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Free-to-use photography app Agora invited its userbase to participate in the #Spring2020 photo competition with their best shots of the season that breathes new life into the world.
Agora’s latest contest challenged photographers from all over the world to show what spring looks like in their corner of the planet. In total, 14,596 photographers participated in the #Spring2020 contest.
Water Lily season
A group of friends were all wearing an 'Ao Dai', Vietnam's national garment, holding blooming flowers, walk across the authentic bamboo bridge -- which symbolises the connection between the past and the present. Photograph: /@quytran/Agora Images
Watering Flowers
This charming spring image called 'Watering the Flowers' was taken by photographer Bùi Gia Phú in his native Vietnam. Photograph: @giaphu86/Agora Images
The First Kiss of Spring
The black-naped monarch is a small bird that lives throughout tropical Southeast Asia. During spring, the female lays three eggs in a small cup-shaped nest up in a tree. In the photo, you can see the male bird feeding its new-born chick. Photograph: @rafid007/Agora Images
Beautiful Red Fox Smelling the Lavender Perfume
While photographing blue magpies, this beautiful red fox appeared from the bushes. The fox is one of my favourite animals and I never imagined seeing it in these circumstances, surrounded by lavender flowers. It was an exciting day! Photograph: @mary_bassani/Agora Images
Flower Bloom
An incredible scene at Lake Sorapis in Italy. Photograph: @jp.photoart/Agora Images
Valley of Flowers
With a total area of up to 7000 m2, the West Lake flower valley is like a garden of Eden in the heart of Hanoi. Previously this area was largely a deserted lotus lagoon; but since it's been restored with thousands of flowers, this land has turned so vibrant. Photograph: @nguyentungviet/Agora Images
I Took My Mom on a Sunrise Mission
We visited the Tulip Fields close to our home. My partner and I decided to take my mother with us and we were very happy to let her see what we’re doing as photographers. We woke up at 5 am and drove to Noordwijkerhout to see the sunrise. My mother was pleased to model for us and the happiness she radiated is something I will never forget. Photograph: @michelle.wandering/Agora Images
St Francis of Assisi
It was incredibly windy on this day and it wasn't easy to get the framing right, as the blossoms went in and out of focus constantly. I wanted to combine the softness of the blossoms with the imposing structure behind them, creating a strong yet beautiful contrast between nature and architecture. Photograph: @francesco_treu/Agora Images
The Bees Venture Out
Bees move erratically all the time, taking such a neat picture wasn't easy. Photograph: @philrobson/Agora Images
Red Rose
This is a story of a beautiful brown girl who was not confident about her beauty. She wasn’t born with a silver spoon in her mouth, so she faced life as a reality to provide for her loved ones, until someone told her “flip the beauty upside down, and you'll see if it’s real”. Photograph: @smazzi/Agora Images
Red Umbrella
While flying my drone above the tea plantations, I noticed a red dot running in the middle of the vibrant green alleys. Rather intrigued by that beautiful contrast, I decided to lower my drone to follow the red dot who happened to be a Hmong girl protecting herself from the sun with an umbrella. Photograph: @phamngocthach/Agora Images
Young, Sunny, Tender, It's All About the Spring
2020 turned out to be a very unusual year for the whole world, to put it mildly. We have spent most of the spring at home, in isolation. This magical moment, when nature awakens and where everything blooms, we need to observe it from our windows. Spring is the beginning, just like a new-born: it's young, unbelievable, pure, and soft. That's why my 6-year-old daughter and I decided to saddle this picture using artificial flowers and sunlight from the window at home. Photograph: @nayagrig/Agora Images
Lands of Lavender
This amazing photograph of a woman in a lavender field was taken in the UK. Photograph: @theliamman/Agora Images
Highlander in Spring
Look who showed up in the spring! Photograph: @édouarddotézac/Agora Images
Caring for Nature
My friend Wayra is a passionate gardener and I wanted to transmit her love and care for nature and life. Photograph: @suewetjen/Agora Images