Russia’s biggest platform for discovering emerging photojournalism talent, the annual Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest attracts entrants from over 70 countries, with the winning entries then exhibited in major cities around the globe, including Joburg. The contest awards photographers in five categories; Top News (major global news reporting), Sports, Portrait, My Planet and Inspiration, a category which awards photographers for "using the camera to capture the positive creative energy that accompanies the creative process."