An exhibition of the public photo contest dedicated to fauna and nature of the Leningrad region was inaugurated at the Russian Geographical Society HQ in St. Petersburg last week. Award ceremony of winners of the contest also took place. The event was held in the context of Nature Photography Days 2018.
The photo contest was announced by Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko to mark the Year of Ecology and the Year of Specially Protected Natural Territories that were celebrated in Russia in 2017. Anyone could have entered the contest – professional photographers and amateurs, young ones and experienced. The contest was aimed at drawing attention of people, especially young people, to the problem of preserving natural diversity of the Leningrad Region.
More than 2000 photos were submitted to the contest. The youngest participant was 4 years old. Dwellers of the Podporozhsk, Vsevolozhsk and Kingiseppsk districts of the Leningrad region showed the highest level of activity.
50 works of nominees and winners of the contest are exhibited in the Small Hall of the Headquarters of the Russian Geographical Society in St. Petersburg.
The exhibition runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday to Friday from March 15 to April 10, 2018.
Address: St. Petersburg, Grivtsov Pereulok, 10 A
Entrance is free.