이야기/여러 이야기 2020. 7. 30. 00:01

The World's Best Photos of #Women2020

19 March 2020

Free-to-use photography app Agora shares the final results from its latest competition, #Women2020 which gathered 10,154 photo submissions from amateur and professional photographers all over the world. Irani photographer @mohammadmoheimany won the contest with 'hijab.iran.tehran', the photo that collected the most votes in the Agora app, therefore awarding him with a $1,000 cash prize.

The #Women2020 contest was launched on February 14th on Agora, the mobile app where photographers, whether amateur or professional, can participate to international photo contests and express their own point of view through their best pictures for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes (from $1,000 to $25,000) and where the global audience can vote for the best creations of Humanity.

The Top 50 finalists of the #Women2020 competition got revealed through the app on March 11th, showcasing photos of women from all over the world. Thereafter, the power was in the Agora users' hands to cast their votes and decide which photo struck them the most and therefore should win the #Women2020 contest.

The best photos of #Women2020 pay tribute to women all over the world and show how the identity of a woman is not subjected to any limit, but quite the opposite.

Octavi Royo, Agora's CEO and Co-Founder

Discover and vote for the World's Best Photos on Agora

Winner: 'hijab.iran.tehran' by @mohammadmoheimany (Iran)

Location: Tehran, Iran

@mohammadmoheimany's photo 'hijab.iran.tehran' gathered the most votes on the Agora app, crowning him with the #Women2020 'Hero' title and rewarding him with a $1,000 cash prize.

This photo was taken during the celebration of the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran. Every year, schools and offices are closed to celebrate. These girls were listening to the President's speech, one of them suddenly looked back and I managed to catch this moment.

@mohammadmoheimany (Iran), #Women2020 Hero

Mohammad Moheimany, #Women2020 Hero

Mohammad Moheimany (@mohammadmoheimany) is a documentary and photojournalist from Iran. He’s been working as a professional photographer for the past 10 years, cooperating with worldwide and national news agencies, print and online media. Check out his Agora portfolio below:

@mohammadmoheimany from Tehran Province, Iran on Agora

'Nguyet' by @nguyenvuphuoc (Vietnam)

Location: Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military released Agent Orange into Vietnam jungle to defoliate forest land, aiming at destroying place to lurk and operate of Vietnam’s guerrillas. However, its consequences have affected Vietnam seriously. An estimated 4.8 million people are infected by this chemical, hundreds of thousands of them passed away and millions of people, including their descendants, living with sequels of disease due to this toxic chemical. Nguyet is living with her parents in Vĩnh Phúc province, Hà Nội capital. She is one of many people living with these sequels. She was born without arms. Therefore, she can only do her daily activities, thanks to her legs. She dreams about owning a small house to live independently and having a peaceful life in the village. She can do housework, take care of her nephew and niece to help her family. When she has free time, she often reads books and accesses the internet to improve her knowledge.'

@nguyenvuphuoc (Vietnam)

@nguyenvuphuoc from Việt Nam on Agora

Location: Accra, Ghana

The idea of the image is to show the honesty and holiness of a beautiful African queen. She had no makeup on and had her natural hair. Being a woman in 2020 is actually both exciting and scary. Although the fight for equality is receiving the right support, the system of oppression is still in the shadows and requires a woman to do 200% more than a man would to get to the top. This is heartbreaking considering that women actually are the pillars of our society. What does it mean to be a woman in 2020? A woman in 2020 means being a warrior of change.

@kobbykatalist (Ghana)

@kobbykatalist from Accra, Ghana on Agora

Location: Egypt

I wanted to transmit how strong woman power is and reflect on the ability to get from the bottom to the top, to fight for everything even when there is no support - we are strong enough to kill even with a spoon. We already had checked out of the hotel and I asked my friend to go for one last walk before we leave the city. This scene appeared in my head and we did a beautiful photoshoot that will stay with me for a long time.

@dashskala (Belarus)

@dashskala from Минск, Беларусь on Agora

Location: Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

I wanted a unique and minimalist composition with my wife as my model. In 2020, women are more respected, tough and independent.

@hapelinium (Indonesia)

@hapelinium from Jakarta, Indonesia on Agora

Location: Inle lake, Myanmar

They were coming back home after a long day of work in the rice fields.

@marcotagliarino (Italy)

@marcotagliarino from Milan, Italy on Agora

Location: Philippines

We used the shadow of a palm tree to create a spine on Maky's back. For us, this photo symbolizes the connection between nature and femininity. If we win, we would use the prize to continue traveling and creating memories through our camera. We love to inspire others to live their lives to the fullest!

@maky&matt (Czech Republic)

@maky&matt from Prague, Czechia on Agora

Location: Lahore, Pakistan

Women are precious gifts from nature whether being daughter, sister, wife or mother. They are blessings of God. Actually, this woman is my mother. Every mother has her own story of sacrifice: giving birth, raising the kids, rejecting her own desires to fulfill her children's wishes. We'll never be able to pay them back what we owe them.

@adeelchishti (Pakistan)

@adeelchishti from 37 Nawazish St, Lahore 54000, Pakistan on Agora

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

@drozzan from Jakarta, Indonesia on Agora

Location: Ukraine

I wanted to transmit women’s confidence and elegance. For me, being a woman in 2020 means to be strong and independent.

@cinemaeople (Ukraine)

@cinemapeople from Київ on Agora

Location: Cusco, Peru

@mikenzie from Utah, United States on Agora

Location: Mopti, Mali

I took this photo in the nomadic community in northern Mali. The Peul are Sahel people who move around the region in search of fertile land for their herds.

@albertfarnos (Spain)

@albertfarnos from Tarragona on Agora

Location: Sultan Agung Stadium Tennis Court, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Yanti is a tennis athlete from Bantul. Once every two weeks, there is a tennis competition for disabled athletes. I got the chance to have a closer look at how they practiced. These athletes touched my heart. They are going through such hard training. They have train harder than anyone else, but they never give up. They choose not to stop, though on wheels.

@herufajar (Indonesia)

@herufajar from Yogyakarta, Indonesia on Agora

Location: Accra, Ghana

@obeimages from Accra, Ghana on Agora

'Natural Light' by @souff (Israel)

Location: Kings Lynn, UK

@souff from Tel Aviv, Israel on Agora

Location: Verona, Italy

I like to photograph rugby matches in general, but the expressions of women players give me more photographic ideas.

@omroms6061 (Italy)

@omroms6061 on Agora

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

@spartanphotography254 from Unnamed Road, Nairobi, Kenya on Agora

Location: Bergamo, Italy

@alexdeangelis_ from Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy on Agora

Location: Kon Tum, Vietnam

The grandma and her granddaughter are sitting by the family's fire, peeling the corn seeds.

@huydangpham (Vietnam)

@huydangpham from Kon Tum, Vietnam on Agora

Location: Palliative hospital, Kristiansand, Norway

The girl in the picture was my girlfriend and the love of my life. She was diagnosed with untreatable breast cancer. She died on the 15th of December 2019 at only 32 years old. She was open in public about her illness and wanted to be an inspiration for other people with any form of cancer. She was not afraid to show her face to the world. The day I took this picture, she knew she was going to die.. but she had accepted her faith and wanted to be an inspiration even after her death. I think that it's time to give all the women in the world their time to shine...

@olewol (Norway)

@olewol from , Norge on Agora

Location: Antigua, Guatemala

Her name was Maria, and she was a young artisan from the market, selling crafts with her mother. She was talking to the camera in a spontaneous, cheerful and honest way. I wanted to convey the freshness and naturalness of someone who has nothing to hide and does not care about appearances. His authenticity breaks any "veil" that might be imposed on her. Mary transmitted her joy of life to those who observed the scene. Her mother, who accompanied her, looked at her proudly and smiling, even after a long day of work. For me, the woman of 2020 is a woman who wants to unfold her full potential as much as a man, but sometimes it is not so easy. Especially if she also wants to start a family.

@paulaaranoa (Argentina)

@paulaaranoa from Las Sequoias, La Lonja, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Agora

Location: New Bortianor, Ghana

A woman can be a mother and father at the same time, they cry in silence and fix everything.

@apex360 (Ghana)

@apex360 from New Bortianor on Agora

Location: Cappadocia, Turkey

I started a long term photography project in 2016 to take landscape pictures of the four seasons in the Cappadocia province. After visiting the area many times, I realized that the tourists of Cappadocia also would be an interesting photography project on tourism and portrait photography... Most of the tourists who visit Cappadocia are from China. Chinese women like to wear their traditional clothes with them to be photographed. For the equality of us all, we should respect and support each other not only as genders but as human beings for a better nature and peaceful world...

@emrahuygun (Turkey)

@emrahuygun from Istanbul, Turkey on Agora

Location: France

Amandine is an athlete in the world of fitness and a sports coach in her everyday life. She excels in those two disciplines and stands out for her elegance and power. Her creed: "A woman at ease in her skin is a woman at ease in her head." Before this shooting, Amandine asked me what poses she should take. I told her that this shooting not a fitness competition and that she had enough pictures that reflected her strength. I asked her to try to represent an expression: "an iron hand in a velvet glove". Then, her face fell apart, her body relaxed and she began to have delicate gestures with her hands. I love this photo because it completely embodies her personality and her values.

@photolivestudio (France)

@photolivestudio from Alpes-Maritimes, France on Agora

Location: Manikganj, Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a very long history with the traditional circus. Nowadays, a few large circus troops are performing around the country. Most of the troop members are women who have inherited their profession or women who have been performing since their childhood. Bangladesh citizens tend to go to enjoy circus at least once a year. In recent decades, this tradition has been slashed down due to globalization. I think this photo represents the power of women. Women struggle their whole life for themselves, for their family, for their children.

@azimronnie (Bangladesh)

@azimronnie from Dhaka, Bangladesh on Agora

Location: Moscow, Russia

My friend took part in a contest for young rap artists that night and asked me to shoot his performance. For unknown reasons, the security guard was not going to let the audience into the hall for a long time, which was very inappropriate considering the sudden beginning of drizzling rain and a strong cold wind walking through Moscow's courtyards. Everyone entertained themselves in their own way, trying to distract from the biting cold: someone was chatting with friends, someone turned on the music through Bluetooth speakers. I, in turn, decided to get a camera. Looking around for interesting plots, I quickly noticed this girl. She was the only one standing alone against a wall of neon signs. At first, I found it interesting how the light fell on her. But after taking a few shots, selecting the camera settings, I noticed in it a complete indifference to everything that is happening. She did not notice the surrounding noise, or myself and the wind beating cold drops right in her face. She seemed to be drowning in the neon light. I had a huge amount of thoughts that made her withdraw into herself in such a busy place. She left when the song playing in someone's speaker ended. I think it was the music that moved her memories so much. It makes me think which song evokes my strongest emotions. I think being a woman means having a sense of beauty and decorating the world mentally in the first place. A woman is a subtle and tender emotion, inspiration and psychological support.

@cechnail (Russia)

@cechnail from Lyubertsy, Russia on Agora

Location: Venice, Italy

A local resident went to the window of her apartment and accidentally got into the lens of my camera.

@eugenedemidov (Russia)

@eugenedemidov from Saint Petersburg, Russia on Agora

Location: Ibiza, Spain

I was shooting a super 8 fashion film in Ibiza. I tricked some friends to help me carry a big & heavy mirror through the dunes. When we reach the spot we wanted, we nail the mirror on the shore. I was about to start shooting but the girls ran super excited into the mirror to take selfies. You could tell they were having real fun so I took advantage and grab my 35mm quickly and snapped some shots, including this one. I had to scare several people who were perplexed by the situation ... And obviously they started taking pictures of us. A mirror on the beach seems a simple idea at first but in person, it is extremely disconcerting and impressive. I think being a person simply in 2020 is complicated. Our capitalist system is extremely ambiguous and often contradictory. Being a woman implies even more complications since gender equality is not yet a reality. Like everything in this society, erratic movements arise, in this case, false feminism vs. real feminism, if I were a woman it would cost me sometimes to discern which is which. I think there is a lot of pressure on women but without a doubt, this decade will be theirs.

@irriguible (Spain)

@irriguible from Barcelona, Spain on Agora

Location: Caracas, Venezuela

We were on our way home with my girlfriend. We got off at a subway station that wasn't even ours. I saw that beautiful image and I didn't hesitate to click.

@regulogomez (Venezuela)

@regulogomez from Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela on Agora

Location: Accra, Ghana

@r.nfodzo from Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana on Agora

Location: Tula oblast, Russia

My friend is lying on the glass roof of an abandoned swimming pool, which was built in the Soviet Union times. That day was cold and windy. We spent a lot of time shooting until the dark. I've tried several times to find the right angle from above. There were some difficulties also, like the safety of my friend and her position in the frame. She was scared to walk on translucent and somewhere broken windows, but she did it!

@inchaseofbeauty (Russia)

@inchaseofbeauty from Ryazan, Russia on Agora

Location: Barcelona, Spain

I was in the middle of the demonstration when I saw this group of emotional young people shouting slogans with their fists raised in the air and it reminded me of the iconic images of the May '68 student revolution in France. The new generation is taking a stand, because our survival as species is at a critical point if we do not change our behavioral paradigms and apply ourselves within sustainable models of relationship with the planet and all beings that inhabit it. To be a woman in 2020 means a commitment not only to claim the rights of the female gender for so many centuries of patriarchal society. Recalling for everyone to be a part of this movement to claim for equality regardless of their gender.

@fernandoflorit (Spain)

@fernandoflorit from Barcelona, España on Agora

Location: Sasyk Sivash, Republic of Crimea, Russia

Initially, I just wanted to photograph a pink lake from above, to convey its unusual color. During the flight, I was looking for interesting angles and drew attention to the girl in a pink dress, who was walking along the destroyed bridge. I made a series of shots when she admired the lake at sunset. When I look at this photo, I remember that warm September sunset on a pink lake. To me, being a woman in 2020 means being who you are, without any boundaries. It means looking like you want, do what you want, be free in everything.

@artempikalov (Russia)

@artempikalov from Москва, Москва, Россия on Agora

Location: Singapore

The subjects are my friends who are working in Singapore as OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers). Every Sunday, we get together. We bond and spend time with each other. This photo was taken we decided to do a fun shoot. The objective was to showcase happiness through a positive and joyful picture. A woman in 2020 is driven yet happy. Strong yet caring. Empowered but has a positive outlook in life. A woman will always bring joy.

@jovanneamolat (Philippines)

@jovanneamolat from 11 Yishun Close, Singapore 768009 on Agora

Location: Tehran, Iran

I took this shot in my Tehran studio back in 2019. I wanted to tell the story of a girl who lived through a period of history but was never seen, and though she was very artistic, she always hid from others until one day, her identity was revealed. She was still trying to keep her identity a secret until she was satisfied to register herself in history. This girl's name is Lorca, and I have been trying to portray her face with the story she has in my mind so that the whole world can be moved by her story.

@peymannaderi (Iran)

@peymannaderi from Tehran, Iran on Agora

Location: Myanmar

@swetun from Hpa-An, Kayin, Myanmar on Agora

Location: Russia

It was a warm autumn evening with my friends on the bank of the river. We tried different colors of stoles, but red was the best one. For me, being a woman in 2020 means being strong and proud.

@tinozavrus (Russia)

@tinozavrus from Voronezh, Воронежская область, Russia on Agora

Location: Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam

Bamboo bridge and Ao Dai are the long-standing cultural values of Vietnam. The women wearing Ao Dai in the photos are all older. They were crossing the bamboo bridge and I accidentally caught them while hunting the sunset with my drone. Women in 2020 are more respected for their contributions to life. They know how to be nicer and respectable in this new age.

@duysinh (Vietnam)

@duysinh from Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam on Agora

Location: Indiana, USA

To be a woman in 2020 is to be empowered. It is about creating a new life and being nurturing while also killing the corporate world. To be a woman in 2020 it to be an all-around badass!

@whittington (USA)

@whittington from McCordsville, IN, USA on Agora

Location: Yeşilburç Village, Niğde City, Turkey

My grandmother put the stove on just before sitting next to me. She recently lost her brother. When I came to visit her, she shared her sadness with me. There was a drawing on the table behind her. That painting is my father whom we lost 21 years ago.

@handetokmak (Turkey)

@handetokmak from Niğde, Turkey on Agora

Location: Hue, Vietnam

The elegance & charm of this traditional dress is the key to this photo story. The 'Áo dài' is still popularly worn by the female school students in centre & south of Vietnam. Not like in northern Vietnam, where it is worn for special events only.

@diepvan (Vietnam)

@diepvan from Vietnam on Agora

Location: Lille, France

I wanted to convey confidence. The idea of taking the photo from a low angle is not something we are often subjected to when women are photographed. This creates a sensation of strength and dominance usually attributed to males. The buildings echo this sentiment of dominance and modernity. I think it's a confusing time to be a woman today. In one hand, women have more rights than they probably have ever had since the advent of 'civilized' societies, yet on the other, the foundations of these very societies often contradict these rights. I often feel it would be better to start everything anew, with fairer foundations than to try to change an already corrupt system, as the core will be hard to shift. Hopefully, there will be a time when this confusion, for both genders, will dissipate. Until then, it is important to maintain the focus on narrowing the gap between men and women rather than making the rift deeper.

@peacefecklove (France)

@peacefecklove from Lille, France on Agora

Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Two Kazakh sisters, Asiya (on the left) and Mariya (on the right). The idea was to capture the natural woman's beauty and the leaves helped to set the mood. For me, being a woman in 2020 is being strong, fearless and empowering.

@ainurcy (Kazakhstan)

@ainurcy from Алматы, Казахстан on Agora

Location: Slow Down Festival, Nuremberg, Germany

I tried to capture the intense emotions the singer puts in the performance of her songs. Every song comes straight from her heart. At the beginning of the concert, the crowd was sitting around and having a beer. After the singer told them to "get the fuck up" everybody got up and started dancing to her music. To me, being a woman in 2020 still means that you always have to be the best you could be, because women get judged harder for their accomplishments than men. Equal rights didn't come as far as they should be in 2020.

@Molotov0815 (Germany)

@molotov0815 from Nürnberg, Germany on Agora

'Wisdom Highlights' by @eighthman (Ghana)

Location: Labone, Accra, Ghana

Every gray hair, which I'll prefer to call wisdom Highlights tells a story. But in this photo, all I see is a story of pure divine natural beauty with a crown of wisdom-highlights, reflecting a soft light that looks like that of the moon. And that's what gives her beauty an edge.

@eighthman (Ghana)

@eighthman from Accra, Ghana on Agora

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

I tried to capture the gracefulness of the ballerina movement. Being a woman means you have the opportunity to do so many roles. That’s why we need to utilize the other two B’s of the Brain, Beauty, and Behaviour. Brain and Behaviour are super important!

@velyn_e (Indonesia)

@velyn_e from Indonesia on Agora

Location: Athens region, Greece

It's a real story, two women in love. I was just catching the moment.

@markellos (Greece)

@markellos from Athens, Greece on Agora

Location: Lujiazui, Shanghai, China

To be honest there was no any shoot planned that night, just were in the area and decided take a photo after I saw that composition in my head. Surprisingly, I shot this without tripod, I just put camera on the bag and bag was on the ground.

@panvelvet (Russia)

'Stretching' by @tamas_schober (Hungary)

Location: Budapest, Hungary

This photo was shot as a piece of a photo series, of which purpose was to popularize stretching as a part of a healthy lifestyle. It was taken in Budapest City underground metro station at approx. 11.p.m. on a week-day to give ourselves the chance for a 2 second period when no one walks by and we can take this photo we had in mind...

@tamas_schober (Hungary)

'Women' by @yaminphotographer (Maldives)

Location: Maldives

About Agora:

Agora is a free-to-use photography app that gathers a community of more than 3,5 million users from 193 countries. Over the past couple of years, Agora has transitioned from being a social photo market to a digital channel where people create, vote and curate the best images made worldwide. Every week, the universal concepts launched through Agora’s Hashtags such as #Love, #Education or #Happiness, are illustrated by thousands of creators who are sharing their best points of view on the concept. Creators can vote for the best photos in the world while curating quality content, for a chance to win awesome cash prizes (from $1,000 to $25,000), photo gear and other life-changing experiences. Agora won the 'Best App in Spain' award at TheAwards2018, recognizing the app's efforts as a disruptive, scalable and global idea.

Chloé Garlaschi

PR & Content Manager at Agora

+34722519475

출처: https://agoraimages.prowly.com/88522-the-worlds-best-photos-of-women2020

'이야기 > 여러 이야기' 카테고리의 다른 글

빌 그로스(Bill Gross): 스타트업 성공의 가장 중요한 요소 (0)	2016.08.24
히브리어 알파벳 (0)	2014.12.02
몽골 속담 (0)	2014.09.11
경영인이 꼭 봐야 할 TED 20선(동영상 링크 포함) (0)	2014.01.19
파워포인트 강좌 (0)	2014.01.06

ABOUT ME

The World's Best Photos of #Women2020

Winner: 'hijab.iran.tehran' by @mohammadmoheimany (Iran)

Discover the #Women2020 finalist entries:

'Nguyet' by @nguyenvuphuoc (Vietnam)

'Melanin angel' by @kobbykatalist (Ghana)

'Woman power' by @dashskala (Belarus)

'Lady in Red' by @hapelinium (Indonesia)

'Women' by @marcotagliarino (Italy)

'Beach body' by @maky&matt (Czech Republic)

'Mother' by @adeelchishti (Pakistan)

'Nurse' by @drozzan (Indonesia)

'Strong' by @cinemaeople (Ukraine)

'Working Mother' by @mikenzie (USA)

'Peul' by @albertfarnos (Spain)

'Unstoppable' by @herufajar (Indonesia)

'Women have so much power' by @obeimages (Ghana)

'Natural Light' by @souff (Israel)

'Warriors women' by @omroms6061 (Italy)

'Care and love' by @spartanphotography254 (Ghana)

'I used a mirror to shoot this picture' by @alexdeangelis_ (Italy)

'My grandmother by the fire' by @huydangpham (Vietnam)

'My Woman' by @olewol (Norway)

'Sacavando apariencias' by @paulaaranoa (Argentina)

'Women' by @apex360 (Ghana)

'Red' by @emrahuygun (Turkey)

'Grace and Power' by @photolivestudio (France)

'Traditional circus' by @azimronnie (Bangladesh)

'Lost in the neon' by @cechnail (Russia)

'Lady in the window' by @eugenedemidov (Russia)

'Clavé un espejo en la orilla del mar, y se acercaron sirenas' by @irriguible (Spain)

'Andrea en el Metro' by @regulogomez (Venezuela)

'Colours of culture' by @r.nfodzo (Ghana)

'In the midst of darkness light persists' by @inchaseofbeauty (Russia)

'Climate Change Strike in Barcelona' by @fernandoflorit (Spain)

'Girl and pink lake' by @artempikalov (Russia)

'It brings so much happiness to see women in laughter' by @jovanneamolat (Philippines)

'Portrait of Lorca' by @peymannaderi (Iran)

'Flower lover' by @swetun (Myanmar)

'Tatiana' by @tinozavrus (Russia)

'The women go to festivals' by @duysinh (Vietnam)

'Maternity' by @whittington (USA)

'My grandmother' by @handetokmak (Turkey)

'Quintessential ‘Ao Dai’' by @diepvan (Vietnam)

'Standing Tall' by @peacefecklove (France)

'Sisters' by @ainurcy (Kazakhstan)

'Yael Cohen (aka Lola Marsh) singing her heart out' by @Molotov0815 (Germany)

'Wisdom Highlights' by @eighthman (Ghana)

'The rehearsal' by @velyn_e (Indonesia)

'Best friends' by @markellos (Greece)

'👩🏻‍💼' by @panvelvet (Russia)

'Stretching' by @tamas_schober (Hungary)

'Women' by @yaminphotographer (Maldives)

About Agora:

'이야기 > 여러 이야기' 카테고리의 다른 글

관련글 관련글 더보기

티스토리툴바