The most beautiful country

Photo by Alexander Chibirkin, the finalist of the second photo contest of the Russian Geographical Society «The most beautiful country»
Photo by Alexander Chibirkin, the finalist of the second photo contest of the Russian Geographical Society «The most beautiful country»

As our readers already know, the Russian Geographical Society is accepting works for the third All-Russian photo contest «The most beautiful country».

The photo contest «The most beautiful country» - is a scale media project of the Russian Geographical Society, aimed at the maintaining of the nature of Russia and fostering respect for the environment through the art of photography. The photo contest took place in 2015 for the first time and caused a wide public response. The contest has become annual from the year of 2016. 23 thousand domestic and foreign photographers who sent about 110 thousand pictures, took part in the contest last year.

The «Most beautiful country» photo contest is a scale media project of the Russian Geographical Society, aimed at the maintaining of the nature of Russia and fostering respect for the environment through the art of photography.  

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A guest. Photo by Andrey Savchuk
A guest. Photo by Andrey Savchuk

There are already familiar nominations amongst the nominations of the photo contest of 2017, - such as «Peoples of Russia», «Underwater World», «Wild Animals», «Birds» and other, and absolutely new: «Russia from a bird's-eye view», «From dusk to dawn», «Caves of Russia», «Cultural Heritage of Russia».
Register on the website of the photo contest «The most beautiful country» and send your works! Each participant of the project may upload till 25 ctures.  

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Race with reflection. Photo by Natalia Bachkova
Race with reflection. Photo by Natalia Bachkova

There are no restrictions on the age and place of residence of participants in the rules of creative competition. The main condition is that the photos should be made on the territory of Russia only.

Acceptance of works will end on July 31, than expert commission, which includes authoritative photographers and bild-editors, will check the photos for compliance with the terms of the competition will select the best pictures for consideration by the Jury members. Besides, through open voting on the Internet there will be selected the winner in the «People's Choice Award» nomination.

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Water procedures. Photo by Dmitry Shchanitsyn
Water procedures. Photo by Dmitry Shchanitsyn

The President of the Russian Geographical Society Sergey Shoygu, the photographer of the wild nature Sergey Gorshkov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergey Ivanov, film director, screenwriter and producer Timur Bekmambetov, artist, graphic artist Vadim Gorbatov, wildlife photographer Daniil Korjonov, underwater photographer Sergey Shanin are being the members of the Jury of the Photo contest.

We would like to remind you that there has appeared the original guide to the exhibitions of the photo contests «The most beautiful country». Study the map of the Russian Geographical Society, visit the exhibition, take part in the photo contest «The most beautiful country» - make your world more interesting and bright!

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The winner in the «Reserve Russia» nomination Alexey Kharitonov  «The misty castles of the Blue River"
The winner in the «Reserve Russia» nomination Alexey Kharitonov «The misty castles of the Blue River"