LORDS OF THE GUNS

• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial/Photo Essay, Silver in People/Children
• Photographer
  Korniyenko Eduard
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.eduardkorniyenko.com

In modern Russia military and patriotic education has become part of the educational system. From early childhood children perform exercises appropriate for their age, study Russian history and join military and patriotic clubs. In Caucasus there always have been a cult of weapons and strong military traditions. This direction is the most actively developed in specialized Cadet schools. Besides school subjects there is a number of special disciplines including good behavior, multi-day training exercises with spending nights and parachute jumping. Cadets regularly visit training camps near Stavropol. Cadets approach their "soldier's work" in an adult way. About 40 % of cadets later associate their lives with the army, police and other law enforcement agencies.

• Biography
  Born in Stavropol, Russia, in 1974. Eduard Korniyenko became a professional photographer in 2000. In 2002 he joined the Russian Union of Journalists. At present, Korniyenko is a full-time photo-correspondent for the regional newspaper Stavropol Pravda and a freelancer for the news agency REUTERS. His work as a photojournalist has focused on developments in Northern Caucasus, which has experienced ethnic and intercultural conflict and political and economic instability.
• Awards
  2015 - IPA 2015, Photo Essay and Feature Story, Honorable Mention, USA 2016 – The Best of Russia, Russia, Winner. 2017 – SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, United Kingdom, Sport category, 2nd Prize. 2017 – FAPA (Fine Art Photography Award) in 3th edition, Photojournalism category, Nominee, London, UK. 2017 – Kolga Tbilisi Photo, documentary category, Georgia, Finalist. 2017 - PX3 PRIX LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS, Prize Bronze in Press / Sports category, France. 2017 – MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards), Sport category, Silver Prize, Moscow, Russia. 2017 - Felix Schoeller Photo Award, Landscape / Nature, Finalist, Osnabrück, Germany. 2017 – IPA 2017 (Russia), Photography of Year, Winner, LA, USA. 2017 – The Exposure Award, Winner, USA. 2017 - PhotogrVphy Grant, Photojournalism, Nominee, London, UK. 2017 - The Chealsea International Photography Competition, New York, USA. 2017 - IPA 2017, International Photographer of the Year, Finalist, LA, USA. 2017 - Siena International Photo Awards, Story Telling, Remarkable Award, Siena, Italy. 2017 - ND Photography Awards 2017, Editorial, 1st, 3rd places and Honarable mention awards, USA. 2017 - Chromatic Awards, Honorable Mention: Portrait, Sports, Street, Wildlife and Animals, USA. 2018 - Balkan Phot? Festival, 1st place Mobile photography, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2018 - IPOTY 2017 (International Photographer of the Year), Photo Essay/Story (Professional) and Sports (Professional) Honorable mention, London, UK. 2018 - International Color Awards, People category, Nominee, CA, USA. 2018 - Tokyo Foto Awards 2017, People category, Silver, Tokyo, Japan. 2018 - FAPA (Fine Art Photography Award) in 4th edition, Photojournalism and Street Photography categories, Nominee, London, UK. 2018 - Siena International Photo Awards, Story Telling, Finalist, Siena, Italy. 2018 - ASPA (Alghero Street Photography Awards), Documentary, Semi-finalist, Alghero, Italy. 2018 - Royal Photography Society, International Photography Exhibition 161