Expert Commission on the XII Photo Contest «The Most Beautiful Country», 2026

Photographer, honorary member of the Union of Photographers of Russia, member of the Union of Journalists of Russia and the International Association of Art of UNESCO. More than 60 solo exhibitions around the world.

Businessman and philanthropist, traveler and photographer. Member of the Board of the Union of Wildlife Photographers. Member of the Russian Geographical Society. Winner of photo contests and participant in exhibitions "The Golden Turtle", "The Most Beautiful Country" by the Russian Geographical Society, "Primal Russia". Founder of the Environmental Foundation "Nature and People".Member of the Board of Trustees of the Saylyugemsky National Park (Gorny Altai) and the Commander Islands (Kamchatka).

Travel photographer. He shoots the most beautiful places in Russia and the world. He makes documentaries. He repeatedly went to sea on the “Kruzenshtern” sailing ship, took part in the expedition "Conquerors of the Cold". He is the author of two books about photography and creativity: Inspiration book, Inspiration book 2.0. Sony Russia Ambassador. Visited almost all the Kuril Islands.

Nature photographer, a member of the Union of Wildlife Photographers, the international creative association "Macro Club". Multiple finalist and winner of nature photography contests: "The Most Beautiful Country", "Golden Turtle", "Wildlife of Russia", "The Best Photos of Russia", and others. Organizer and participant of macrophotography exhibitions within the framework of Science Festivals in Moscow, the festival “Pristine Russia”.

Russian documentary photographer, member of the Union of Photographers of Russia, member of the Russian Geographical Society, teaches the Photojournalism course at Novosibirsk State University. Winner of the Andrey Stenin International Photojournalism Contest, "Young Photographers of Russia", Best of Russia, POYi, HIPA. Laureate of the scholarship of the Government of the Russian Federation for Young Cultural and Artistic Figures.

Works in various genres: portrait, reportage, architecture, subject photography. Teacher, founder of an online photography school, which has already been graduated by dozens of successful students around the world. Sony Alpha professional.

Editor-in-chief of the magazine Prophotos.ru for more than ten years. Expert in photographic technology. An enthusiastic photographer and traveler, a member of the jury of many photo contests, the author of photography courses.

Photo editor of the on-board magazine “Aeroflot Premium”. Previously, the senior photo editor for the luxury travel magazine “Unique travel”.

Editor-in-chief of the magazine "Hidden Siberia". Member of the Union of Journalists of Russia. Laureate of the Award of the Union of Journalists of Russia "Golden Pen".

Photojournalist and photo editor. Lecturer at the Department of Photojournalism and Media Technologies, Faculty of Journalism at Lomonosov Moscow State University, School of Television. One of the founders of the Kommersant newspaper photo service.

Photo editor of print and online publications, currently works at the magazine "Profile". Previously, senior photo editor at the photo service of the publishing house “Kommersant”.

Editor-in-chief of the magazine “Discovery”.

Member of the Board of the Union of Journalists of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast. Chairman of the Guild of Photojournalists of the Union of Journalists of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.

CEO and lead photographer of the world-renowned AirPano project, specializing in high-resolution 3D panoramas shot from the air. He shoots in the genre of artistic landscape, aerial photography, panoramic and 360 photography, as well as virtual reality documentaries. Photo correspondent of the National Photo Archive "GeoPhoto", member of the Union of Wildlife Photographers, member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia. Winner and laureate of Russian and international photo contests.

Journalist, curator of large-scale photo projects such as the all-Russian project "YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS OF RUSSIA", "Photo Union: Unity", "The Best Photos of Russia", etc., professional photo editor, teacher and photography expert, chairman of the Moscow branch of the Union of Photographers of Russia, member of the jury of Russian and international competitions, founder and director of the School of Visual Arts, editor-compiler of eight photo albums.

Animal photographer. Member of the German Society for Nature Photography. Member of the International Union of Journalists and the Union of Journalists of Moscow. Member of the Russian Geographical Society. Founder and head of a special project for nature photographers and cinematographers "WILDANIMALSSAFARI.COM". Finalist of the international competition "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" 2015 (Great Britain) in the category "Amphibians and Reptiles".

A documentary photographer. Photojournalist of the Izvestia News Center. Lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Moscow Institute of Culture. Winner of the special prize of the Golden Pen of Russia Award (2022). Winner of Russian and international competitions in photojournalism.

Professional photographer. Specializes in portrait and reportage photography. Founder of the project "These are live photos". Annually holds a charity event "Photomarathon". Teaches photography, author of the online course on mobile photography "These are live photos on the phone."

Wildlife photographer. He has been shooting in nature reserves and national parks for more than 10 years. Member of the Union of Wildlife Photographers. Finalist of the photo contests "The most beautiful country", "Golden Turtle", "Wild underwater world", "Elements of Science", "Pristine Russia". Winner of the national award in the field of natural photography and environmental education "Dawn".