Terek cossack Nikolay Kaltigyn from the village Tambukanskaya is holding in his arms his daughter Varvara during cossack competition in the village Arkhonskaya, in the Republic of North Ossetia, Russia, March 18, 2017.
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.Several international online news outlets have published Korniyenko's photographs.His work as a photojournalist has focused on developments in Northern Caucasus,which has experienced ethnic and intercultural conflict and political and economic instability.
