R385 000 Up For Grabs In Photo Of The Year Competition

[imagesource: @Hoacarol / Agora]

The image above is titled ‘Sedge Harvest’, taken in Yen province, Vietnam.

It shows farmers harvesting the sedge to be used to weave mats. The photographer, @Hoacarol, associates these mats with their childhood, as every family in Vietnam uses them to sleep on.

It’s one of the top 50 finalists, selected from 35 000 submissions, competing for a $25 000 (around R385 000) prize given to the #BestPhotoOf2020 by mobile app Agora.

Per Forbes, Agora hosts a series of photography competitions throughout the course of the year, but the Best Photo of 2020 is by far the largest.

We picked eight of our favourite images (including the one above).

Let’s check out the competition:

Image: ‘Color can affect people’s emotions’, Yellow breeds happiness. Blue has a calming effect, photo: @AGYEMANDUAH (GHANA) – AGORA

Image: Garbage disposal area’. Location: Karanganyar, Indonesia, photo: @CYMOT (INDONESIA) – AGORA

Image: Ao Dai’, Location: Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam: A Vietnamese girl wearing an Ao Dai, the national dress, photo: @DUYSINH (VIETNAM) – AGORA

Image: ‘Northern gannets’. Location: Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, U.K.: Two pairs of breeding gannets simultaneously rubbing beaks to strengthen the bond between couples, photo: @JOESHELLYY (UK) – AGORA

Image: ‘I saw a storm coming up the coast’. Location: Fraser Island (K’Gari), Australia, photo: @EPICWORLD_PHOTOGRAPHY (AUSTRALIA) – AGORA

Image: ‘Atlanta Protest’. Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S: One of the protest organizers in Atlanta, transmitting the passion for wanting to end the inequality faced by black people in America, photo: @E2EK (USA) – AGORA

Image: ‘The City Sparkles’. Location: Hong Kong: A glimpse of the classic concrete jungle, photo: @JSRPIXEL (HONG KONG) – AGORA

If that wasn’t enough to brighten your day, head here for more.

[source:forbes]

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