Sailing Photo Awards 2015 have been launched

On April 2, a press-conference devoted to the beginning of a new stage of the Sailing Photo Awards project, the first award in Russia in the field of sailing photography, took place at the Modniy Sezon shopping center of the multi-purpose complex “Moskva”. The exhibition of the works of the last year award winners was opened at this event, and uploading of new photos to the sailingphotoawards.com was launched. The organizers of the award are the Russian Yachting Federation and ViMarketing! Strategic Marketing Agency.

Among the participants of the press-conference were: Nina Viktorovna Kuznetsova, Managing Director of “The World of Chocolate” and Manager of “The Museum of Chocolate” project; Kate Malysheva, Head of ViMarketing! Strategic Marketing Agency; Ivan Prosvetov, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine; Vladimir Neskoromniy, Editor-in-Chief of Foto&Video magazine; Irina Tepfer, Brand Manager of GEO magazine. The speakers told about the Sailing Photo Awards project and their emotions generated by sailing photography. They also shared their plans for the development of the award and provided the information on upcoming exhibitions.

The jury of Sailing Photo Awards 2015 is represented by: Anatoly Karachinsky, President of IBS Group; Alexander Lyubimov, producer and TV journalist; Regina von Flemming, CEO of Axel Springer Russia Publishing House; Elmar Murtazaev, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine; Vladimir Esipov, Editor-in-chief of GEO and GEO Traveller magazines; Vladimir Neskoromniy, Editor-in-Chief of Foto&Video magazine; Vladimir Silkin, President of the Russian Yachting Federation; and Kate Malysheva, Head of ViMarketing! Strategic Marketing Agency.

Sailing Photo Awards is a unique and the only one award in Russia, devoted to sailing photography. Through the bright, emotional, exciting and inspiring photos, the award organizers and participants (amateurs and recognized world photographers) try to tell about the amazing world of sailing which is full of drive, extreme and fascinating impressions.