Iranian photographer picked as juror for Russia’s 35AWARDS
Iranian photographer Mehdi Mohebi Pour was selected as a juror for the 35 International Photography Awards (35AWARDS) in Russia.
He who was picked as the 2022 Environmental Photographer of the Year for his single photo “The Bitter Death of Birds”, is part of a distinguished panel of 50 judges selected from 50 different countries for this year’s competition, IRNA reported.
According to the official website of the event, the 35AWARDS is an international photography competition established in 2015 by the creators of the professional photography community 35 (35photo.pro).
The inaugural edition of the awards attracted 36,000 participants from 110 countries, while the seventh edition saw participation from over 124,000 entrants across 174 countries, with more than 470,000 photographs submitted for consideration.
The awards emphasize a rigorous three-stage voting system, where the criteria for selection become increasingly stringent at each stage. The objective of the competition is to identify the top 100 works of the year across various categories. Since 2017, the awards have recognized the top 100 photographers annually based on their three best works.