25 November 2020

13 of the most magnificent images up for the #BestPhotoOf2020 Award

25 November 2020

A great photo can transport, inspire and enthuse you, and the latest crop vying to be crowned ‘best photo of 2020’ are no exception.

For Agora’s #BestPhotoOf2020 Award, more than 35,000 submissions were received from over 135 countries. And understandably so, considering those whittled down to the final 50 are now up for a whopping grand prize of $25,000 – you can vote for your favourite on the Agora app. The winners will be announced on December 28.

Here’s our pick of the bunch…

1. ‘Historia de Venezuela’ by @donaldobarros – Venezuela

‘Historia de Venezuela’ by @donaldobarros (Venezuela)

2. ‘Freediving mist’ by @victordevalles – Spain

‘Freediving mist’ by @victordevalles (Spain)

3. ‘My son seeing the world differently’ by @kytawillets – USA

‘My son seeing the world differently’ by @kytawillets (USA)

4. ‘Praying Covid-19 virus go away from the world’ by @swetun – Myanmar

5. ‘The Door of Faith’ by @nobel.du – Bangladesh

‘The Door of Faith’ by @nobel.du (Bangladesh)

6. ‘Atlanta Protest’ by @e2ek – USA

‘Atlanta Protest’ by @e2ek, USA

7. ‘The wreck of an illegal fishing vessel’ by @jordisark – Spain

‘The wreck of an illegal fishing vessel’ by @jordisark (Spain)

8. ‘Winter in the city of Nur-Sultan’ by @andrei_pugach – Russia

‘Winter in the city of Nur-Sultan’ by @andrei_pugach (Russia)

9. ‘Smile of Mom’ by @manhcuongvuong – Vietnam

‘Smile of Mom’ by @manhcuongvuong (Vietnam)

10. ‘When the muddy river meets the ocean’ by @joao.galamba – Portugal

‘When the muddy river meets the ocean’ by @joao.galamba (Portugal)

11. ‘Where life begins and love never ends’ by @giovani.dressler – Brazil

‘Where life begins and love never ends’ by @giovani.dressler (Brazil)

12. ‘The bright city lights shone down on him like a spotlight’ by @theliamman – UK

‘The bright city lights shone down on him like a spotlight’ by @theliamman (UK)

13. ‘A polar bear swimming in the high arctic’ by @jdubcaptures – Canada

‘A polar bear swimming in the high arctic’ by @jdubcaptures (Canada)

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