Angels of Allah
The Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, India – I believe India’s largest Mosque – one of my favourite buildings in the world. I love Islamic art and architecture.
I wanted to create something different when photographing this beautiful building. Architecture pictures can be boring and lifeless – I didn’t want to represent the Jama Masjid in this way, because it is so full of life.
I asked the boy in the foreground to run through the flock of pigeons so they would fly upwards, away from the building. It was a nice coinsidence that he was positioned in the doorway. This effect achieved, to me, looks like angels flying out of the Mosque. Angels of Allah.
Angels of Allah belongs to the following groups:
Amazing Asia, In the Moment, Masterpiece: Photography, The Fine Art of Photography and Travel and AdventureAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Sarah Mackie, about 1 year ago
This shot is stunning. The light, the way the birds in flight appear as angels and the angle make for a beautiful composition.
Mahesh Jadu, about 1 year ago
the sort of photography i would dream of on the silver screen….
meanderthal, about 1 year ago
superb..!!!!
kookylane, about 1 year ago
WOW, phenomenal!
Jessica King, about 1 year ago
What a great photo!!!!
Murray Newham, about 1 year ago
Anthony I’ve used your inspiration and created a piece of my own using photos I had from the Jama Masjid. Let me know what you think.
mgimagery, about 1 year ago
Anthony, this is a truly magnificent shot. A great example of how a little bit of creative thinking can go a long way in photography!
theurbannexus, about 1 year ago
Ah yes, the birds of Jama Masjid. Beautiful movement and light.
Jessica Tremp, about 1 year ago
this is also a stunning shot….the birds look like darts and frame the picture beautifully
Paul Vanzella
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about 1 year ago
Super sensatioanl – What an awesome moment you have captured. Hats off to you – absolutely brilliant!
andrew cowell, about 1 year ago
This is just so amazing – well done!!
James Pierce, about 1 year ago
Just the right amount of movement, colour, even the horizon of axis really works, give the image a little more motion and life.
David Haviland, about 1 year ago
Superb work.
Belinda Leopold, about 1 year ago
Absolutely stunning travel shot-A1 :)
Jason Ross, about 1 year ago
so awesome!!!
velco, about 1 year ago
(:
Very powerful!
Tamarama72, about 1 year ago
Just stunning, the afternoon light is just delicious !
stuart, about 1 year ago
I love the action, so much moovement. Top top shot!
joesch, about 1 year ago
awesome shot… great time effect
Melinda Kerr, about 1 year ago
Brilliant. Brilliant.
jagphoto, about 1 year ago
Nice work
Damian, about 1 year ago
What a top idea, and the result and title are excellent. ‘Angels of Allah’ paints so many ideas.
Hamza Omer, about 1 year ago
Amazing…
MD81, about 1 year ago
Whoa … can’t help to love this work alot! ...
Ryan Martin, about 1 year ago
i love this picture
Adam Seward, about 1 year ago
Awesome. The movement of the birds and the kid make this a great picture
sandhu01, about 1 year ago
wow.. is that real or photoshoped?
sandhu01, about 1 year ago
Just read the description now lol… superb shot!!! very creative
Anthony Begovic, about 1 year ago
Thanks for the nice comments, everybody.
Anmol – yes, definitely 100% real.
cheers Ant
Bartosz Madejski, about 1 year ago
stunning shot, at first I thought those shadows were silhouettes of airplanes (LOL).
Anyway, that’s absolutely brilliant piece of artwork and it made my day, nice to wake up seeing something like this!
Jay Mody, about 1 year ago
Another classic shot… I love this shot as well….
Luka Skracic, 12 months ago
This is just incredible!
Kieran Argall, 11 months ago
amazing photo…just everything about it..amazing
Kelly Griffin, 11 months ago
Absolutely stunning. I’m amazed. Incredible work.
Rose Moxon, 11 months ago
love it!
Nicole Goggins, 11 months ago
wow – what a stunning photo!!!
betelnut, 11 months ago
That is an absolutley amazing shot. Congratulations.
Nicolas Rix, 11 months ago
Wow! really cool. Really.
Craig Goldsmith, 11 months ago
Love it! Sensational.
berndt2, 11 months ago
That’s magnificent!
ed wong, 11 months ago
beautiful
Madison Ellis, 11 months ago
This is an amazing picture!
pduv, 11 months ago
Woooooooooooooooooooow!
Simply amazing, love it!
skmphoto, 11 months ago
incredible !!!!
skmphoto, 11 months ago
just bought this on a card, to help inspire me to travel, its going on my inspiration wall !!!!
thanks!!!!
Ana Bradasevic, 11 months ago
beautiful picture, it melted my heart
TheiaPhotography, 11 months ago
good luck int he comp this is truly wonderful
Aspire2, 11 months ago
What can you say that has’nt been said!
Powerful.
mugshot, 11 months ago
Yeah what can I say
aksircar, 11 months ago
Spectacular! I am delighted to find that this image has received due recognition. I like all your images.
Tommy Seibold, 11 months ago
WOW this has got to be the most skilled picture ive ever seen. awesome
Stephen Colquitt, 11 months ago
How could I have possibly missed this photo in the last 4 months? Another undiscovered bubble jem. Its a fantastic piece Anthony!
Jeff Burns, 11 months ago
Amazing shot. This is jaw dropping awesome! WOW
Jake Easley, 10 months ago
Excellent capture!
There’s a ton of life in this shot.
Antoine Dagobert, 10 months ago
Super Shot my friend
NervousNellie, 10 months ago
Fantastic shot, very well done.
Benjamin Scheurer, 10 months ago
oh wow….that’s quite a list of comments already.
Anyway…that’s an absolutely incredible picture!
I really love it!
Tim Allan, 10 months ago
simply stunning.
Jeff Rayner, 10 months ago
Wonderful shot – Lots to look at and great composition – Well chosen shutter speed. Just a brilliant pic – Adding to favs
paul romanowski, 10 months ago
SCARY, BUT BEAUTIFUL. 8.9
AnneRN, 10 months ago
fANTASTIC! I love the creativity.
Jared Poole, 10 months ago
Very nice photo.
I saw this in the Herald yesterday, congratulations.
illicit, 10 months ago
great shot.
minoanphotography, 10 months ago
Winner of a shot! Captures everyting a photographer is looking for.
Paul Tait, 10 months ago
I’ve been there – you captured it beautifully. I love the effort you went to to capture it. Great Work.
sharka, 10 months ago
I love this Anthony! I was there a couple years ago and you truly have capture the essence of Masjid-i-Jahan Numa.
MSixty, 10 months ago
Captured beautifully
GingerSnaps, 10 months ago
Such a moving and inspiring shot – thank you Anthony!
Murray Newham, 10 months ago
hey I hope you dont mind Anthony but I nominated this shot as the icon for the Travel and Adventure group…
Jenny Hall, 9 months ago
This is such a fantastic shot! Good one mren – it definitely deserves to be the icon.
Simon Mears, 9 months ago
congratulations on a great shot – its your imagination to work with what you had, the boy and the pigeons, that makes an already cool travel shot into something more like art, as your title suggests, the photograph itself becomes animated, full of life and possibility.. well done on the award!
heatherrinne, 9 months ago
LOVE this. travel and architecture are my favorites subjects for photography. I, likewise, love the designs that come out of Muslim culture. beautiful.
Mark Tisdale, 9 months ago
well executed and gorgeous!
jazz0108, 9 months ago
I agree with everyone else – it is the idea you had that makes this so special… and as a traveller who has often taken building shots and later looked at them thinking “how lifeless”, you have now started the ideas flowing…
SaraMontour, 9 months ago
Such a great shot. I love it.
capturition, 8 months ago
amazing image
Helen Bascom KMA, 8 months ago
Extraordinary. I can sense the rush of the birds as the speed past.
Paulina Michaud, 8 months ago
magnificent!
nsoup, 8 months ago
Wow that is beautiful! It’s a snow dome photo!
stweed, 8 months ago
BEAUTIFUL!
Keegan Wong, 8 months ago
This shot is amazing! Very inspiring indeed!
Martin Reddy, 8 months ago
fantasitic timing and lighting!
Enrico Bettesw..., 8 months ago
Brilliant capture… love the energy and colours in this.. those birds do it for me… well framed too!
wellman, 8 months ago
This is perfect – congratulations
wildandfree, 8 months ago
BEAUTIFULL IMAGERY – WOW
Matthew Stewart, 8 months ago
Totally dig the birds and colours, this is an incredibly well composed shot.
rkdogz, 8 months ago
amazing composition, so much happening yet so focussed!
digitaljunkie, 8 months ago
This may be the best picture I’ve seen on redbubble.
Brian Puhl IPA, 8 months ago
very amazing work! I love the idea!
timmylum, 8 months ago
Great Time and place, amazing
Globalphotos, 8 months ago
This is simply a stunning image, absolutely beautiful in every way !
Jenny Hall, 8 months ago
I think your work is great too. I bought a copy of this a couple of weeks ago and have it up at work. And I love some of your portraits – the laughing nun and the young cheeky boy. I know what you mean about Angkor – most of the time it rained in the mornings I was there, and the morning I got up at 4am I was just so lucky. Did you have a good time? Looks like it.
blacksesameseed, 8 months ago
this is completely awe-inspiring
Shane Smart, 8 months ago
This is one of the most inspirational images that I have seen! Thank you for sharing it.
Gerijuliaj, 8 months ago
this is a tremendous photograph – you are right about architectural shots! they can be a bit ho-hum – your is definitely not! The birds flew out at exactly the right angles, brilliant.
naman, 8 months ago
this is HOLY crap. A great idea executed superbly. Very well done. The smile on boys face is very distinctivly visible. And if you look on the right , the guy walking (looks dressed like an old mugal) gives it a feeling of back in time. Excellent image. 6/6.
Heather King, 8 months ago
this is incredible. FREAKING AMAZING.
Luci Mahon, 8 months ago
Fantastic shot Anthony! : )
Jeremy Harrington, 8 months ago
amazing image.. the birds add such a powerful effect to the image
Peco Grozdanovski, 8 months ago
Adorable photograph Mr. Begovic… My compliments!
Yago Veith, 7 months ago
nice i like it!
Fiona MacNab, 7 months ago
Fantastic image.
Heather Loster, 7 months ago
wow, beautiful shot.
SusanC, 7 months ago
very cool shot :)
Thomas Spiessens, 7 months ago
perfect timing with the birds and weather, resulting in an excellent effect
well done
Doug Thost, 7 months ago
brilliant Anthony, just brilliant.
Ryan Watts, 7 months ago
Seriously brilliant.
Leah Highland, 7 months ago
Love the angle, the light, the color…........
Can Balcioglu, 6 months ago
Amazing shot!
coffeebean, 6 months ago
wow how beautiful this is
Shree, 6 months ago
Hi Anthony…..buddy glad to see your work specially from india….i too come from the same land and very proud to say that you captured this place so beautifully that i wish i can paint this shot of yours on my canvas…..amazingly creative person…
David Harris, 6 months ago
Simply out standing work! Perfecto!
Vedran Arnautovic, 6 months ago
WOW…you have so many awesome images I don’t know where to start…like your style, I’ll keep my eye out for more. Vedran
orourke, 6 months ago
love the composition
Baddi, 6 months ago
great shot
Arzu, 6 months ago
Love your creativity an absolutely magical piece…...Excellent Capture
Bulent Hamit, 6 months ago
Thats a fantastic shot, everything came together for you. Love it
BeckyJean, 6 months ago
Wow this is gorgeous!! Nice work : )
Douzy, 6 months ago
Fantastic sense of motion. You’re not only good at portraits, you rock at landscapes too! :)
Marko Palm, 6 months ago
Brilliant shot! You are right. Architecture pictures can be boring and lifeless, but this one is full of life and motion!
Grahame Clark, 6 months ago
This is a fantastic shot – I’m sure I saw it somewhere else – didn’t you enter this in a canon photo comp last year? Couldn’t believe when I saw it again.
Simply a magic capture – you have such beautiful work!
Jacq Wilson, 5 months ago
This is an incredible shot!!!!!
Eyal Nahmias, 5 months ago
A wonderful image with a unique composition and POV. Love the sense of motion and movement of the birds. Thou this image is not from the middle East region, I felt compelled to include it in the Art in the Middle East group, since it depict a common thread of the islamic religion and architecture that is one of the main religions in the middle east.
Reshad Hurree, 5 months ago
love it!!!
Mysteryart, 5 months ago
You know you’ve done it when you’ve done it and, my God, you have done it.
Natalie Broome, 5 months ago
Wow, you’ve really captured the moment here. Brilliant work!
Rachael Hammond, 5 months ago
Amazing shot!
Lisa Kenny, 4 months ago
a brilliant piece of work Anthony ~ and good thinking to get that liitle boy to run at you too… you’re obviously an ideas man too ;)
boudidesign, 4 months ago
This is great. You should be very proud! It encapsulates so much in one image.
boudidesign, 4 months ago
Aaah.. They are birds!! (After reading your description!!) My first impression was that they were fighter planes!!!
Nik Nazneen, 4 months ago
MasyaAllah, this is amazing. and of course, i agree with everyone! keep it up.
nazneen.
Melanie McQuoid, 4 months ago
Stunning
braphoto, 4 months ago
Such a great capture, the flying birds, the child running all is perfect place, love the tilted angle!! beautiful colors excellent job, again! stunning!
elbambino, 4 months ago
A real Masterpiece..yes great choise..all the pigeons flying away and the boy running toward the camera make a big difference.. the pigeons really look like flying out of the Mosque !
elbambino, 4 months ago
Love the title… I didn’t say that before…!!!
Rosina Lamberti, 4 months ago
This is gorgeous! I love the color tones!
Eric Greiff, 4 months ago
Brilliant how you made an inanimate object seem to come to life…
Naddl, 4 months ago
Breathtaking!!!
dee850, 4 months ago
AN absouletly fantastic picture!!! the best image i have seen in my life !!
Elizabeth Duncan, 4 months ago
Stunning image love the movement
JaredJames, 4 months ago
beautiful!!!!
nick board, 4 months ago
Superb, did i see this winning a travel photo competition recently?
Al Neaimi, 4 months ago
great image , well done.
Antanas, 3 months ago
great work, well done
nickowen, 3 months ago
could be cruise missiles flying towards it as well
Austin Texas, 3 months ago
very amazing
Kristal, 3 months ago
amazing shot!! love it!!
Mat Moore, 3 months ago
Brilliant shot Anthony, you certainly achieved what you were after.
DimiNamu, 3 months ago
Amazing! wow – that is really beautiful! excellent work!
Alison Cornfor..., 3 months ago
This is a magical image!
Alistair Wilson, 2 months ago
wow, so much atmosphere in this photo!
Erik Hoffman, 2 months ago
This is amazing.
phoggy, 2 months ago
What a fantastic shot , Absolutely Brilliant!
HelenBanham, 2 months ago
this is a fantastic shot!! I love it!!
Joaquin Loyzaga, 2 months ago
holy heck thats amazing! islam is such a beautiful religion. shame it gets a bad wrap these days. once again, amazing photo!
Wanagi Zable-A..., 2 months ago
excellent photo, it really draws you in. great depth and movement!
CherylBee, 2 months ago
I love the movement. It feels like I’m flying.
Nacho Garcés, 2 months ago
Very good photo, great timing, great use of the available light… and the fact that it is completely rotated does not disturb me at all… may it be because the left tower is almost vertical?
Mel Spittall, 2 months ago
What a stunning image…great angle! :)
Vitor Chaves, 2 months ago
This is my favorite photograph from your gallery! Simple amazing! Perfect! Congratulations!
Philip Golan, 2 months ago
Superb shot mate.
deborah parker, 2 months ago
just found this one…... fantastic shot…. full of movement… as you say… gives it more than the standard architectural shot! well done :)
jenitae, about 1 month ago
the old run into the birds trick…great timing wicked wicked shot!
Travis Easton, about 1 month ago
This is a truly stunning pic, amazing affect with those birds well done, all the elements work so well together.
faheem, about 1 month ago
superb shot ….................:
Tahnja, about 1 month ago
wow, love the effect and it certainly does look like Angels!!! The architecture is gorgeous indeed
Glen Allen, about 1 month ago
Wow – Simply Wow.
Elaine Harriott, about 1 month ago
Wow….wow…this is such am amazing shot. You’ve done a perfect job with this and the result – just amazing :)
Elana Bailey, about 1 month ago
Anthony, you certainly achieved what you set out to. This is a stunning shot.
jerry alcantara, 29 days ago
amazing work
Susan van Zyl, 29 days ago
Just stunning!
Lisa Bow, 28 days ago
You have really capyured the scene well, i remember seeing all those pigeons when i visted. You really worked them to your advantage, looks awesome!
Ben Herman, 23 days ago
absolutely stunning, well crafted.
Sheila McCrea, 15 days ago
This is a very cool work,,A+++
ellenselement, 14 days ago
beautiful!!
Frank Lindsey, 11 days ago
Your imagination was working overtime on this one and it paid off!
frankc, 7 days ago
Perfect! Well done;-)