The free AGORA app helps photographers around the world connect and collaborate. More than 3.5 million users take part in the competition every week and share their love for creating incredible photos.
“Songs of Freedom” – an amazing photo of boys enjoying music, received the main prize of the competition and the title “Best Photo of the Year”.
‘Songs Of Freedom’, Best Photo of the Year winner. Photo: Michael Aboya @eighthman (Ghana) – Agora Awards
The author of the photo is Michael Aboyan, a 24-year-old self-taught Ghanaian photographer. He received $25,000 at the official Agora Awards 2019 ceremony in Barcelona.
Over the nine months of the competition, more than 130 thousand applications were received from photographers from all over the world. And the winning photo was chosen among 50 finalists.
A special feature of #AGORAawards2019 is that amateurs and professionals compete for the main prize. But the best photo is the one that received the most votes, without any categories.
According to the rules of the application, all users can vote for their favorite photo.
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”Preparing for 1000 Takjil Iftar Ramadan Kareem:” Three volunteers serve 1,000 plates of chicken… [+] Photo: Dharma Kurniawan, @dharmaku, Indonesia – Agora
“Farming:” Shot of the rice fields in northern Vietnam, where workers plant the rice seedlings for … [+] Photo: Diep Van @diepvan, Vietnam – /Agora
“Six feet under:” On a foggy morning in Ukraine, the photographer spotted a man digging a grave with … [+] David Carbonell @davidedziegler, Spain – Agora
“Reitdiephaven:” Long exposure sunset shot in the Dutch city of Groningen. Photo: Anskar Lenzen @anskar, Germany – Agora
“Snow Horseman:” A winter shot from Mongolia. Photo: Zay Yar Lin @zayyarlin, Myanmar – Agora
“Throwing Nets:” Fisherman in action at Situ Patenggang Lake in Indonesia. Photo: Glenn Valentino @g13nnn, Indonesia – Agora
“Rainy day:” Red-Eyed Tree Frog in West Java Photo: Hendy MP @hendymp, Indonesia – Agora
“Veins of earth:” The Amazon-like shot was taken in East Sussex, England, where the Cuckmere River … [+] Photo: Hugo Healy @hugohealy, UK – Agora
“Eid prayer:” The Eid prayer is celebrated on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, after … [+] Photo: Azim Ronnie @azimronnie, Bangladesh – Agora
“The lights of life:” Early morning shot of the Cirahong Bridge, on the border of Tasikmalaya … [+] Photo: Dikye Ariani @dikyedarling, Indonesia – Agora
“Alone in the desert:” The shot was taken from a high dune in Morocco, where Nomads are moving… [+] Photo: Carles Alonso @carlesalonsophotography, Spain – AGora
“La mujer que espera:” Pictured in a salami shop in Rome, Piazza de la Rotonda. Photo: Paula Aranoa @paulaaranoa, Argentina – Agora
“Diamond Ring Total Solar Eclipse:” Snapshot of the 2017 total solar eclipse as seen from Nebraska. Photo: Edward Panjaitan @edoindo, USA – Agora
BY THE WAY!
A photo shoot in Dubai is the best memorable souvenir filled with happy emotions.
It is not for nothing that Dubai is considered a city of modern oriental wonders. The charm of the Burj Al Arab, the luxury of the beaches of Jumeirah, the wealth of the Dubai Mall, the daring beauty of the Dancing Fountain, the grandeur of the Burj Khalifa – all this lights up the sparkle in the eyes and causes a delightful blush of excitement on the girl’s cheeks.
The charming images created by the atmosphere of an exotic metropolis seem to be asking themselves to be the focus of a photographic lens. However, not every photographer in Dubai is able to capture them.