main international organization for strengthening peace and security in all countries, the United Nations (UN) has been one of the exhibition venues for Stenin contest winners.
For more information visit: stenincontest.com
Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Accept Submissions
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