The winners of the Andrei Stenin photo contest were announced earlier today. Photographers from Belarus, Iraq, Spain, Israel and South Africa took home first place in the categories Top News, My Planet, Sports and Portrait.
The international photo contest was first organized in December 2014 in memory of Russian photojournalist Andrei Stenin. He was killed while on assignment in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on August 6, 2014 after his car was shot at and burned on a highway. The photo contest aims to promote young photographers and attract public attention to photojournalism.
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© Photo : Oded Vagenstein , Stenincontest
Rosebud by Oded Wagenstein from Israel
Portrait. A Hero of Our Time, single, 1st place
Portrait. A Hero of Our Time, single, 1st place
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© Photo : Sergey Gapon , Stenincontest
Cranberry heart by Sergei Gapon from Belarus
My Planet, single, 1st place
My Planet, single, 1st place
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© Photo : Justin Sullivan , Stenincontest
Stand Off by Justin Sullivan from South Africa
Top news, single, 1st place
Top news, single, 1st place
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© Photo : Taysir Mahdi , Stenincontest
The desire for life by Taisir Mahdi from Iraq
Sport, single, 1st place
Sport, single, 1st place
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© Photo : Shiva Hademi , Stenincontest
Gemini by Shiva Khademi from Iran
Portrait. A Hero of Our Time, series, 1st place
Portrait. A Hero of Our Time, series, 1st place
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© Photo : Luís Tato , Stenincontest
Kenya's Post-Election Turmoil by Luis Tato from Spain
Top news, series, 1st place
Top news, series, 1st place
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© Photo : Alyona Kochetkova , Stenincontest
How I fell ill by Alyona Kochetkova from Russia
My Planet, series, 1st place
My Planet, series, 1st place
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© Photo : Andrea Alay , Stenincontest
Ultras by Andrea Alai from Italy
Sports, series, 1st place
Sports, series, 1st place
