48 Of The Best Photos From Our #Friends2020 Contest To Brighten Your Day

Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania

by @sollylevi (UK)

Location: Hoang Su Phi, Vietnam

by @nguyenvuphuoc (Vietnam): "These are the kind of wonderful moments I've experienced while traveling through the remote mountainous areas of my country: the children take shelter from the rain while their parents are working in the rice fields."

Location: Accra, Ghana

By @solomonjnr (Ghana): "It was after the rain. My nephews were done playing in the puddles that were in the house and had to wash themselves. It was during this process that I managed to capture that lovely moment. I actually made an entire series out of it. This is one of the many beautiful shots I got from that day. The mutual act of them enjoying a shower together depicting the unity and bond between them. It takes understanding and agreement between people to share such moments together!"

Location: Kendari City, Indonesia

by @rahmadladae (Indonesia): "I spotted these three boys from the nomadic Bajo tribe studying together in a mangrove tree, always happy to spend time together wherever they are."

Location: Athens, Greece

By @georgeako (Greece): "These two stray cats are true friends. They do everything together: eat, play, sleep, walk... It was funny how these cats woke up when I started to shoot then and stretched simultaneously."

Location: Rapti, Nepal

By @alexishrestha (Nepal): "I snapped my two best friends walking over the suspension bridge on a cold morning. No one is really able to live alone - friendship is one of the most important things on earth!"

Location: Isle of Harris, Scotland

by @joncleave (UK): "Seals are social animals and can be found in small groups to entire colonies. Spotting these two together on a patch of seagrass off the Hebridean coast with nothing else around made me think of true friendship. Friends come in all shapes and sizes. We often think about humans only having friendships as it's something we can relate to – but to see wildlife stick at it together is even more inspiring."

Location: Canning, West Bengal, India

by @pranab_basak (India): "Kids are always happy to play with pets. This village boy was embracing a goose, surprisingly the goose didn't complain."

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

by @ptkhanhhvnh (Vietnam): "This old couple has been living together for many years. They work together all day long. They also raise a few animals and treat them as friends. They have a simple but happy life, sharing everything with each other. Friendship really matters in life, at this old age one really needs a friend."

Location: Puruliya, India

by @debchak (India): "These kids were playing a traditional Indian game with the puppy sitting and observing the game just like a referee would do. They always stick together, even if they are very poor they share all daily food with their pet. Wherever they go, they bring their puppy along. If I win the prize, I will buy some camera gear and donate a part of it to these innocent kids who haven't got no appropriate clothes but a heart full of love for humans and animals."

Location: Kayseri, Turkey

By @fdilekuyar (Turkey): "The little calf and the little girl have a one-of-a-kind friendship. In Anatolia, children always find best friends in their animals. When you look at the photo, you can see the unique friendship between them."

Location: Jember, Indonesia

by @san_san (Indonesia)

Location: Madrid, Spain

by @evablanco (Spain): "Here's a friend of mine, Daniela and her cute border collie dog, Tucca. They were hanging on the hammock and Tucca was very happy to be there with her owner. She kept moving all the time, which made them almost fall on the floor a few times. It was a funny session!"

Location: Rumpin, Java, Indonesia

by @georock888 (Indonesia)

Location: Kawa Town, Myanmar

by @kyawmyintthan (Myanmar): "When I visited Kawa Town, I found this lotus pool acting as a playground for local children. Firstly, I checked how deep the pool was, then I stepped in to take this picture!"

Location: Voronezh, Russia

by @tinozavrus (Russia): "This photo was taken during my daughter's ballet class when the little ballerinas were having a break. These two are the bestest friends on Earth, I think you can tell from the photo!"

Location: Kakamega, Kenya

by @wissah (Kenya): "Friends don't let each other wander in the dark alone. These two are schoolmates - every weekend, since its a day off from school, they have a responsibility to go grazing animals/cows in a nearby forest. Here they were walking back home from the forest, both happy and smiling while holding hands, having achieved something for the weekend. Making it to Agora's top 50 is already a win for me... but winning the prize would be a win for both Isaya and Kevin (as pictured) as the prize will go settling part of their school fees and as well as buying them new clothes as they come from poor families."

Location: Rangpur, Bangladesh

by @mdshafiulislam (Bangladesh)

Location: Bromo Mountain, Indonesia

by @priyowiddi (Indonesia): "The beautiful bond between a man and his horse. This Tenggerese man, a nomadic herder, travels across Mount Bromo every day with his best friend."

Location: Dong Mo Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam

by @anhtrungqng (Vietnam)