From war to peace: Andrei Stenin photo contest winners

The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest aims to promote young photographers and attract public attention to photojournalism

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Important events in the life of individuals and nations as a whole are the main subject of entries in the category Top news. Photo: Top news (series). Balkan route

Top news (series). Balkan route. In 2015, over 800 thousand refugees and migrants arrived in Greece from Turkey across the Aegean Sea. From there they continued their journey to the north along the Balkans route, most of them heading for Germany

Top news (single). Escapees. Photo: Man carrying a child during shelling by government forces in Idlib, Syria after rebels seized control. April 5, 2015

Portrait. A Hero of Our Time (series). The determining factor in this category is the author’s ability to reveal the inner world of his characters, express their mental qualities and character through the uniqueness of their appearance and looks as a whole. Photo: Letizia, A Story of Unseen Lives

Portrait. A Hero of Our Time (series). Lack of oxygen during the birth caused Letizia cerebral palsy. She has spastic quadriplegia. When Letizia was 5, her parents moved near Rome to get her cutting-edge treatments. She needs the wheelchair, she can't speak and has no control of her body. What she controls best is her head. Photo: Letizia, A Story of Unseen Lives

World Colors. Harmony of Life. The author’s task in this category was 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; ethnographic and religious holidays. Photo: Harmony of Life (series). Old Believers

Harmony of Life (series). Old Believers. The Old Believers' history starts since the Christianization of Kievan Rus. Reforms introduces by Patriarch Nikon led to separation inside the Russian Orthodox church: in 1656 at the local council all those who used two fingers for the sign of the cross were declared heretics. Over 300 years the Old Believers struggle for their faith

World Colors. Harmony of Life (single). Neck of the woods. This is one of the tributaries of Tunguska River. Time lapsed into anabiosis here, as if it had frozen, yet changes trickle in, while preserving the key traditions of hunting, fishing, and living in isolation

My Country. This category involves entries reflecting issues connected with national traditions and the modern life of the author’s country; its history, culture and everyday life. Photo: My Country (series). White silence

My Country (series). White silence is a story of people who, harsh as their life may be, will not give up their freedom for anything else

My Country (single). History in water. Photo: A sailor lowering a peakless cap into the sea in Novorossiysk. The town marked an anniversary of the legendary amphibious landing of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet’s elements on the Malaya Zemlya (Little Land). This was 48th memorial event known as "Bezkozyrka" (Sailor's cap)

Sport. This category involves entries, which captured moments in sport: victories of athletes and dramatic losses; daily sports training; the beauty of sports competitions. Photo: Sports (series). Standoff

Sports (series). Standoff. The 2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow. Photo: Aleksandra Socha's (Poland) handguard during the third place match against Ibtihaj Muhammad (USA) at the women's team saber competition

Sport (single). 2015 FINA World Championships. Diving

The jury of Russia's only international photo contest for young photojournalists named after Andrei Stenin announced the winner of the most important award in the competition – the Grand Prix. The Grand Prix 2016 award went to Italian photographer, Danilo Garcia Di Meo, for a series of photographs, Letizia, – Story of Unseen Lives, about a young paralyzed woman. The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest aims to promote young photographers and attract public attention to photojournalism. Andrei Stenin, photographer of the Moscow news agency "Rossia Segodnya", died during the military actions in Ukraine's souh-east in 2014. The photographs of contestants are on display at the Museum of Moscow from August 31 to September 11. TASS presents collection of winning images.