See the stunning winning shots from this year's dronestagram comp

8 July 2016

Camels in Nassau, Denmark’s Kalbyris forest, Moab, and the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi emerging from fog are some of this year’s winning drone photographs.

Over 6,000 photos were submitted across the three categories of Nature & Wildlife, Sports & Adventure and Travel for Dronestagram’s third aerial photography competition. Dronestagram is the 'world's first social network dedicated to aerial photography', and 2016 is the third year the competition has been run.

Have a look at the nine winners below.

1st Prize Winner – Category Travel: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Umbria, Italy by fcattuto

It was the day after Christmas 2015 and my girlfriend and I, after a lovely lunch at my parents' home which is in beautiful Umbria, we decided to go for a walk in Assisi. It was a foggy day, nonetheless I decided to go up in the sky to see more from above, and after the drone came out from the clouds the view was spectacular and got me completely astonished and, without breathing, I had the time to take some shots before the sun went down and the cloud got higher."

2nd Prize Winner – Category Travel: Cable Beach by Todd Kennedy

3rd Prize Winner – Category Travel: Summer camp of Gran Canaria by Karolis Janulis

1st Prize Winner – Category Sports Adventure: Moab Rock Climbing by Maxseigal

"I spent the day filming a couple of friends of mine who were trying to put up a first ascent on some epic off-width climbing routes in the desert. We hiked for miles looking for the perfect line, and then spotted this amazing crack that was about 400 feet off the ground. Using the drone, I was able to capture images that would have never been published before!"

2nd Prize Winner – Category Sports Adventure: Complejo Acuático Norte de Santander by losmanesdeldrone

3rd Prize Winner – Category Sports Adventure: Chugach Mountain Range, Alaska by High Angle Shot

1st Prize Winner – Category Nature Wildlife: Kalbyris forest Denmark by Mbernholdt

2nd Prize Winner – Category Nature Wildlife: Swarm of sheep by Szabolcs Ignacz

3rd Prize Winner – Category Nature Wildlife: Piton de la fournaise, Volcano by Jonathan Payet

Winning images will be published in National Geographic magazine and on the website.