The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is an annual contest for young photojournalists aged 18 to 33 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 to discover new young photographers and draw public attention to the challenges of photojournalism in today's world.
This year's 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. Only shortlisted photos are eligible for the online poll.
Everyone can vote for the best photo on the contest's official website. The winner will be announced on August 7, 2017.
Stenin was a special correspondent. He was killed by shelling in Donbass in August 2014.
Balazs captured stunning images of wakeboarders Lilla and Gabor who held their wedding in the Venice Beach Cable Park at Lake Velence, Hungary.
In his series, Malgavko tells the story of Aidar Kolashev who lives in the village of Sebilyakovo, Tarsky District, Omsk Region. Every morning he goes to school making discoveries and meeting new people on the way.
“According to a UNICEF report from January 2014, 5.6 million of the country's 26 million children were not in school and according to ILO 2006 there are about 3.2 million child laborers in Bangladesh. “Silent Howl” is about the life of these children, especially those who must work far away from their homes and families,” Khan wrote in the description to his work.
“These are stories of Russian women who were victims of domestic violence. These are stories about how one person can have complete control over another person. It is difficult to see the signs of abuse and even more difficult to counteract the abuse, which can be both physical and psychological,” Gelman commented her series.
Street children in pain with illnesses like HIV. The majority, including Christians, have been living in slums like Kibera for 5-10 years already. In this photo, Kevin and his friends are prohibited from entering the church for prayers, the photographer said.
In this photo, the Russian national team members watch penalty shoot-outs during the bronze medal match between Hungary and Russia at the women’s water polo event at the XXXI Summer Olympics.
“In June 2014 ISIS/ISIL took control of the second largest city of Iraq, Mosul. The Mosul Operation is a joint offensive lead by Iraqi government forces with allied militias, Iraqi Kurdistan, and international forces to retake control of the city,” Rota commented on his series.
