MOSCOW: The 10th annual Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, an annual competition in honor of Rossiya Segodnya international media group photojournalist Andrei Stenin, who was killed on duty in Donbas, Ukraine in 2014, is already open for entries. The contest is an annual competition to discover young talent among photojournalists aged 18 to 33. Sputnik news agency and radio is its international media partner. A new category, "View From Above," has been added to the existing four -- "Top News," "Sports," "My Planet," and "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time" -- to encourage contestants to explore a new visual perspective with a focus on unconventional subjects and settings. Top News - Important events in the life of individuals and nations as a whole are the main subject of entries in the category: major political and social events; reports from war zones and places struck by natural disasters; decisive moments in people's lives. Sports - This category involves entries, which captured moments in sp ort: victories of athletes and dramatic losses; daily sports training; the beauty of sports competitions. My Planet - This category involves entries reflecting the entire multicolored 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; ethnographic and religious holidays. Portrait. A Hero of Our Time - This category involves entries such as 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, express their mental qualities and character through the uniqueness of their appearance and looks as a whole. Top View - Single photographs taken from a bird's eye view are accepted in this category. Photographs can depict plants and animals, city life, people, moments from everyday life and sporting events, and abstract imagery. The decisive factor is the shooting angle. Images can be taken using a quadcopter, a photo camera, or a mobile phone camera. The top prize is 700,000 rubles (US$7,588). The first, second and third places in the contest will fetch 125,000 rubles, 100,000 rubles and 75,000 rubles, respectively. Deadline for submission is March 15. "Over 10 years, it has become a truly multinational platform for young and talented photographers who are not afraid to take risks, look for new angles and express their opinions in a bright and unbiased manner," Oksana Oleinik, the contest's curator, said. Entries are uploaded and stored by the participant on his or her personal page at stenincontest.com. Photos can be added or replaced until the participant submits the entry. After the entry is submitted, photos can no longer be added or replaced. Photographs must have been taken after Jan. 1, 2023. In exceptional cases, series of photographs started in previous years are accepted. In such case, the last photograph of the series must have been taken in 2023 or 2024. The jury will be comprised of Russian photographers Alyona Kochetkova and Alexey Orlov, who were winners of the Stenin Contest in 2018 and 2023, respectively, as well as Italian photographers Danilo Garcia Di Meo and Gabriele Cecconi, and Turkish photojournalist Sebnem Coskun. The jurors said they were honored to be given such an opportunity, adding that they are committed to bringing the stories that need to be seen by a wider audience. Source: Philippines News Agency Pattaya, Feb. 16 - A young man speeding in a pickup truck crashes into shops, cars and motorcycles parked on the side of the road. Damaged and 1 person was injured after being hit by a copy. CCTV captured the moment a pickup truck drove at speed. before losing control and crashing into a grocery store The car then crashed into a car parked on the side of the road and was completely damaged. This incident happened in the middle of the night. One company page On Huai Yai Road, Huai Yai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province Huai Yai Police Station inspected the pickup truck and found it completely destroyed. Lost control and crashed into a grocery store. Two Isaan restaurants were damaged and items were scattered all over the ground. And there were also motorcycles that had been crashed and were lying on the side of the road. A total of 6 cars, 1 motorcycle with a sidecar, and 3 cars, for a total of 10 cars, each car was completely damaged. and another person was injured after being hit and cru shed. Rescue workers had rushed him to the hospital earlier. As for the pickup truck driver, Mr. Chansak, 34 years old, he did not flee anywhere. Stand and raise your hands to apologize to the villagers for the incident. Ask Mr. Sermsak, 37 years old, the owner of an Isaan food shop. He said he was selling food to customers who came to buy in front of the shop when suddenly the pickup truck came driving at speed. before losing control and crashing into shops, cars, and motorcycles parked on the side of the road. before crashing into an injured person. - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency
