Striking works from Russia & Turkey share Grand Prix at prestigious Andrei Stenin photo contest for young journalists
During an online ceremony at the headquarters of Rossiya Segodnya news agency, which is the organizer of the contest, it was revealed that the international jury couldn’t decide on a single winner this time around. The main prize ended up being split between Russian photographer Mary Gelman and her colleague from Turkey, Sebnem Coskun.
Gelman triumphed with her ‘М+Т’ series, which depicted a touching love story between an elderly couple with Down syndrome living in a special social village where people with disabilities can all live freely together. The St. Petersburg native said she sent her photos to the Stenin Contest “to draw the attention of the public to the social theme in my research and share my vision.”