On Tuesday, October 6, an exhibition of works by the III Most Beautiful Country photo contest participants was opened in the Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC) in Ljubljana. Visitors to the exhibition could feel the power of Kamchatka volcanoes and the penetrating cold of the Yamal tundra, see the mysterious village of Dargvas and the architectural ensemble of Kizhi Island, get closer to polar bears and wolverines, and it’s all thanks to unique photos of Russian photographers.
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In total, 47 photos from different categories were presented at the exhibition: "Landscape", "Peoples of Russia", "Wild Animals", "Underwater World", "Macroworld", "Caves", and "Cultural Heritage of Russia". Not only did guests of the grand opening admire the photos, but they also visited a chamber concert of St. Petersburg Music House project. Winners of numerous international competitions for young musicians Leonid Baranov (violin) and Alexander Bolotin (piano) performed works of classic-composers: Mozart, Bach, Mussorgsky, Kreisler.
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The photo contest “The Most Beautiful Country” is a media project of the Russian Geographical Society, in which tens of thousands of photographers annually participate. The competition is dedicated to the preservation of Russian wildlife and the promotion of respect for the environment. It was first held in 2015. During the four years of existence of the competition, about 400 thousand pictures were uploaded to the site of the photo.rgo.ru project. The rules of creative competition are not limited by age and place of residence of participants. The main condition is that photos should be taken only in Russia. Exhibitions of works by photo contest participants are regularly held in this country and abroad.
Now submissions for the V Most Beautiful Country photo contest are open.
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The exhibition will run through July 9, 2019.
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