One Week Left for Submission of Entries in Andrei Stenin Photo Contest

© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankPhoto exhibition of the winning entries of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest – 2015. File photo
Photo exhibition of the winning entries of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest – 2015. File photo - Sputnik International
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Only one week remains before the closing date for submissions to the Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest, the press service of the organizer of the event, Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, said Wednesday.

Photographic exhibition of MIA Rossiya Segodnya news agency photo correspondent Andrei Stenin killed in Ukraine on professional duty. - Sputnik International
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Andrei Stenin Contest Draws Talented Photographers From Five Continents
MOSCOW (Sputnik) This is the second edition the annual contest, run by Rossiya Segodnya under the auspices of the Russian mission to the UN cultural body UNESCO. Applications can be submitted online via the stenincontest.com website until March 22, 2016. Photographers from around the world aged 18-33 are eligible to take part in the competition.

"This is a great opportunity for young photographers to show their work to a professional jury and to compare their qualifications with photographers from five continents. Contests like these help us improve as photographers, help us hone our skills. A distinctive feature of this year’s contest is that more than 60% of the submissions are color photographs, which corresponds with the contest categories," Rossiya Segodnya Director of Photography Alexander Shtol was quoted as saying by the press service.

Young photographers from five continents are taking part in the contest, among them photojournalists from the United States, Brazil, Peru, Australia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Egypt, India and China, among others.

The jury comprises leading international photojournalists, including Associated Press Deputy Director of Photography Denis Paquin and Xinhua News Agency Vice Director of the Photographic News Department Zheng Wei.

The jurors will select the best entries in five categories – "My Country," "World Colors. Harmony of Life," "Portraits: A Hero of Our Time," "Breaking News" and "Sports" – and award the top prize of almost $7,000 to the overall best entry.

The contest looks to discover new talents in photojournalism and push the boundaries of documentary photography. Last year, it attracted about 5,000 entries from 54 countries.

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