The best Of Russia

The Best of Russia, selected 2011 photography competition winners

This gallery contains a small selection of the winning photos in the "Best of Russia 2011" competition, which was open to amateur and professional photographers across the country. The only condition for entry was that photos must have been taken in Russia during 2011. The judges chose 365 winners, sysmbolically representing one year in the life of Russia.
Girls, by Shane Herman, Moscow.

Charging, by Ilya Epishkin, Moscow. Athletic Forum on Red Square.

Fearless, by Marat Dupree, Moscow region. "The photo was taken from the highest point of an abandoned 215-metre tower in the town of Elektrostal. My friend walked to the edge of a thin beam, which caused me a shock."

In the Subway, by Alexei Bolshakov, Moscow.

The Only Guy in the Village, by Oleg Kudachkin, Voronezh region.

Everything you wanted to know about first aid, but were afraid to ask, by Valery Sharifulin, Moscow.

Belogorskiy Monastery, by Pyotr Zakharov, Kungur.

With love to St. Petersburg, by Ivan Smelov, St. Petersburg.

Tirelessly to Admire, by Игорь Нелинов, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.

Self-portrait at the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, by Peter Lovygin, Moscow region.

Festival of the Herders, by Sergey Anisimov, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.

Thirst, by Vladimir Semenov, Tyumen region.

A Whole Life in One Glance, by Anna Topoeva, Krasnoyarsk.

Russian Flax, by Marina Korobkova, Sochi.�

The Power Vertical, by Ilya Varlamov, Moscow.

Brown bear against False Bay, the Pacific Ocean, by Maxim Balakhovskiy, Kamchatka.

Court, by Andrew Stenin, Moscow. One of the defendants (right) at the time of sentencing in the meeting hall of the Moscow City Court.

Sketches of Village Life, by Vladimir Abih, Donetsk.

Lelka, by Olesya Kuchukbaeva, Perm.

Peter Pure, by Stanislav Sitnikov, St Petersburg.�