The main intrigue of the 7th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest will be revealed after 2 pm Moscow Time on October 18, including the Grand Prix recipient and all shortlisted prize winners. A complete list of the 2021 prize winners will be posted on the Russian (http://stenincontest.ru) and also on the English (http://stenincontest.com) versions of the contest’s website.
A recap video on the announcement of winners will also be posted on the ria.ru website (http://ria.ru), a Runet leader, affiliated with the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group that has instituted the contest in memory of Andrei Stenin.
The 2021 shortlisted participants include representatives of 17 countries, namely, China, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Greece, Egypt, India, Turkey and many others. Young photographers from Indonesia, Mexico and Canada have been shortlisted for the very first time.
About the contest
The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, organized by Rossiya Segodnya under the patronage of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, aims to support young photographers and draw public attention to the challenges of photojournalism today. It is a platform for young photographers – talented and sensitive individuals open to all things new – to highlight people and events near us.
General media partners of the contest include the Rossiya-Kultura federal channel, Moskva 24 channel, Vesti.Ru news website.
International media partners include Sputnik news agency and radio, RT channel and website, Askanews news agency, Independent Media holding, Telam news agency, ANA news agency, Shanghai United Media Group (SUMG), China Daily news website, The Paper news website, Al Mayadeen media network, Prensa Latina news agency and DBW news website.
Industry partners of the contest include the Russian Union of Journalists, YOung JOurnalists news portal, Russian Photo portal, Photo-study.ru website, Photography Academy, Fotoargenta magazine, Delhi Photography Club, LF Magazine, All About Photo website, EYE photography magazine, Artdoc magazine, IPhoto Channel and PhotON festival.