Winning images from Dronestagram's fourth annual drone photography contest. Some of the best drone photos in the world. Dronestagram just wrapped up its fourth annual drone photography contest.
Organized in partnership with National Geographic, the point of the contest is to surface the best drone photos from around the world. Now that the winners have been announced, we'll let you be the judge of that.
The aerial photography social network awards prizes in three categories: Nature, Urban and People. They also name three 'most creative' photos in no particular order.
Scroll down to see them all for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments down below:
Nature
1st Place: Provence, summer trim by jcourtial
Lavender harvest in Provence. Photo © jcourtial
2nd Place: Infinite Road to Transylvania by Calin Stan
Aerial view of a winding mountain road in Transylvania, Romania. Photo © Calin Stan
3rd Place: Ice formation by Florian
Sea ice off the eastern coast of Greenland. Photo © Florian
People
1st Place: End of line by Martin Sanchez
An abstract photo captured one weekend while driving down the New Jersey coast. Photo © Martin Sanchez
2nd Place: Waterlilu by helios1412
A woman harvests water lilies in a pond in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Photo © helios1412
3rd Place: La Vijanera by feelingmovie
An aerial photo of La Vijanera, a winter masquerade that takes place in the town of Sili
Urban
1st Place: Concrete Jungle by bachirm
Aerial view of the Dubai Marina at sunset. Photo © bachrim
2nd Place: Dawn on Mercury Tower by alexeygo
Window washers on the 'Mercury' tower in Moscow City. Photo © alexeygo
3rd Place: Peace by luckydron
Aerial photo captured in Madrid, Spain. Photo © luckydron
Most Creative
Two Moo by LukeMaximoBell
Two cows take their morning drink in Paarl, South Africa. Photo © LukeMaximoBell
Next Level by macareuxprod
A funny and original, video game-inspired pregnancy announcement. Photo © macareuxprod
Ugo le marin by rga
A little bit of fun with sand art. Photo © rga
So, what do you think? Best drone photos in the world? There's definitely room for debate, but if you want to see more great drone shots like these, the Dronestagram website is a great place to start.
All photos courtesy of Dronestagram.
. dpreview.com2017-7-7 00:05
