On July 12, the world celebrates Photographer’s Day. Photojournalists cover developments of cultural and historic importance, and are constantly at risk when shooting fires and wars.
On July 12, the world celebrates Photographer’s Day. Photojournalists cover developments of cultural and historic importance, and are constantly at risk when shooting fires and wars. Photo by Vladimir Vyatkin from the series “Faces of Moscow Generations” (2010-2012).
Residents of the village of Girmy. Photo by Valery Melnikov. Series: “Tension Runs High in Girmy” – Yefremov Photojournalism Contest, 2012.
Crew of the Pyotr Veliky heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser preparing to leave for a new long-range mission. Grigory Sysoyev.
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© RIA Novosti . Alexei Kudenko
Andrei Vostrikov, a Voronezh resident with Down syndrome, winner of 6 gold medals in artistic gymnastics at the 2011 Shanghai Special Olympics, practices gymnastic routines in a gym. Photo by Alexei Kudrenko. The photo was short-listed at Sony World Photography Awards 2011. “Dream to Become a Champion” tells the story of this young man from Voronezh suffering from the Down syndrome.
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© RIA Novosti . Igor Sarembo
A dermatologist examining a recruit at a conscription center in Kaliningrad. Photo by Igor Zarembo.
Ballet dancers during a rehearsal at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. Photo by Vladimir Vyatkin.
Inmates at Female Penal Colony No. 1 in the city of Kineshma, Ivanov Region. Photo by Valery Melnokov. Silver Lens Award, International Photo Festival Belgium 2011.
Image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on screen during a concert celebrating the 100th birthday of late North Korea founder Kim Il Sung. Photo by Ilya Pitalev.
A team race during the Junior Track Cycling World Championships. Photo by Vladimit Vyatkin. EISA Maestro 2012 – second place. Series: “Mystic Magic of Speed – From Start to Finish.”
A coach of the Moscow Equestrian Club for People With Disabilities helps a disabled child remain in the saddle during a riding session. Photo by Alexander Utkin. Series: “Hippotherapy. Horses Helping Youth and Adults.”
Russian athlete Yelena Isinbayeva during pole vault finals at the 30th Olympic Games in London. Photo by Grigory Sisoyev.
Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque du Soleil and a member of the 21st International Space Station expedition crew, during an interview with RIA Novosti at the Ritz-Carlton, Moscow. Photo by Grigory Sisoyev. Photojournalism Development Fund prize, second place. Portrait, single image.
After the fire in the village of Nikolayevka. Photo by Alexander Kryazhev.
People's Artist of the USSR Igor Moiseyev, founder and art director of Russian State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble, is 100 years old. Igor Moiseyev at home with his wife Irina (House on the Embankment). “Choreographer Igor Moiseyev, 100, With His Wife Irina,” photo by Vladimir Vyatkin, Word Press Photo, third prize in the “Everyday Life” nomination.
An ice explosion on the Matrosovka River in the Curonian Lagoon. Employees of the main department of EMERCOM for the Kaliningrad Region detonate ice explosions to prevent floods. Photo by Igor Zarembo.
