Agora`s #Urban2020 photo contest winner and finalists
Agora, a free-to-use mobile app, hosts weekly competitions with cash prizes based on different themes. They just announced the winner of their #Urban2020 photo contest. 50 of the top entries were judged by Roc Isern, a Barcelona-based architectural photographer. Darren Reichel (@dlr on Agora), from Australia, was selected as the winner for his image of Brisbaneīs Inner City Bypass freeway interchange. It was taken with a DJI Mavic 2 Pro at dusk in March 2019.
`I chose @drlīs photo in first place for its futuristic look with his incredible road junction in the foreground and the downtown in the background. The light, colors and contrast are just gorgeous,` said Isern about his selection. Read more about Reichel`s inspiration behind capturing this image, here. He`ll use the $1,000 prize to take his wife on a much-needed vacation from the stresses of raising their two-year-old daughter.
Agora is currently running photography contests based on the themes of Love, Celebration, Winter, Change the World, and Friends. It is available for iOS and Android. The title of the photo followed by the Agora username of the photographer and their home country. Captions are the photographers own words about their inspiration behind the image.
#Urban2020 Winner: `Myriad` by @dlr (Australia)
About this photo: With his photo, @dlr shows how Australia`s third-largest city is adopting a very futuristic and forward-looking feel: `My wife, daughter and I were driving through this area late one evening, and we both commented on how complex this freeway interchange seemed. I thought to myself that this would look particularly amazing from the air, so I decided to go back the following weekend with my DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone, to capture the scene from above.
This freeway interchange runs over the top of a local waterway known as Breakfast Creek, which is renowned for its mosquito population. Needless to sa ...
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