Bird's-eye view of the world
Fifty dazzling aerial photographs snapped by people around the world are part of a creative new photography contest and it is giving us spectacular shots of landscapes across the world.
A team of visionaries in Barcelona developed an app - AGORA images - that allows anyone, anywhere to upload their best shots.
AGORA says it’s on a mission to democratise photography, so that everyone can participate - all they need is a smartphone. In its first few months AGORA says it’s already got over two million users across 193 countries.
Autumn game, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photo: David Carbonell/AGORA images
Every week, the AGORA users participate in contests around one of the 52 annual hashtags representing universal themes such as #aerial, #travel, #love or #beauty. They can enter their own photos, and vote for the best photos in each category. Up for grabs - cash prizes ($1400 for best in category) or photo gear.
Sea fishing in Vietnam. Photo credit: Phan Nguyen/AGORA images
On top of that a guest judge helps voters choose the best image overall, which will win $37,000. That winner will be announced in November.
If you want to enter or check out the other categories, you can do so here.
Floating gardens, Granollers, Spain. Photo: Carles Alonson/AGORA images
Portal to the underworld, USA. Photo: Henry Do/AGORA images
Novices, Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Thant Zin/AGORA images
Indonesia’s largest waterfall, East Java. Photo: Hugo Healy/AGORA images
