Spanish photographer Gabriel Solera Barbero, who took third place for the series of photos titled "Bhavacakra" in "The Energy of Life. Series" special category, attends the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269947
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik and Bangladeshi photographer Solayman Hossain, who took first place for his photo titled "Life on Sandbar" in the "My Planet. Singles" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269624
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik and Russian photojournalist Yevgeny Filippov, who took first place for his photo titled "The last phase" in the "Sports. Singles" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269603
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik and Russian sports and aviation photojournalist Edgar Breshchanov, who took second place for his photo titled "Where movement begins" in the "Sports. Singles" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269600
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik and Bahraini photojournalist Ayman Yaqoob, who took third place for his photo titled "3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain" in the "Sports. Singles" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269598
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Bangladeshi documentary photographer Al Muztaba Rosul, who took first place for his photo titled "A roof of sky, a floor of ash" in the "Top News. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269596
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Bangladeshi documentary photographer Al Muztaba Rosul, who took first place for his photo titled "A roof of sky, a floor of ash" in the "Top News. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269594
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Russian photographer Maria Semyonova, who took first place for the series of photos titled "Dreams in the Dark" in the "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269593
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Russian travel photographer Yekaterina Belova, who received a special jury prize for the series of photos titled "Difficult Conversation" in the "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269592
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Russian photographer Alexander Sharipov, who took second place for the series of photos titled "Krasnogorovka. Life After War" in the "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time. Series" category, shake hands during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269590
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Russian photographer Alexander Sharipov, who took second place for the series of photos titled "Krasnogorovka. Life After War" in the "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269589
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik and Russian photographer Igor Zakharov, who received a special jury prize for his photo titled "Nevsky Prospekt" in the "My Planet. Singles" category, shake hands during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269588
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik and Bangladeshi travel and documentary photographer Muhammad Amdad Hossain, who received a special jury prize for the series of photos titled "Flood Crisis" in the "Top News. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269585
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik attends the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269583
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Bangladeshi travel and documentary photographer Muhammad Amdad Hossain, who took first place for his photo titled "Floating Friday Prayes" in the "Top View. Singles" category, shake hands during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269582
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Bangladeshi travel and documentary photographer Muhammad Amdad Hossain, who took first place for his photo titled "Floating Friday Prayes" in the "Top View. Singles" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269580
Lebanese photographer and journalist Abdul Kader Al Bay, who won the Grand Prix for the series of photos titled "Lebanon, 2024-2025. Life Between Airstrikes" in the "Top News. Series" category, speaks during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269578
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Russian photo correspondent Pavel Volkov, who took first place for the series of photos titled "Requiem" in the "The Energy of Life. Series" special category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269577
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Spanish photographer Gabriel Solera Barbero, who took third place for the series of photos titled "Bhavacakra" in "The Energy of Life. Series" special category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269575
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Spanish photographer Gabriel Solera Barbero, who took third place for the series of photos titled "Bhavacakra" in "The Energy of Life. Series" special category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269574
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Russian photojournalist and documentary photographer Ksenia Bogodvid, who took third place for her photo titled "Long-Awaited Reunion" in the "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time. Singles" category and earned the Online Vote Winner certificate, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269573
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Russian photojournalist and documentary photographer Ksenia Bogodvid, who took third place for her photo titled "Long-Awaited Reunion" in the "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time. Singles" category and earned the Online Vote Winner certificate, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269570
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik, right, and Russian documentary and landscape photographer Alisa Severnaya, who took first place for the series of photos titled "We live here" in the "My Planet. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269568
Head of Rossiya Segodnya's Visual Projects Service and curator of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest Oksana Oleynik speaks during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269565
Winners pose for a group photo during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269564
Russian photojournalist Pavel Volkov, who took first place for the series of photos titled "Requiem" in the "The Energy of Life. Series" special category, attends the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269559
Lebanese photographer and journalist Abdul Kader Al Bay, who won the Grand Prix for the series of photos titled "Lebanon, 2024-2025. Life Between Airstrikes" in the "Top News. Series" category, speaks during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269556
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol and Lebanese photographer and journalist Abdul Kader Al Bay, who won the Grand Prix for the series of photos titled "Lebanon, 2024-2025. Life Between Airstrikes" in the "Top News. Series" category, attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269554
Finalists attend the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269552
Director of the Joint Photo Information Directorate at Rossiya Segodnya media group Alexander Shtol speaks during the award ceremony of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Moscow, Russia.21.10.2026#9269551
