The Best of Russia photography contest attracts thousands of entries from amateur and professional photographers across the country. These are some of the winning entries in the “Best of Russia 2016” photography competition. This year there were almost 300 winning pictures in the categories: Architecture, Nature, Everyday Life, Style, and Let’s Be Happy.
(These are only a few I’ve selected from 100 photographs and trust me the choice wasn’t easy)
Artful Design of a Red Forest – Rostov Oblast by Sergey Tsvetkov
Baikal Zen – Lake Baikal, Irkutsk Oblast by Olga Zima
Coloured Black-White – Saint Petersburg by Alexander Kan
Doors – Nikola-Lenivets, Kaluga Oblast by Marina Sviridova
Elizabeth – Sochi by Galina Zhizhikina
Fresh Morning in the Mountains – Republic of Dagestan by Magomed Shapiyev
Garages – Murmansk by Alexander Pantyushin
Geometry of a Station – Kiyevskaya Railway Station, Moscow by Elena Krizhevskaya
Harvesting Oats – Primorsky Krai by Yury Smityuk
In Berendeevo Kingdom – Krasnodar Krai by Alexander Fedosov
Kizhi – Republic of Karelia by Alexander Lvov
Lake Medvezhy Yazyk – Leningrad Oblast by Pavel Bogachyov
Lost Island – Reyneke Island, Khabarovsk Krai by Dmitry Kovalyov
Polar Night – Teriberka, Murmansk Oblast by Vitaly Novikov
River of Life – Primorsky Krai by Alexander Hitrov
Rooks – Voronezh Oblast by Stanislav Gladysh
Stairways to the Future – Moscow by Boris Bochkaryov
Street Lamps and a Bridge – Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Oblast by Elena Arsentyeva
Symmetry – Moscow Metro by Javid Mammedov
The Best Friend – Voronezh by Olga Tabatskaya
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Gorgeous photos. What I don’t understand is why people build towns on mountain ridges? It looks so dang cold.
My favorite is the street lamps and bridge. They are all amazing.
Baikal Zen…How in the world?
The photos are awesome! I love the “Symmetry” one. I keep going back and forth on the photo … and it feels like I am in a time tunnel.. LOL.
The island one is really cool, and I liked the clipper ship with red sails.