PHOTOS: Andre Stenin International Photo Contest: Opening night

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Independent Media marketing manager Lutfia Vayej and Russian Consul-General Roman Ambarov chat at opening event of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Russian Consul-General Roman Ambarov speaks at the opening of the exhibition to showcase winning images from the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Sergei Samarin looks at some of the winning images from the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest at the opening of the exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Independent Media executive Chairman Dr Iqbal Survey speaks atthe opening of the Exhibitionto showcase winning images from the 2015 Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Independent Media marketing manager Lutfia Vayej and Russian Consul-General Roman Ambarov chat at opening event of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Amit Makan shows Ian Landsberg how to drink Russian Vodka at the opening of the Andre Stenin International Photo competition exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Sergei Samarin looks at some of the winning images from the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest at the opening of the exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Russian Consul-General Roman Ambarov speaks at the opening of the exhibition to showcase winning images from the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Alexander Ivashchenko looks at some of the winning images from the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest at the opening of the exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Guest attending the opening of the exhibition of winning images from the 2015-Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town were treated to Russian vodka. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. A guest looks at winning images from the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest at the opening of the exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Russian Consul-General Roman Ambarov reads through his speech before the official opening of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. Guests enjoy Russion Vodka at the opening of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Mike Omrod and photographer Paul Weinberg shares a light moment at the opening of the exhibition to showcase winning images from the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest. The exhibition held iat the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg

Cape Town. 25.10.16. Amit Makan shows Ian Landsberg how to drink Russian Vodka at the opening of the Andre Stenin International Photo competition exhibition held at the Eclectica Contemporary gallery in Cape Town. Independent Newspapers are hosting the exhibition as partners of the Rossyia Segodnya news agency. Picture Ian Landsberg