The organizing committee of the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest has announced its 2026 shortlist, which includes works by young photojournalists from 13 countries.
The full list of finalists and their photographs is available on the Russian and English versions of the contest website.
The shortlist was selected by the competition's international jury. The final prize placements – including first, second, and third places in each category, as well as the Grand Prix winner – will be announced this fall. At this stage, the shortlist is unranked.
The international jury for the 12th Andrei Stenin Contest features distinguished photographers and recipients of prestigious international awards: Alia Al-Shamsi (UAE), Guo Jing (China), Ivan Macias (Mexico), Gurinder Osan (India), Patrick Baz (Lebanon), and Grigory Dukor (Russia).
In 2026, the competition received approximately 2,500 entries from 36 countries. The shortlist includes single photographs and series by young photojournalists from 13 countries.
The winners, including the Grand Prix recipient, will be announced by the organizing committee in the fall at the Winners’ Announcement Ceremony and on the Russian and English versions of the Stenin Contest website.
Shortlisted entrants by category:
Top News – Singles
Tadeo Bourbon, Argentina
Sergey Bobylev, Russia
Seyyed Matin Hashemi Aghajari, Iran
S.M. Al Muztaba Rosul, Bangladesh
Top News – Series
Abdul Kader Al Bay, Lebanon
Md Bipul, Bangladesh
Sergei Bobylev, Russia
Muhammad Amdad Hossain, Bangladesh
My Planet – Singles
Solayman Hossain, Bangladesh
Garry Lotulung, Indonesia
Igor Zakharov, Russia
Htet Yadanar, Myanmar
My Planet – Series
Shahriar Amin Fahim, Bangladesh
Rakibul Alam Khan, Bangladesh
Alisa Severnaya, Russia
Portrait. A Hero of Our Time – Singles
Aggelos Barai, Greece
Ksenia Bogodvid, Russia
Arpan Basu Chowdhury, India
Pritam Mullick, India
Portrait. A Hero of Our Time – Series
Yekaterina Belova, Russia
Syed Mahamudur Rahman, Bangladesh
Maria Semenova, Russia
Alexander Sharipov, Russia
Sports – Singles
Hector Abela Arbues, Spain
Edgar Breshchanov, Russia
Yevgeny Filippov, Russia
Ayman Yaqoob, Bahrain
Top View – Singles
Timea Ambrus, Hungary
Md Bipul, Bangladesh
Muhammad Amdad Hossain, Bangladesh
Md Shafiul Islam, Bangladesh
The Energy of Life – Series (Special Category)
Gabriel Solera Barbero, Spain
Sebnem Coskun, Türkiye
Pavel Volkov, Russia
Alexei Filippov, Russia
The winners, including the Grand Prix recipient, will be announced by the organizing committee in the fall at the Winners’ Announcement Ceremony and on the Russian https://stenincontest.ru and English https://stenincontest.com versions of the Stenin Contest website.