Moscow: Oksana Oleinik, Curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest for Young Photographers, on Wednesday announced the commencement of the 11th edition of the competition. Oleinik, who disclosed this in a statement, said the award ceremony for the contest would take place in Moscow from September to October, 2025.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the city of Moscow had officially begun accepting submissions for the 11th International Press Photo Contest for Young Photographers, in memory of Andrei Stenin. The contest, named after the distinguished photojournalist from the Rossiya Segodnya media group, who tragically lost his life in the summer of 2014 near Donetsk, traditionally commenced on his birthday, December 22.
The contest anticipates a substantial influx of entries from young photojournalists as in previous editions. Amidst challenges and uncertainties in today’s world, the competition consistently garners the interest of professional photographers from numerous countries and continents. The global photography community remains committed to professional integrity, unaffected by political impediments.
Oleinik encouraged young photo professionals, participants, and visitors of the contest to explore themes about compassion and humanity amidst a world fraught with adversity and turmoil. Such themes, according to him, convey narratives through their visual expression, making them accessible to diverse international audiences.
To achieve this, the contest organizes road-show exhibitions, showcasing the works of the winners and finalists in various countries. The competition includes five categories: top news, sports, my planet, portrait; Hero of our time, and top views. Some categories like top news, my planet, and portrait; Hero of our time are further divided into single photo and photo series subcategories, while sports and top views categories only accept single photos.
Exhibitions have been displayed in countries such as China, South Africa, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, DR Congo, Turkey, Lebanon, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and Egypt since the contest’s inception. Oleinik urged photo professionals aged 18 to 33 to submit their entries via the contest’s website in Russian at http://stenincontest.ru, and in English at https://stenincontest.com. The submission window for the 2025 contest is open until February 28.
The 2025 contest prize fund will award RUB 125,000 for first place, RUB 100,000 for second, and RUB 75,000 for third in each category. The recipient of the contest’s highest honor, the Grand Prize, will receive RUB 700,000. Continuing the tradition of showcasing the winning photographs, the contest will once again embark on exhibition tours in both Russian and international cities in the coming year.