Eye in the sky: Drone Awards announces world's top drone images for 2019

16 July 2019
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The 2019 Drone Awards photo contest has announced the best aerial photographs of the year.

Now in its second year, more than 4500 submissions were submitted from 107 countries in the annual competition, with the Drone Awards Photographer of the Year title for 2019 awarded to Jacek Deneka, a photographer from Poland.

Deneka captured cross-country skiers during the 50km classic race, the main competition of the Bieg Piastow Skiing Festival organized in Jakuszyce (Poland).

A Shoal of Colorful Fish. The photo shows cross-country skiers during the Ski Racing Festival "Bieg Piastów" competition in Poland. From the sky, the skiers look like a shoal of colorful fish floating among coral reefs. Jakuszyce (Poland), Jacek Deneka.
A Shoal of Colorful Fish. The photo shows cross-country skiers during the Ski Racing Festival "Bieg Piastów" competition in Poland. From the sky, the skiers look like a shoal of colorful fish floating among coral reefs. Jakuszyce (Poland), Jacek Deneka.

The winning photographers in the seven categories are:

  • Abstract: Marc Le Cornu, Jersey
  • Nature: Jeremiasz Gądek, Poland
  • People: Khanh Phan, Vietnam
  • Sport: JoSon Lee, USA
  • Wildlife: Florian Ledoux, France
  • Urban: George Steinmetz, USA
  • Video: Alex Chacon, USA

You can see the gallery of all 2019 winners at the Drone Awards Gallery, and a selection of some of our favourites below.

The winning images will have their public display at the “Sky’s the Limit” exhibition, held in Siena, Italy, throughout November 2019, during the “Siena Awards” Photo Festival.

Over a million flamingos, Kenya, by Franco Cappellari.
Over a million flamingos, Kenya, by Franco Cappellari.
Image: Lim Gwibin
Image: Lim Gwibin
Soldier Field Blizzard, Nov 2018, Chicago. Image by Jamie Link.
Soldier Field Blizzard, Nov 2018, Chicago. Image by Jamie Link.
Making Incense, Quang Phu Cau,Hanoi, Vietnam. Image by Nông Thanh ToÃn.
Making Incense, Quang Phu Cau,Hanoi, Vietnam. Image by Nông Thanh ToÃn.
Colourful mountain 1. Changji city, Xinjiang, China. Image by Ming Li.
Colourful mountain 1. Changji city, Xinjiang, China. Image by Ming Li.
Infinity Eight. To achieve this shot I was flying a drone from the passenger seat of the 'Jersey Seafaris' boat. From there I succeeded in capturing a perfect figure of an eight which also represents the infinity symbol. Jersey (Channel Islands). Image by Marc Le Cornu.
Infinity Eight. To achieve this shot I was flying a drone from the passenger seat of the 'Jersey Seafaris' boat. From there I succeeded in capturing a perfect figure of an eight which also represents the infinity symbol. Jersey (Channel Islands). Image by Marc Le Cornu.
Moistening, Jiangsu, China. Image by Guomei Yang.
Moistening, Jiangsu, China. Image by Guomei Yang.
Spirit of fiery dragon, Guangzhou, China. Image by Kaizhe Mao.
Spirit of fiery dragon, Guangzhou, China. Image by Kaizhe Mao.
Soccer in the woods, Moscow. Image by Yura Borschev.
Soccer in the woods, Moscow. Image by Yura Borschev.
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