Finalists For The AGORA Awards, World's Largest Photo Contest, Selected (13 Animal Shots)

AmyBrown

Sep 19, 2019 11:00 AM EDT

The finalists of the 2019 AGORA Awards have been selected, after 130,000 submissions! And they are all spectacular! The winner will be announced November 6th, and win the title of 'world's greatest photo' along with a whooping $25,000!

Any while all the selections are breathtaking, we've simply only collected the animal pics. For the complete selection, head over to the AGORA Awards site.

Via AGORA Images

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01
"Ant Balancing The Earth"

via @anadgphotography (Philippines), Analiza De Guzman/AGORA images

It took the photographer 4 hours to take this shot of an ant carrying water drops spread on a piece of thread.
02
"The Best Friends"

via @andihalil (Indonesia), Andi Halil / AGORA images

A lizard and a snail having a cute moment.
03
"Rainy Day"

via @hendymp (Indonesia), Hendy MP/AGORA images

Red-eyed tree frog in West Java.
04
"Mother's Goodness"

via @phyomoe (Myanmar), Phyo Moe/AGORA images

Perfect timing for this shot of a Hoopoe bird feeding its chicks.
05
"Wild Look"

via @saavedraphotography (Spain), Sergio Saavedra/AGORA images

Lynx spotted in the Cábarceno Natural Park.
06
"Sand Wasp With Prey"

via @pokokemoto (Indonesia), Imam Primahardy/AGORA images

This wasp is on a mission to bring its prey home!
07
"Motherly Love"

via @santiagolopezfotografia, Santiago López/AGORA images

More than a 2-hour wait for this photographer to capture a tender moment between a chimpanzee and its infant at the Tenerife zoo.
08
"Sea Of Ice"

via @florianledoux (France), Florian Ledoux/AGORA images

The professional wildlife photographer took this photo in Antarctica, where crabeater seals like to rest on ice for a nap.
09
"Snow Horseman"

via @zayyarlin (Myanmar), Zay Yar Lin/AGORA images

Winter in Mongolia.
10
"Oeil De Zèbre"

via @s.p.marin (Spain), Sara Pinto Marin/AGORA images

Shot taken at the Madrid safari
11
"Echoes Of The Unknown"

via @theeastwoodexperience (Ghana), Clement Eastwood/AGORA images

The photographer wanted to display the cordial relationship between a man and a beast.
12
"Undefined"

via @jordisark (Spain), Jordi Sark/AGORA images)

Snapshot taken during a road trip in California, Todos Santos. The photographer was lucky to snorkel with the animals afterwards!
13
"When The Buffalo Comes Back"

via @hoangquocvinh, Hoang Quocvinh/AGORA images

Buffalos bathing in Pleiku, Central Vietnam.