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Andrei Stenin photo contest opens online voting

Source: Shanghai Daily | 18:49 UTC+8 July 5, 2017 | Online Edition

THE Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, run by Rossiya Segodnya and the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO, has opened its online voting process at stenincontest.com. Any user with an account on Weibo can select what they think is the best work from the dozens of entries by young photographers from around the world. The results of the online vote will be announced on July 19 2017, on the contest website. 

Head of Rossiya Segodnya’s Photo Directorate, Alexander Shtol, said: “Last year was the first time we gave internet users an opportunity to be on the jury and rate works by young photojournalists. Users vote based on completely different criteria but this makes it more interesting. Finalists will know the opinion of the internet community.”

Jury member and winner of multiple international contests, including World Press Photo, Sergei Kivrin, said: “I have seen works from past years and I can assure you that this year’s contestants are even stronger. I take my hat off to some of the shortlisted photographers. They carry on the traditions of true reporters. We’ll see which entry becomes the favorite with internet users.”

The winners will be announced on August 7, 2017. This year, the contest received some5,000 entries from 76 countries that competed in four categories: Top News, Sports, My Planet, and Portrait: A Hero of Our Time.

About the contest

The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest aims to support young photographers and to draw public attention to the challenges of photojournalism in today’s world. It is a platform for young photographers — talented, sensitive and open to all things new — who draw our attention to the people and events around us.

The prize fund of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2017 has been increased, thanks to international media partners: the pan-Arab information holding Al Mayadeen TV, the Shanghai United Media Group (SUMG) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Each partner will award an additional prize for the best entry from the shortlist, in their opinion.

The 2016 contest received 6,000 entries of young photojournalists from 71 countries. Winning photographs have been exhibited in Moscow, Istanbul, Cape Town, Shanghai, Beijing, Cairo, Berlin, Rome, Maribor and Ljubljana.

General media partners of the contest include the news website Vesti.Ru, the Russian state Rossiya-Kultura TV channel, news website KP.ru, news website ZhurDom and the Russian Photo website. International media partners of the contest include Sputnik News Agency and Radio, Askanews news agency, Independent Media holding, Notimex news agency, RT TV channel and news site, The Royal Photographic Society, Shanghai United Media Group (SUMG), Xinhua news agency,ANDES news agency, news agency ANA and Al Mayadeen TV channel. Industry media partners include the Academy of Photography, GeoPhoto agency, Photo-study.ru educational portal, Bleek Magazine, the Union of Journalists of Moscow, the Union of Art Photographers of Russia, Young Journalists information portal and the festivals PhotoVisa and Uglich Photo Parade.

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