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The photo contest #Water2019 gathered more than 16.665 submissions of photographers from all corners of the planet in the AGORA images free-to-use app. Everyone submitted beautiful pieces, but one stood out from the crowd.
AGORA user @Leemumford8 certainly made a splash in #Water2019, by becoming the latest AGORA Hero with his magnificent shot that was voted the Best of the World.
Originally from the UK, Lee Mumford has been living and working in Hong Kong for the past couple of years. His journey into photography started at a young age, where he learned how to develop his own rolls of film and print his own images in the darkroom. His passion grew after he fulfilled his dream to become an airline pilot, enabling him to travel the world with his camera.
His winning image 'Tides' was taken in Mona Vale, Sydney, one of the many rock pools on the eastern coast of Australia, with a Mavic Pro II Drone.
Discover the Contest's results below and don't forget to upvote your favorites!
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#1
Inception, Cuno De Bruin, Netherlands
Final score:
53points
Zaheen Muhammad 6 years ago
One of things that makes me realize how much more I'd prefer a natural shot than looking at things arranged for a shot..
Cuno de Bruin 5 years ago
This is actually not arranged at all. The boats are parked there for during night time and floating around in the water. I waited for the perfect sunrise for the reflections of the mountains and took the shot with the drone.
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#2
Ice Tunnel, Paal Uglefisk Lund, Norway
Final score:
50points
Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Any photo under the ice reminds me of that scene in "Omen 2" and creeps me out.
Tia Hansen 6 years ago
Beautiful. I love how you used the long exposure feature for the water, it always looks the best.
#3
Boat Cruising Past Old Harry Rocks, Dorset, Joe Shelly, UK
Final score:
48points
Char Char 6 years ago
Lovely! Does the white show how far the water level has declined? That would be sad.
Teresa Billig 6 years ago
It may be a type of rock common in that area, like the White Cliffs of Dover.
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Power, Sergio Saavedra Ruiz, Spain
Final score:
45points
#5
Rainy Day, Hendy Mp, Indonesia
Final score:
42points
#6
Compass, Julien, Monaco
Final score:
39points
#7
Tides, Lee Mumford, UK (Winning Photo)
Final score:
38points
AGORA images (Submission author) 6 years ago
It is Lynsey, well spotted! Here's some behind the scenes footage from the photographer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHX_AEuPVn8
Load More Replies... Tia Hansen 6 years ago
It kinda looks as if there are two like surfers or something in the bottom corner... lucky
Miiya Knoll 6 years ago
Swimming in a swimming pool on the sand in the tides of the ocean.....
#8
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Mitesh Patel, India
Final score:
38points
#9
Flying In The Water, Yura Borschev, Russia
Final score:
36points
#10
Together, Patricia Soon, Malaysia
Final score:
35points
#11
S For Summer In Greece, Dimitrios Pallis, Greece
Final score:
32points
#12
Have You Ever Been Inside A Glacier?
Final score:
32points
Tia Hansen 6 years ago
I don’t think I would wanna be inside a glacier. Without the right equipment you’ll die .-.
#13
Stunning Blue Color From The Mediterranean Sea In Greece, Henry Do, USA
Final score:
27points
#14
Enjoy The Rain, Amdad Hossain, Bangladesh
Final score:
25points
#15
Evolution Of Nature, Emrah Uygun, Turkey
Final score:
24points
Caridina Japonica 6 years ago
Looks like ice with layers of volcanic ash inside. I saw ice layers like this near Dettifoss, Iceland.
#16
Tropical, Pablo Garcia Fuentes, Spain
Final score:
24points
#17
Waterfall, Ye Pyae Soe Hlaing, Myanmar
Final score:
24points
#18
Rainbow Childhood, Sujit Saha, India
Final score:
23points
#19
Drinking Water, Hla Moe Naing, Myanmar
Final score:
22points
#20
One Drop For A Life, Saw Fabian, Myanmar
Final score:
22points
#21
Drywater, Phyo Moe, Myanmar
Final score:
21points
#22
Indonesia’s Largest Waterfall, Hugo Healy, UK
Final score:
20points
#23
Goksu Waterfall, Ozgur Secmen, Turkey
Final score:
20points
Tia Hansen 6 years ago
This is not photoshopped people .-. It could of been taken with a normal phone, Live Photo, then they turned the Live Photo into long exposure. I’m taking a photography class.
Restless 6 years ago
I don't know much about photography so forgive me, but is this water photo shopped? Why?
Ana Maria Liliana Filip 6 years ago
the water is not photoshopped, the photo was taken with long exposure. Is the image of water running for a while in one photo
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Iceland, Perry Wunderlich, Germany
Final score:
19points
#25
Water Is Life, India
Final score:
19points
#26
A Soul Cannot Pass A Day Without Water, Tun Paing Aung, Myanmar
Final score:
18points
#28
Mist, Laarni Operana, Philippines
Final score:
18points
#29
Flushed Face, Asad Khalid Sungkar, Indonesia
Final score:
17points
#30
Playing Together, Dikye Ariani, Indonesia
Final score:
16points
#31
Splash, Bhayangkara, Indonesia
Final score:
16points
#32
Rainy, Andy Darmawan, Indonesia
Final score:
16points
#33
Water Play, Habirun, Indonesia
Final score:
16points
#35
Shallow, Alessandro Ferrari, Switzerland
Final score:
14points
Koala King 6 years ago
I’m pretty sure the yellow colour boat is from thunderbirds like as the submarine anyone else see it?
#36
Sardine World, Carles Alonso, Spain
Final score:
13points
#37
Splash, Carine Viancin, France
Final score:
13points
#40
Beautiful Shangrila Lake, Muhammad Hassaan, Pakistan
Final score:
11points
#41
Kayaking In The Water Lilies, Anders Andersson, Sweden
Final score:
10points
#42
Travelers, Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz, Spain
Final score:
10points
#44
A Big Drop, Theo Widharto, Indonesia
Final score:
9points
#46
Bridge, Kieran Hanlon, UK
Final score:
8points
#49
Water, Kyaw Kyaw, Myanma
Final score:
5points
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Full Name 6 years ago
Basically, photograph a water splash, or using a drone. More than half of the entries are just that. I'm sorry, but out of 16,000 submissions I guarantee there were more diverse things than this. Add the animal pics and there are only about 5 truly different shots in this whole thing. Disappointed.
Full Name 6 years ago
Basically, photograph a water splash, or using a drone. More than half of the entries are just that. I'm sorry, but out of 16,000 submissions I guarantee there were more diverse things than this. Add the animal pics and there are only about 5 truly different shots in this whole thing. Disappointed.
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