The exhibition of selected works from the “Andrei Stenin” Photography Contest was launched on Monday, May 12th, 2025 at Hozeh Honari in Tehran and will last for a week.
The photo exhibition, held in collaboration with Mehr Media Group, is a collection of selected photographs by young photographers from around the world, telling the hidden and obvious truths of the modern world with a new creative perspective.
The exhibition presents a selection of works by winners and nominees of the 2024 International Photojournalism Competition, named after Andrey Steinn, a Russian photographer who died while filming in the war. The famous event, Russia’s only competitive platform, is dedicated to discovering new talent in the field of photojournalism. It supports professional standards in this field and serves to form the global standards for documentary photography.
In the 10th edition of this famous competition, over 2,000 entries from 36 countries were submitted to the exhibition’s secretariat. The international ju-search of leading global media experts and well-known photographers selected 30 young photographers as finalists from these entries. This year’s award recipients come from 10 countries including Bangladesh, the UK, Spain, India, Italy, China, Myanmar, Russia, Syria and South Africa.
Also, in the past few years of this competition, many young Iranian photographers have achieved top rankings and have managed to register their names on the list of winners of this global competition.
The works presented at this exhibition clearly and strongly reflect the problems of humanity, environmental disasters, modern crisis, the beauty of the planet, and the resistance, hope and sympathy of diverse people around the world. The exhibition is not only an opportunity to see documentaries and creative images, but it is also a platform for reflection and dialogue about the world.
The exhibition is being held in collaboration with Mehr Media Group, offering parties of interest the opportunity to see the renowned works of young photographers from Tehran from around the world.
The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held in a speech by Mohammad Mehdi Rahmati, CEO of Mehr Media Group and Chargéd’Affaires of the Russian Federation in Tehran by Rafael Gevorkyan.
Depicting human suffering and hope
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Mohammad Mehdi Rahmati, chief executive of Mehr Media Group, said, “Today’s exhibition is not merely about opening a collection of photographs. Here we witness the opening of a window into the world of human experience.
What makes the event special is its focus on younger photographers around the world. In a world where opportunities often change hands among celebrities, the setting is in the hands of a generation just beginning their journey, but with a brave, accurate and bold perspective, they were able to narrate the pulsation of their times in the language of images. ”
Referring to the growing cooperation between the Mehr Media Group and the Russian media, Rahmati said that he had arrived in Tehran to showcase the international exhibition of photography by Andreistenin that appeared in Tehran today, but was deeply rooted in the continued and profound cooperation between Iranian and Russian media. In recent years, Mehr Media Group has established very close and constructive relationships with media such as Rossiya Segodnya, Tass News Agency and BRICS TV. These relationships are based on mutual understanding and strategic partnerships, beyond ad hoc or project-based collaboration. This relates to a reinforced context in which a common perspective on professional exchange, co-production, and global issues is formed. ”
We strive to achieve deeper, broader relationships
Rafael Geborgian, a charity in the Russian Federation in Tehran, emphasized in his speech the commonality of photographic history between Iran and Russia, saying, “We are our neighbors, our neighbors, our commands of God.
In a speech in Tehran, Charge Dyer, Rafael Geborkan Rafael Geborghan, of the Russian Federation, highlighted the commonality of photographic history between Iran and Russia, saying, “We are, are our neighbors, our neighbors. So this is God’s command.
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