Stenin Int'l Photo Contest 2017: Winning Entries by Prodigy Photographers

The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has announced this year’s best young photographers. Take a look at astonishing works by some of the competition’s winners and runners-up in Sputnik’s photo gallery.

The annual contest for young photojournalists, aged 18 to 33, was organized by Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency under the patronage of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. It is Russia's only platform aimed at discovering new young photographers and drawing public attention to the challenges photojournalism presents in today's world.

This year's Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest received around 5,000 entries from 76 countries in four categories, including Top News, Sport, My Planet, and Portrait: A Hero of Our Time.

Stenin was a Rossiya Segodnya special photo correspondent. He was killed in eastern Ukraine near Donetsk on August 6, 2014, when the car he was driving while on an editorial assignment was fired upon and burned on a highway.

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© Photo : Svetlana Tarasova | Stenincontest

“Garden” by Svetlana Tarasova (Russia, Kaluga), the second place winner in the “My Planet. Series” nomination category.

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© Photo : Anar Movsumov | Stenincontest

“Theater Without Borders” by Anar Movsumov (Russia, Samara), Jury Honorable Mention in the “My Planet. Single Image” nomination category. and the winner of the special prize by Shanghai United Media Group (SUMG).

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© Photo : Victor J Blanco | Stenincontest

“Cleansing Fire” by Victor J Blanco (Spain, Valladolid), the third place winner in the “My Planet. Single Image” nomination category.

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© Photo : Md Shahnewaz Khan | Stenincontest

“Silent Howl” by Md Shahnewaz Khan (Bangladesh, Chittagong), the third place winner in the “Portrait. A Hero of Our Time. Series” nomination category. and the winner of a special prize by Al Mayadeen TV.

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© Photo : Alexei Filippov | Stenincontest

“At Your Fingertips” by Alexei Filippov (Russia, Khimki), the first place winner in the “Sport. Series” nomination category.

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© Photo : Yury Smityuk | Stenincontest

“Winter surfing on Russia’s Pacific Coast” by Yuriy Smityuk (Russia, Vladivostok), the third place winner in the “Sport. Series” nomination category.

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© Photo : Konstantin Chalabov | Stenincontest

“Relaxation phase” by Konstantin Chalabov (Russia, Velikiy Novgorod), Jury Honorable Mention in the “Sport. Series” nomination category.

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© Photo : Artur Lebedev | Stenincontest

“Before the Start” by Artur Lebedev (Russia, Sochi), Jury Honorable Mention in the “Sport. Single Image” nomination category.

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© Photo : Svetlana Tarasova | Stenincontest

“Faith. Love. Youth” by Svetlana Tarasova (Russia, Kaluga), the third place winner in the “My Planet. Series” nomination category.

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© Photo : Alejandro Martinez Velez | Stenincontest

“Migrants in Belgrade” by Alejandro Martinez Velez (Spain, Madrid), the first place winner in the “Top News. Series” nomination category and the winner of a special prize "For humanitarian photography" by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

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© Photo : Kristina Kormilitsyna | Stenincontest

“Fidel’s Black Square” by Kristina Kormilitsyna (Russia, Balashiha), the third place winner in the “Top News. Series” nomination category.

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© Photo : Anna Pantelia | Stenincontest

“The European Dream” by Anna Pantelia (Greece, Athens), the third place winner in the “Top News. Single Image” nomination category and the winner of a special prize "For humanitarian photography" by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).