Syrian photojournalist wins online audience award
06 / 08 / 2024
At the end of July, internet users finished voting for the best photo of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest
The best photo, according to the online voting, was Never-ending tragedy, a single image submitted by Syrian photojournalist Karam Al-Masri. Describing his work, he said:
“A woman is standing amid the rubble, looking at what remains of her house in Jandaris destroyed by the devastating earthquake. The disaster brought more suffering to the people in Syria, a country that had been ravaged by 12 years of civil war, hitting the areas that even the war hasn’t reached.”
The top five shortlisted entries, according to internet users, included single photos and series by reporters from Russia, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The second place in the online voting went to Lily flowers by Aung Chan Thar from Myanmar. The third place went to A girl near of ocean by Muhammed Shamim Ul Islam from Bangladesh, while works by Russian photojournalists are in the fourth and fifth places, respectively – the single image Window of time by Alexandra Novitskaya and the Light for the world series by Sergei Alekseyev.
The finalists, as well as the winner of the Grand Prix, will be announced by the Organising Committee in September at http://stenincontest.com
The Stenin Contest plans to launch a traditional roadshow, the touring exhibition of winning photos on the international stage by the end of the year.