The contest, organised by the Rossiya Segodnya media group under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, is named in honour of Andrei Stenin, a Rossiya Segodnya photojournalist who died in the summer of 2014 in eastern Ukraine while performing his duties. The annual competition traditionally opens on Stenin’s birthday, 22 December.
Those seeking to participate are invited to submit their pieces at the stenincontest.ru website until 28 February. The 2022 edition of the contest will include two categories — a single photo and a series across four nominations, namely, Top News; Sports; My Planet; and Portrait – A Hero of Our Time. Competitors are allowed to submit one photo and one series in each of the categories.