Photographs by RIA Novosti – winners of "The Best of Russia 2011"

Eight RIA Novosti photographers have been named as winners in the all-Russian annual open project "2011 Best Photographs of Russia," organized by the Winzavod Center of Contemporary Art with the support of the Ministry of Culture.

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© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo

More than 30 photographers took part in this year's "Best Photographers of Russia" project. Among the winners in the Events / Everyday Life category was Igor Zarembo's photograph "Suitable!", …

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© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo

"With a Wave Toward Shore", …

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© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo

… and "Loading", …

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© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok

Ruslan Krivobok's "Through a Veil…"

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© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin

Andrei Stenin's "On Trial"

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© RIA Novosti . Alexei Kudenko

Aleksei Kudenko's "Flood"

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© RIA Novosti . Artem Zhitenev

Artem Zhitenev's "White Dog"

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© RIA Novosti . Artem Zhitenev

"The Feast of Eid al-Fitr in Moscow"

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© RIA Novosti . Artem Zhitenev

… and "Watermelon"

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© RIA Novosti . Grigory Sysoyev

Grigory Sysoyev's "Going to Sea"

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© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev

Ilya Pitalev's "Day of Rage" and …

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© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev

"Hunting Walrus"

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© RIA Novosti . Ramil Sitdikov

Ramil Sitdikov's "Under the Roof". The judges for the "2011 Best Photographs of Russia" project considered that these works described the past year better than all the rest.