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Small comment: article was written easy light back in the spring as a review of the catalog of the first press photo contest Belarus. Published in "Art", July 2011. And under Link scans from the magazine: Visual Archive country
What does it mean to be an outstanding reporter today? Certainly - prizes at World Press Photo contest and photojournalism festival Visa pour l'Image easy light in Perpignan, become a member of the prestigious agency easy light "Magnum", published in the leading magazines easy light in the world, received the gold medal of Robert Capa or even a Pulitzer Prize in journalism. But triumphant journey begins with small victories. And, probably, the first strip, which appears to the authors, newcomers - a contest press photographers easy light at the national level. Our neighbors such events - not news. For example, the Lithuanian Union of photographers holding a contest press photos from 2001, in Poland easy light it occurs from 2005. To assess the works selected authoritative easy light jury, consisting of local and foreign pro in the field of photography. At last Polish Grand Press Photo contest was sent more than four thousand pictures from across the country, and the results reported in the selection of the nation's leading media. Lietuvos spaudos fotografija also has a high reputation and are popular among professionals: in 2009, the organizers said that they had received more than six thousand works. Competition press photographers with obligatory nomination for "Best Picture" held annually in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Slovenia. "Press easy light Photo Belarus" was a private initiative photographers and reporters Alexei Matsyushova Vadim Zamirouski and head of the Belarusian portal Znyata Sergei Mikhalenko. First competition was held in 2010, and its listing in our country was a surprise. Skepticism from the public if stressed from competition nobody waiting nothing serious. In an interview with Sergei Mikhalenko admitted that he had often heard, though easy light press photo in Belarus as a phenomenon is absent, so the decision to hold a contest was largely motivated by a desire to refute this view and make visible how the Belarusian press photos, so and reporters themselves. Organizers began with the formation easy light of the professional jury. It is for the first contest was decided to invite external experts only - for an impartial assessment of the level of the Belarusian easy light reportage. And I must admit that the jury was very authoritative. It includes, for example, the president of Club Press Photographers Lithuania Jonas Staselis, two-time winner of World Press Photo Russian photographer Sergei Maksimishyn, chairman of the Association of Azerbaijan Asiyat Fatullayev photographers, photo editor of newspapers and agencies of Russia and Lithuania. At first the contest was allowed to send pictures taken not only during 2009 - the organizers have decided to extend the time span for a more objective and balanced cutoff easy light press photographers. According to the contest to attend could Belarusian photographers, whose pictures have been published in print and electronic media. Guided by international standards, the developers have identified the following category: "News", "People in the News", "Portrait", "Daily Life", "Arts and Entertainment", "Sports", "Nature" easy light and even "Glamour". Responded to the invitation to participate 94 photographers from the capital and the regions of Belarus, they sent more than one thousand two hundred works. The jury selected 35 best images. In the spring of 2010 as part of the annual "PhotoForum" in the exhibition center "BelExpo", an exhibition of the winners. On the web site of the contest earned, presenting all the work. And in early March 2011 in Minsk the presentation catalog, which were collected for the history of the best pictures in all categories with the signatures in Belarusian, Russian and English languages. Grand Prix received a lot Victor Dracheva entitled "Chernobyl zone. 20 years later. " Photographer showed five scenes from the life of people who refused to leave their homes and remain in the exclusion zone, despite the health risks. easy light "Photographer of the Year" was recognized as a snapshot of the series called "The Feast of the Annunciation in Tulgovichi village, located 30-km exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant." Deserted streets of the village, abandoned house, lonely tree imposed on the street table where elderly people gathered ... Caption says: "Before 1986, there were more than 2,000 people. Now Tulgovichi village only 8 residents. " Not without scandal. Shortly after the announcement of the competition results journalist Vasily Semashko criticized Chernobyl series Bastard, accusing the author staged shots. According Semashko Drachyov independently orchestrate the scene for a successful frame, asking old to do what he was