Agora reveals its shortlisted images from a worldwide travel photography contest  

What does travel mean to you? Perhaps it means a margarita by a hotel pool in Marbella. Or eating an ice cream in the rain in Blackpool. Or buying a scratch card on a Ryanair flight. To the photographers who entered the Agora #Travel2020 contest the meaning of travel is a little more… epic. When … Read more

The beautiful shortlisted images in a worldwide landscape photography contest run by photo app Agora

Hungry for fine photography? Then feast your eyes on these images. They are MailOnline Travel’s pick of the 50 stunning snaps shortlisted in a contest called #Landscape2020, run by photo app Agora. Agora asked photographers around the globe to send in their very best shots of breathtaking scenery. In total, 14,739 photos were submitted, with … Read more

Charli XCX and Dua Lipa are shortlisted for Album Of The Year at 2020 Mercury Prize awards

Charli XCX and Dua Lipa go head-to-head as they’re shortlisted for Album Of The Year with Stormzy at 2020 Mercury Prize awards By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 11:33 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 11:33 BST, 23 July 2020 Charli XCX and Dua Lipa are set to go head-to-head as they’ve been shortlisted for … Read more

The incredible shortlisted images in Agora’s green-themed photography contest from Iceland to Spain

You might just be left green with envy at the stunning talent behind these photographs.  They are MailOnline Travel’s pick of the 50 images shortlisted in a contest called #Green2020 run by photo app Agora.  Agora asked photographers around the globe to send in shots that best showcase the ‘colour of growth and regeneration’. In … Read more

The high-flying shortlisted images in Agora’s aerial photography contest from Spain to the USA

Let us take you on a fantastic flight of fancy. These are MailOnline Travel’s pick of the 50 images shortlisted in a contest called #Aerial2020 run by photo app Agora. It asked photographers around the globe to send in their best bird’s-eye shots. In total, 9,018 photos were submitted, with the competition judges whittling them … Read more

The beautiful shortlisted images in Agora’s photo contest themed on spring

These photographs are a tonic for troubled times. They’re MailOnline Travel’s pick of the 50 images shortlisted in a contest called #Spring2020, run by photo app Agora. It asked photographers around the world to send in their best shots of the season that breathes new life into the world. In total 14,596 photos were submitted … Read more

The shortlisted images of man-made structures in Agora photography contest #Architecture2020

Build it – and the photographers, with their drones and digital SLRs, will come.  These incredible pictures all made the top 50 in a contest called #Architecture2020, run by photo app Agora, which asked photographers to send in snaps of their favourite architectural wonders. In total 10,367 photos were submitted from snappers across the globe, with … Read more

The winning and shortlisted images in the open contest of the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards

Behold the breathtaking winning and shortlisted images from one of the world’s most prestigious photography contests. The amazing shots are from the open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2020, which received 193,000 entries from photographers in over 200 territories. More than 100 images were shortlisted in this year’s open contest and judges had … Read more

Novel containing just eight short paragraphs is shortlisted for International Booker Prize 

Novel containing just eight short paragraphs and ‘littered with profanities’ is shortlisted for International Booker Prize Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, contained just eight small paragraphs It opens with the ‘gruesome discovery of a murder victim’ and questions ‘Why?’  The six books shortlisted for prize explore ‘trauma, loss and sweeping illness’ By James Wood For … Read more

The shortlisted images of animals and landscapes in Agora nature photography contest #Wild2020

These stunning images will allow you to take a walk on the wild side – even during lockdown. They all made the top 50 in a contest called #Wild2020, run by photo app Agora, which asked photographers to capture nature at its most jaw-dropping.  More than 9,000 snaps from people across the globe were entered, … Read more