Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2016

The age limits: at least 18 and no more than 33 years old.

Submit

The annual Andrei Stenin international press photo contest is open for submissions. Rossiya Segodnya organized the contest under the auspices of Russia’s Commission for UNESCO to discover new talent in photo journalism, and promote and develop high standards of documentary photography. It is Russia’s only international contest in support of young professional photographers.
In 2015 it gathered 5,000 plus works from 54 countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.

Categories:

Top News
My Country
Sports
World Colors. Harmony of Life
Portrait. A Hero of Our Time

Image detail /Rules:

Photographs must have been taken after January 1, 2015.

Entries can contain a single photograph or series of no more than 12 photographs.

Photos will be uploaded in the JPG format. The acceptable compression will not exceed 10. The image is to be no less than 2,200 pixels and no more than 5,700 pixels by its longer side.

The age limits for Contest Participants: at least 18 and no more than 33 years old.

Prizes:

The Grand Prize winner will receive RUB 500,000 (five hundred thousand).
The first place winner in each category for an individual Photo Image or a Series of Photo Images will receive RUB 50,000 (fifty thousand).*
The second place winner in each category for an individual Photo Image or a Series of Photo Images will receive RUB 35,000 (thirty five thousand).
The third place winner in each category for an individual Photo Image or a Series of Photo Images will receive RUB 25,000 (twenty five thousand).
Contest sponsors may also offer additional prizes.

Eligibility:

Open to all photojournalist worldwide.

Copyrights & Usage Rights:

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Theme:

Documentary People Photojournalism Portrait Sports