A sea open to everyone

An exhibition of photographs about our relationship with the sea

From June 17 to September 5 at the Espai Mercè Sala de TMB (Diagonal Station)

Looking for the best sea photography

In February we launched an international photography competition through the Agora Awards platform under the motto “A Sea Open to Everyone” where 2,500 photographs from more than 80 different nationalities were presented, such as Chile, Australia, Italy or Indonesia, as well as also from all parts of Spain, such as Asturias, Mallorca or Valencia.

The contest

The exhibition in Espai Mercè Sala

With the three winning photographs and the finalists we have put together a traveling exhibition that can be visited from June 17 to September 5 at the Espai Mercè Sala de TMB.

The exhibition hall is located in the connecting hall between the L3 and L5 metro lines of the Diagonal station.

The exhibition in Can Serra

Amb les tres fotografies guanyadores i les finalistes hem muntat una mostra a Can Serra, seu de la Diputació de Barcelona, que estarà exposada fins al 25 d’abril.

A més a més, aquesta exposició forma part de les activitats de la Setmana del Decenni de l’Oceà de la Unesco, que té lloc a Barcelona entre el 8 i el 12 d’abril.

the inauguration

exhibition photography international

Espai Mercè Sala, connecting hall between L3 and L5 of Diagonal station

From June 17 to September 5

Free entrance

Winning photos

Jury Prize

Ir ao mar | António José Cravo

Public Prize

Wormehole | Benjamín Yávar

Catalonia Prize

Barcelona’s best swimming pool | Mar Galtés

Winning photos

Ir ao mar
Torreira, Portugal
António José Cravo ´Gorim´ (Setúbal, Portugal)

Jury Prize

Ir ao mar | António José Cravo

Wormhole Moalboal,
Filipines Benjamín Yávar (Santiago, Xile)

Public Prize

Wormehole | Benjamín Yávar

Barcelona’s best swimming pool
Platja de la Barceloneta, Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya Mar Galtés Camps (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

Catalonia Prize

Barcelona’s best swimming pool | Mar Galtés

Finalist photos

Just add Water
Platja d’Es Trenc, Mallorca, Espanya
Fernando´Tató Damiani Arroyo (Palma, Mallorca, Espanya)

When prey becomes the predator
Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Austràlia
Albert Sasplugas i Dapena (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

End of the day
Port pesquer de Santa Pola, Alacant, Espanya
Andrés Marco Molina (Santa Pola, Alacant, Espanya)

Blue harmony
Balaklava, Sebastòpol, Rússia
Alexander Shinkarevsky (Simferòpol, Crimea)

Catching the moment
Playa de las Américas, Tenerife, Espanya
Enrico Cimador, Trieste, Itàlia

Ocean Lotus Leaf
Quang Ngai, Vietnam
Alex Cao (Quang Ngai, Vietnam)

Dos mundos, indivisibles
Mallorca, Espanya
Esther Castillo Calafell (Palma, Mallorca, Espanya)

Peace
Aigua Xelida, Girona, Catalunya, Espanya
Gerard Alemany Mora (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

Sailing with the classics
Mar Mediterrani, Regata Illes Balears de Clàssics, Espanya
Oriol Esteve Romeu (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

Self portraiture with the power of nature
Islàndia
Ísak Vidisson (Islàndia)

Stuck on you
Mubarak, Karachi, Pakistan
Saleha, Karachi (Pakistan)

Free swimming in Greenland
Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Groenlàndia
Judith Anton Teixidó (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

The lighthouse and the wave
Cap Berton, Landes, França
Itsaso Sodupe Intxausti (Segura, Guipúscoa, Espanya)

Peace and happiness
El Balito, Tenerife, Espanya
Katarzyna Müller (Lublin, Polònia)

Sunrise on the Costa Brava
Aigua Xelida, Girona, Catalunya, Espanya
Marcos Quintana Sola (Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

Sunfish
Costa mediterrània del Marroc
Tazi Cherti Mohamed (Casablanca, Marroc)

Atlantic crossing
Nord de l’Oceà Atlàntic
Martí Rafel Herrero (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

EstiMAR
Platja de Grifeu, Llançà, Catalunya, Espanya
Pat Bros (Colera, Catalunya, Espanya)

Window to the sea
Illa d’Ons, Pontevedra, Galícia, Espanya
Jose Antonio Novelle Cao (Orense, Galícia, Espanya)

The awakening of the giants
Nazaré, Portugal
Lisa Paarvio (Finlàndia)

Paddle in the morning
Fornells, Menorca, Espanya
Victor de Valles Ibáñez (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

Metamorphosis
Illa d’Elba, Toscana, Itàlia
Claudia Rubner (Brunico, Alto Adige, Itàlia)

Tresmall fishing
Montgat, Catalunya, Espanya
Victòria Rovira Casanovas (Barcelona, Catalunya, Espanya)

Exhibition in collaboration with: