Andrei Stenin Contest opens an exhibition of winning entries in Qatar

An exhibition consisting of 30 works by winners and runners-up in the 10th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has opened in Doha, the capital of Qatar. This is the first time it is held there, and will run through September 30 at the Katara Cultural Village, the country’s main cultural space.

Representatives of Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, Dar Al-Sharq Media Group, as well as Russia’s Embassy to Qatar and other embassies took part in the opening ceremony.

Rossiya Segodnya Executive Director, Dmitry Ushakov, thanked the media group’s partners for the excellent organization of the event and their effective efforts, as well as Qatar’s warm hospitality.

“We are delighted to launch an exhibition in the very heart of Qatar, the Katara Cultural Village. This is a very special occasion, since this event is a brilliant way for us to complete the roadshow of the 10thanniversary Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest,” he pointed out. Mr. Ushakov went on to invite photographers from Qatar to take part in next year’s contest and encouraged them to submit their entries starting December 22. “I do hope that holding these exhibitions at the Katara Cultural Village will become a good tradition so that next year we can come here to present contest awards to the winning Qatari photographers and runners-up,” he pointed out.

The opening ceremony was held with the support of the contest partner, Dar Al-Sharq Media Group, as well as with the support of the Russian Embassy to Qatar.

The Doha exhibition completes the international roadshow of the anniversary Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, which has already visited China, Tanzania, Serbia, DR Congo, UAE, South Africa, India, Iran, Nicaragua, and Argentina.