BEST OF RUSSIA. Exhibition of finalists for "Best Photos of Russia - 2008"
 

At Winzavod 1 March closes exhibition finalists' best photos of Russia-2008 ". More information can be read here: http://www.winzavod.ru/bestofrussia/ below - about the work that caught my attention. In the mood suspended all photos can be divided into "a hint" (humor, good views) and "reproachfully" (social responsibility, the challenges of the time). Those who do not fit into these themes, with the idea of simple beauty - units. Let's start with posters.

1. Best of Russia. With a hint
 

Yuri Abramochkin.jpg Abramochkin. 72 years. In the winter quarters.
Constantine Putin.jpg Zavarzhin. 36. Putin and Medvedev at the congress party United Russia.
Devchonka.jpg Vladimir Kovalenko. 35. "Do not cry, girl ..."
Troitsa Vladimir Krylov. 70. Celebrations on the trinity.
Heroes Vladimir Smirnov. 41. The heroes of the day.
Raki Artem Noskov. 27. Live crabs
Spec Vladimir Kazionov. 38. Training of female special forces.
Help Alexander orderlies. 35. Help will not come.

2. Best of Russia. Reproachfully.
 

Lager.jpg Oxana Gutu. 27. Nostalgic. The abandoned summer camp. At Rodchenko not like?
Tserkov Alexey Yurchenko. 24. The ghosts of an abandoned church.
Glamour John Molodtsova. 23. Glamor in the reserved seat.
Natalia Trassa Oleinikova. 42. The girl on the road
Sobaki Dmitry Korotaev. 35. Dogfights near Kolomna
Michael Marsh Ognev. 26. March of Dissent
Fall Andrew Moizhes. 40. Fall.

3. Best of Russia-2008. Beauty
 

Anatoly Tanets Frumgarts. 23. Dance
Vysov Svetlana Popova. 32. Calling heaven.
Spirina Svetlana Spirin. 22. Snow Creek. Star City. Beautiful place. In childhood there is often the bait crabs caught.
Kurils. Vladimir Golubtsov. 63. Kuriles. Island Yankicha, Bay Crater. It is recommended to hang in the offices of those who want "fervor to give" some tiny territory on the edge of the world. Quickly leads to the feeling.
Balet Cyril Minakov. 22. Levitation. Freezing time.

4. Best of Russia. Best IMHO
 

Maya Kirill Ovchinnikov. 42. Plisetskaya
Garmash, Mikhail Korolev. 53. Actor Sergei Garmash. Texture is impressive, even if you do not know the strength Garmash as an actor. In the image felt the class.
Kulik Serge Golovach. 38. Artist Oleg Kulik.
Wings Alexander Gurov. 35. Old wings.
Nicholas Pulya Zavialov. 24. Life.

Excellent photos! How do people find these angles?! Always envied.

How interesting! Thank you))
Oxana Gutu. "Nostalgic. Abandoned Pioneer Camp" - really rodchenskovsikie motives, and one of the three angles.
Like:
Dogfights about Kolomna - very vivid, scary, but fascinating.
Calling Heaven - here is clearly with any filter available - is the sky.
Vladimir, as the photographs indicate the type of print?
Old wings - here photo wins more and because of the name.
It sometimes happens that when the selected photos to the exhibition, or simply need to select the best shots, they say the phrase: "You have to name!" then fotogafiya filled with new meaning, becoming completeness /finality, if I may say so.
And like the last photo "Life" Nicholas Zavjalova.

What do you think-Staged?

I think so. You can certainly come up with several versions of the history of the image (the history of this picture and the fact that in the frame), but I think that after all staged.

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