Some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes have been captured in a stunning series of images submitted by everyday people to this prestigious photo contest.
More than 25,000 photos were entered into the Agora app’s World’s Best Photos of #Landscape2019—and the 50 finalists, chosen by app users, depict some truly jaw-dropping pictures of Mother Earth.
The photos were submitted in a bid to be crowned the #Landscape2019Hero and win $1,000 in prize money.
One photographer from Vietnam pledged to donate part of any prize money to a ferryman whom he captured in his particularly mesmerizing picture:
The photographer who snapped this photo of an active volcano in Indonesia described the landscape as “incredibly hostile.”
“It was incredibly hot: the surrounding ash burned when you touched it. The air was thin and the winds were harsh, so harsh they whipped up dust devils around us. It is simply the most insane landscape I’ve ever been to.”
Equally ‘insane’ was this immense dune photographed in the Namibian desert.
After Agora viewers voted for their favorite photos last month, Australian photographer Donald Yip was officially crowned the #Landscape2019 Hero and awarded the prize money for his “Cosmic Clouds” photo of Mt. Bromo at night.
Check out the 50 beautiful landscape finalists in a cool video, at the Agora website. And join the community to submit your own photos in their ongoing contests…
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