Not more than five. For instance, you have 5 separate photos, you can submit them to different nominations of your choice. If you have a series of 5 photos, you should submit them to one nomination only.

Only before the moderation and publication of your photo on web-site.

If your photo is selected for the finale, we’ll ask you to send us full size file, suitable for printing. Initially to submit the photo to the Contest you should make a compressed copy (keep the original file) in JPG format with minimal compression, preferably not more than 5 mb, colour scheme sRGB.

Any number of nominations not exceeding 5.

No, it’s not allowed.

Answer: For this nomination only series of 3 to 5 photos are accepted.

Yes, if you have a series of photos, you can upload it to any nomination.

On the web-site, in the Contest section.

Application submission will start on 25 March 2024 and finish on 24 May at 22.59 Moscow time.
The Panel of Judges will function from 27 May - 12 June 2024
The list of finalists will be published on the Contest web-site before 14 June 2024.

Renowned specialists in the field of photography: acclaimed photographers, photo editors, art experts, historians and professors of photography from Russia, CIS and friendly countries. You can find the list of panelists in the ‘Experts’ section.

Diploma, memorable ( or monetary) prize and exhibition catalogue containing all the photos of the finalists.

Yes, if your smartphone allows to get high resolution image suitable for printing a poster not smaller than 300x400 mm.

You can get this information from the publication of the list of finalists on the Contest web-site.

You can register online as a Festival participant on the Contest and Festival web-site, reserve a hotel, pay for the accommodation, arrive in Yelets on your own, confirm your registration in the Festival Staff Office and receive a pass to all Festival events, then actively take part in those events.

You can stay at any hotel, hostel or private lodgings. We hope to negotiate special discounts on accommodation, the information will be provided additionally.

There are no special fees for participation in the Festival events. All the Festival events are accessible only upon presentation of participant badge.

In the Festival Staff Office in Yelets, the exact address will be published as soon as the Festival registration starts.