The Andrei Stenin int'l photo contest

THE International Press Photo Contest named after Andrei Stenin, a Rossiya Segodnya photojournalist who died in the line of duty, is now ac

Entries from young photographers aged 18 to 33 will be accepted on the contest’s website, stenincontest.com, until February 28.

The Stenin Contest is the only competition in Russia that discovers new names in international photojournalism and develops standards of quality for documentary photography. The contest is aimed at supporting young photojournalists and helping them on the world photojournalism stage.

In 2019, five years since the contest was established, the contenders will compete in five categories: the usual four —“Top News,” “Sport,” “My Planet,” and “Portrait, A Hero of Our Time” — plus a new one, “Inspiration.”

Entries in this new category must be single photographs depicting either the cause or expression of inspiration, such as nature, ethnic or genre photos, and portraits of children and adults shot using various techniques and styles. The contenders can submit one single image and one series entry in every category.

second and third place winners will be - respectively while the Grand Prix

Another perk of winning is having the winner’s work showcased both in Russia and around the world in a traveling exhibition that has already reached dozens of major cities in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.

“The Andrei Stenin Contest is expanding its presence on the global - ists say that young photographers who want to improve their skills see the contest as a must. There are few countries from which we have not received any interesting entries yet. We invite young photojournalists from around the world to take part in the 2019 contest and wish them all the best,” contest curator Oksana Oleinik, head of the Visual Projects Service of the Rossiya Segodnya United Photo Information Directorate, said.

The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest was launched by Rossiya Segodnya under the aegis of the Russian Commission for UNESCO. Its main goal is to support young photographers and draw public attention to the challenges of modern photojournalism.

This contest is a platform for young photographers — talented, empathetic and open-minded — who draw the global audience’s attention to people and events.