This year over 2,000 people from 116 countries around the world submitted images to theDrone Photo Awards 2022. This competition is part of the Siena Awards international Festival of visual arts and includes some magnificent images from the skies above.
Now nine winners have been revealed from categories including urban, people, nature, wildlife, sport and more. We’ve collected some of these images for your enjoyment, but be sure to head over tothe full awards galleryto see more.
Rooftops by Serhiy Vovk, Ukraine
This is the first-place winner of the urban category. It shows the colourful rooftops of the Kartoffelraekkerne neighbourhood, in Oesterbro Copenhagen.
This image is the first place winner of the urban category of the Drone Awards. It shows the wonderfully colourful rooftops of the Kartoffelraekkerne neighbourhood, in Oesterbro Copenhagen.
This area dates back to the 1800s and was constructed for working-class families. Now it makes for a wonderful aerial view.
Sleeping on a Boat by Anindita Roy, Bangladesh
The winning image from the people category shows a person resting on their boat in a busy river port in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
A common sight in the area, but a wonderfully intriguing one when taken from the skies above.
Solidarity by Mehdi Mohebipour, Iran
The wildlife winner gives us a great view of Flamingos sleeping neatly together, crowded closely for safety and security.
We love these views of wild creatures captured in a way you’d be unlikely to see from ground level.
Falling Skiers by Daniel Koszela, Poland
This winner gives a weird and wonderful perspective of a group of skiers in action. From this angle, it looks like they’re tumbling down a vertical cliff face.
This winner from the sports category gives a weird and wonderful perspective of a group of skiers in action.
From this angle, it looks like they’re tumbling down a vertical cliff face.
Meeting by David Rouge, Switzerland
From the nature category comes this award winner showing a wonderful view of the Namib
Desert’s sand dunes meeting the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean.
From the nature category comes this award winner showing a wonderful view of the NamibDesert’s sand dunes meeting the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean.
Simple yet brilliant.
Salt Farm Workers Harvesting by Saurabh Sirohiya, India
This award winner sees an abstract view from above. Taken above the salt pans in Habra, India.
Here the salt is set like this to allow slow evaporation in the hot sun before the salt can be collected.
Like a Painted Picture by Krzysztof Krawczyk, Poland
Looking for inspiration for wedding photos? Then you need to see the wedding category of the Drone Awards.
Looking for inspiration for wedding photos? Then you need to see thewedding category of the Drone Awards.
There are some highly unusual wedding snaps in there captured by drones. This one shows a fallen tree, seemingly perfectly felled in the water withe a bride posing below.
Abandoned Weather Station by Dmitry Kokh, Russia
This collection by Dmitry Kokh won the award in the series category and shows some brilliant views of polar bears in an abandoned weather station.
This is a taste of a series of photos taken during a visit to Chukotka and Wrangel Island. The collection by Dmitry Kokh won the award in the series category and shows some brilliant views of polar bears in an abandoned weather station.
Beautiful life - Princess Taiping by Jingkun Yang
Here’s a beautiful landscape view of an iconic area of parkland with an image of a famous princess lovingly crafted from various colourful plants.
Five-leaf flower Hall by Ying Zhang
This view shows a hotel like you’ve probably never seen before. Also, one that’s unlikely to be fully appreciated except without an aerial image like this.
This incredible view shows a hotel like you’ve probably never seen before. Also one that’s unlikely to be fully appreciated except without an aerial image like this.
