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Photographers From Around The World Attempt To Describe What ‘Work’ Means To Them, And Here Are The Best 50 Photos
You gotta work work work! From surgery rooms to dusty quarries, we're taking you on a trip among the workers who make the world go round.
These 50 photos have been selected among the #Work2019 Photo Contest by AGORA images, a free-to-use photography app that has been rewarding the world's biggest prizes in global photo contests since 2017.
Which photo should be awarded the Hero title? Have your say and vote for your favorite!
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#1
Tejedora Artesanal
@manele (Barcelona)
Final score:
98points
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#2
Fixing Nets
@diepvan (Vietnam)
Final score:
83points
Marie Stanford 5 years ago
The sewing machine has done more positive things for humankind than any other machine in history
#3
Hard Work
@caiman35 (Venezuela)
Final score:
80points
#4
Among The White Umbrellas
@aungthuya (Myanmar)
Final score:
72points
#5
The Doctors
@gaukhar_yerk (Kazakhstan)
Final score:
70points
#6
Harvesting Red Chilies
@azimronnie (Bangladesh)
Final score:
70points
#8
Tea Picker Lady
@elsardjono (Surakarta)
Final score:
63points
#9
Umbrella-Making
@carlesalonsophotography (Granollers)
Final score:
60points
#10
Salt Farmer During Sunset
@pokokemoto (Indonesia)
Final score:
57points
#11
Umbrella Craftsman
@asmodalemdedy (Indonesia)
Final score:
54points
#12
Drying Cloth
@yudybento (Indonesia)
Final score:
54points
#13
Forged In Fire
@nico_edhi (Indonesia)
Final score:
54points
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 5 years ago
Looks like something out of a movie, the mummy or Indiana Jones or similar.
#14
An Old Lady Is Looking For Clams On The Coast
@nguyenson (Vietnam)
Final score:
53points
#17
The Undisturbable Lecture
@travelmomentcaptures
Final score:
48points
#18
Women At Work
@sandipani_c (India)
Final score:
47points
Christine Gutkowski 5 years ago
They have probably been doing this since they were very young 😟
#20
Drying The Crackers
@dharmaku (Indonesia)
Final score:
46points
#22
I Can Handle It
@bimopradityo (Indonesia)
Final score:
43points
Alan Wilkening 5 years ago
Always remain on the very best of terms with your crane operator. 😇
#23
Work
@rufusa (Nigeria)
Final score:
42points
Marcia Leary 5 years ago
And, teenagers in the US complain about working in the fast food industry.
#25
Cleaning Service
@baliphotographer (Bali)
Final score:
41points
Eagle Girl 5 years ago
The photographer should be nominated in this one. Making window washing look good.
#26
Making Tofu
@ajuriaguerra
Final score:
41points
#27
Fish Dryer
@tutul1410 (Bangladesh)
Final score:
39points
#28
Tale Of Shades
@pranab_basak (India)
Final score:
38points
#30
Iron Works
@jayanath2000 (Sri Lanka)
Final score:
36points
#32
Life In Colour
@zayyarlin (Myanmar)
Final score:
35points
#33
Machine Man
@sohelchy07 (Bangladesh)
Final score:
35points
#34
Rythm
@prit28 (India)
Final score:
35points
#35
Female Factory Workers
@ginyu21 (Indonesia)
Final score:
35points
#36
Weaving A Thread
@juliuspram
Final score:
33points
#37
The Glass Cleaners
@rollimages (Dubai)
Final score:
33points
#39
The Basic Material For Making Bark Cloth
@jellyisnotagaragar (Palu City)
Final score:
30points
#40
It's My Charcoal
@bastian_as (Indonesia)
Final score:
30points
#42
Batik Maker
@recaear (Central Java)
Final score:
27points
#43
No Different Man And Woman In Work Time
@pcd (Bangladesh)
Final score:
27points
#46
Batik Tulis
@dikyedarling (Jakarta)
Final score:
25points
I'm A Lazy Panda 5 years ago
I destroyed our ironing board, and subsequently one of my mom's dresses, batiking when I was maybe 12. Oops...
#47
Harvest Time For Tomatoes
@koi_harvey60 (Philippines)
Final score:
24points
#48
Mantenimiento Del Buque
@juliannieves (Spain)
Final score:
23points
#50
The Eye
@m1qbalimages (Indonesia)
Final score:
21points
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What do you think ?
Katinka Min 5 years ago
Some of the world's worst exploitation hinding behind stunningly beautiful photos.
Carol Emory 5 years ago
Actually, most of these are not people being exploited..they are people doing what they've done for generations in their families. Some of these are factory or mining situations in which the employees are paid very little involve people that are being taken advantage of...but most of the arts and craft type jobs are skills passed down through generation of tradesmen. Most of them either sell their own crafts and own the shops that produce them.
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Carol Emory 5 years ago (edited)
Anyone that wants to see more people that do handcrafting for a job, check out a YouTube series from Japan called Japanese Originator. They have English subtitles throughout the shows and they show things like a maker of longbows, a couple that makes fabrics for Kimonos, a person that carves bowls from blocks of wood. Even a man that makes delicate boxes of art from various woods. They even have an episode that shows 24 hours in Kyoto.
AGORA images (Post author) 5 years ago
And the winner is... 'Harvesting Red Chilies'! Congratulations to Azim Ronnie, the #Work2019 Hero - check the behind the scenes footage of his winning photo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymdtkbgn0Sg azimronnie...27379c.jpg 
Katinka Min 5 years ago
Some of the world's worst exploitation hinding behind stunningly beautiful photos.
Carol Emory 5 years ago
Actually, most of these are not people being exploited..they are people doing what they've done for generations in their families. Some of these are factory or mining situations in which the employees are paid very little involve people that are being taken advantage of...but most of the arts and craft type jobs are skills passed down through generation of tradesmen. Most of them either sell their own crafts and own the shops that produce them.
Load More Replies... Carol Emory 5 years ago (edited)
Anyone that wants to see more people that do handcrafting for a job, check out a YouTube series from Japan called Japanese Originator. They have English subtitles throughout the shows and they show things like a maker of longbows, a couple that makes fabrics for Kimonos, a person that carves bowls from blocks of wood. Even a man that makes delicate boxes of art from various woods. They even have an episode that shows 24 hours in Kyoto.
AGORA images (Post author) 5 years ago
And the winner is... 'Harvesting Red Chilies'! Congratulations to Azim Ronnie, the #Work2019 Hero - check the behind the scenes footage of his winning photo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymdtkbgn0Sg azimronnie...27379c.jpg
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