SkyPixel announces winners of its 2018 Aerial Storytelling Contest

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The popular aerial photography community SkyPixel has announced the winners of its 2018 Aerial Storytelling Contest.

Co-organised with drone manufacturers DJI, the contest attracted over 30,000 submissions from professional photographers, videographers, aerial enthusiasts and content creators from 141 countries.

The Video Category grand prize winner went to Melbourne's Ain Raadik, who shared a collection of adventures from his travels across New Zealand, Japan and around his home in Australia.

“For me drones are an incredible film making tool that help me to further share the ideologies behind my work through new and unique perspectives,” said Raadik.

“Instead of staying put in one place, my life stories are being told through accumulating explorations of new places with my Inspire 2. Passions for film making, testing physical limits and exploring new locations are all heavily influential factors behind my work. And I hope everyone would find their own passion in life and stick to it.” 

Image: Deryk Baumgartner

The grand prize winner in the Photo Category was Germany's Deryk Baumgartner, who used his Mavic Pro to capture the sun-bathed Mont Saint Michel monastery rising out of fog, framed by the ribbons of water in northern France.

“I was sitting on a rock fighting with stubborn wind and thick rain for the whole morning. The sun came up when I was just about to stand up and go home,” Baumgartner said. “This photo tells a simple story of you and me. Stick to it for a little longer in life when you are just about to fold, the silver lining would often unveil itself.” 

In addition to the Grand Prize Winners, there were also First, Second and Third Prizes in the travel, sports, urban life, nature and creativity categories. From football match on Lofoten islands to morning prayer in Bagan to the dazzling traffic in Bangkok, the winning submissions captured amazing stories that took place in different parts of the globe.

This year, the judging panel included a jury of award-winning directors, photographers and influencers, including Toby Strong, famous documentary photographer who has won many Emmy and BAFTA awards, and Ben Nott, one of Australia's most prestigious DP and an ACS member. 

Every year, SkyPixel organizes aerial photo and video contests to call on creators around the world to share their artwork and stories captured from above.

You can see a selection of the finalists below. To view all the submissions, visit skypixel.com/contests/2018. 

Image: Taavi Purtsak
Image: Taavi Purtsak
Image: 梦中画
Image: 梦中画
Image: 花瓣雨
Image: 花瓣雨
Image: 日照新葡京
Image: 日照新葡京
Image: Alan Blakely
Image: Alan Blakely
Image: 至所未知
Image: 至所未知
Image: SebastianMZH
Image: SebastianMZH
Image: Sergei Ristenko
Image: Sergei Ristenko
Image: Michael Sadowski
Image: Michael Sadowski
Image: Mauro Pagliai
Image: Mauro Pagliai
Image: Dawood
Image: Dawood
Image: 群岛#足球的生命力 圆猪笔
Image: 群岛#足球的生命力 圆猪笔
Image: Petra Leary
Image: Petra Leary
Image: Baltskars
Image: Baltskars
Image: Andrea Giumelli
Image: Andrea Giumelli
Image: Mathis Dumas
Image: Mathis Dumas
Image: Agon Nimani
Image: Agon Nimani
Image: Trung Pham
Image: Trung Pham
Image: Martin Sanchez @zekedrone
Image: Martin Sanchez @zekedrone
Image: Khánh Phan
Image: Khánh Phan
Image: Panvelvet
Image: Panvelvet

 

 

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