Results 2021
“OrthPhoto Awards” International Competition Winners Announced
The OrthPhoto Awards International Competition concluded with a ceremony held at the Center of Orthodox Culture in Bialystok, Poland, on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The ceremony was also livestreamed on different platforms. The competition was at its first edition and aimed at promoting and selecting the Orthodox world’s most impressive photographers.
More than 650 photographers from almost 30 countries took part in the competition, where over 4,500 photos presenting Orthodoxy in 35 countries were submitted to seven categories.
The international jury was made of 21 people who met online, having the difficult task of analysing and selecting the best works.
A selection of photos was displayed at St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Bialystok and will be available for public visiting for the future month.
The Publishing House of the Polish Orthodox Church will release a photo album in late 2021 including pictures from the OrthPhoto Awards competition.
The organising committee and the jury members extend thanks and congratulations to all participants.
LIST OF WINNERS:
Grand Prize
Vladimir Orlov, Russia
Category Places
1st place: Gheorghita Epureanu, Romania
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2nd place: Tomasz Mościcki, Poland
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3rd place: Florin Cristescu, Romania
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Honorary mention: Sergei Borisenko , Russia
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Honorary mention: Sergey Ryzhkov, Ukraina
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Honorary mention: Andrei Oleshko, Russia
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Honorary mention: Tatjana Lelic, Serbia
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Honorary mention: Boris Bort, Russia
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Honorary mention: Mikhail Kapychka, Belarus
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1st place: Tadeusz Żaczek, Poland
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2nd place: Boris Musić, Montenegro
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3rd place: Vladimir Vasiliev, Russia
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Honorary mention: Barsukova-Surikova Evgenia, Russia
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Honorary mention: Octavian Chende, Romania
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Honorary mention: Konstantina Kanellopoulou, Greece
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Honorary mention: Denislav Stoychev, Bulgaria
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Honorary mention: Alina Ilina, Russia
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Category People
1st place: Andrey Smolnikov, Russia
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2nd place: Tomasz Mościcki, Poland
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3rd place: Sergei Alekseev, Russia
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Honorary mention: Maksym Sidorenko, Ukraine
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Honorary mention: Waldemar Jundo, Poland
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Honorary mention: Daniil Naberezhny, Russia
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Category Details
1st place: Paweł Tadejko, Poland
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2nd place: Viacheslav Vorobiev , Ukraina
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3rd place: Marina Stancevic, Serbia
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Honorary mention: Madalina Cimpoeru, Romania
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Category Covid-19
1st place: Margerita Ivleva , Russia
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2nd place: Aleksandr Kolesnik, Russia
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3rd place: Tatiana Rutkovskaya, Russia
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Honorary mention: Margarita Tolmacheva, Russia
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Honorary mention: Pavlos Antonatos, Greece
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Honorary mention: Igor Matveev , Belarus
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Category From archive
1st place: Hadzi Miodrag Miladinovic, Serbia
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1st place: Hadzi Miodrag Miladinovic, Serbia
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2nd place: Gheorghita Epureanu, Romania
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3rd place: Aleksa Stojković, Serbia
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Honorary mention: George Baladakis , Greece
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Category Stories
1st place: Gali Tibbon, Israel
2nd place: Svetlana Tarasova, Russia
3rd place: Andrei Shapran, Russia
Honorary mention: Margerita Ivleva, Russia
Special Prizes
Best Young Photographer
Philipp Kharhenko, Russia
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OrthPhoto Users Award
Levan Gabechava, Georgia
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How to participate
Entering the competition is free of charge. Entries must be received between 2nd of May and 8th of July 2021.