Exhibitions 2025



Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2024. Winning Entries Exhibition

Stenin International Press Photo Contest

The annual Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest is pleased to present an exhibition featuring the winning entries. Stenin International Press Photo Contest is an annual competition for young photojournalists aged between 18 and 33 years old. It aims to support young photographers, allow them to make a name for themselves on the world photojournalism stage and draw public attention to the challenges of photojournalism today. It is the best international platform in Russia to discover new photojournalists – talented and sensitive individuals open to all things new and to highlight people and events near us. The 2024 winners represent 10 countries – Bangladesh, The United Kingdom, Spain, India, Italy, China, Myanmar, Russia, Syria and South Africa. The 2024 shortlist for the first time includes pictures by young photojournalists from Myanmar. Traditionally, the contestants have been judged by experts from major global media outlets and award-winning photographers.


Top News

Top News: The main subjects of entries in the category are significant events in the lives of individuals and nations, major political and social events, reports from war zones, places struck by natural disasters, and decisive moments in people’s lives.

This section presents:
- 4 Nominated images from "Top News: Singles".
- 5 Key images from nominated "Top News: Series".


His duty
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Never-ending tragedy
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Struggle for existence
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Walk through the river of plastics
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The fire
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The fire
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The fire
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Balasore train tragedy
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Balasore train tragedy
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Sports

Photographs capture moments in sports: athletes' victories and dramatic losses, daily sports training, and the beauty of sports competitions.

This section presents:
- 4 Nominated Images from "Sports: Singles".


Children of Chittagong are playing in the dirt
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Through the snow
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Skating fun
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Cattle race in rural Bengal
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Portrait. A Hero of Our Time

Individual or group portraits of people. Photos can be documentary and posed. The determining factor in this category is the author’s ability to reveal the inner world of his characters and express their mental qualities and character through the uniqueness of their appearance and looks.

This section presents:
- 3 Nominated images from "Portrait - A Hero of Our Time: Singles".
- 6 Key images from nominated "Portrait - A Hero of Our Time: Series".


The children were scared, but I'm a father myself
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Cricket is my emotions
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The hues of hardship
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The outcast widows
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The outcast widows
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The outcast widows
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Light for the world
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Light for the world
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Light for the world
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My Planet

Photographs that reflect the entire multicoloured palette of topics and images from all over the world. The author’s task is to show an everyday life kaleidoscope in its timeless beauty and harmony, uniting scenes from everyday life, the life of big cities and small towns, nature pictures, and ethnographic and religious holidays.
This section presents:
- 3 Nominated images from "My Planet: Singles".
- 12 Key images from nominated "My Planet: Series".


On the outskirts of childhood
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Window of time
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Praying in the field
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Memories of underdevelopment
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Memories of underdevelopment
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Memories of underdevelopment
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The Urals
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The Urals
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The Urals
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Symbiosis II
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Symbiosis II
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Symbiosis II
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Alive: Nogai Steppe desert
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Alive: Nogai Steppe desert
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Alive: Nogai Steppe desert
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Aerial View

Photographers can depict plants and animals, city life, people, moments from everyday life, sporting events, and abstract imagery. The decisive factor is a shooting angle—from a bird' s-eye view.
This section presents:
- 3 Nominated images from "Aerial View: Singles".


Lily flowers
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The Kapitan Kosolapov icebreaker
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From soil to spice
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