Ghanaian self-taught photographer Michael Aboya has won the World’s ‘Best Photo of the Year’ at the 2019 Agora Awards.
The 24-year-old Aboya was announced the winner on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at a ceremony held at the Fàbrica Estrella Damm in the Spanish city of Barcelona.
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The Awards saw the submission of 130,000 images from photographers all over the world. these submissions were narrowed down to just 15 images with Michael being a part of.
Michael emerged winner with $25,000 as cash price. His submission for the competition was titled “Songs of Freedom” and was shot in La (Labadi), a suburb of Accra.
The photo captures skin tone boys in a rural setting with one of them playing the violin passionately while his friends surround him with their eyes shut and arms raised towards the sky.
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According to Forbes, Unlike any other contest, the #AGORAawards2019, in its third year and open to professional and amateur photographers who can join for free, recognizes the single most-voted photo of the year, without any photography genre categories.
Speaking after his win, Aboya disclosed that he became a full-time photographer just about two years ago.
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