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Photographer Şebnem Coşkun wins special jury prize at Andrei Stenin contest
Photographer Şebnem Coşkun received a special jury prize at the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, held in Russia.
Photographer Şebnem Coşkun won a special jury prize at the 12th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, held in Russia.
The contest’s award ceremony was held at the Moscow Museum in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova and numerous figures from the art world attended the ceremony.
Award-winning work focuses on the polar regions
Coşkun received the special jury prize in the “Energy of Life” special category, created this year for photographers over the age of 34, for her photo series titled “No Other Planet... Our Planet.”
The series addresses the environmental changes Coşkun observed while taking part in Türkiye’s scientific research expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The work also explores the threats faced by living organisms in the polar regions.
Working in nature and underwater photography, Coşkun photographs the impact of human activities on the environment in different parts of the world.
Grand prize goes to Lebanese photographer
The international jury awarded the contest’s grand prize to Lebanese photographer Abdulkadir el-Bay for his photo series titled “Lebanon 2024-2025: Life Amid Air Strikes.”
The work, which competed in the photo series section of the News category, documented the consequences of Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon and search-and-rescue operations.
The winning works will be exhibited at the Moscow Museum until November 10.
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