25 Of The World’s Best Drone Photos Of 2018
Every year photographers from all over the world compete in the annual drone photography competition organized by SkyPixel. The participants compete in two main categories, video and photography, and the winners receive over $12,000 worth of photography gear. This year German photographer Deryk Baumgärtner’s photo of the Saint Michael’s Mount won the grand prize in the photography category, and it’s not hard to see why – his photo will take your breath away.
In an interview with Bored Panda, Deryk said it was an unbelievable feeling to win the Grand Prize. The humble photographer said he did not even expect to make it to the top 100. Even though the photographer has been interested in aerial photography for many years, it was Deryk’s first time entering the SkyPixel competition.
Check out Deryk’s photo and the winners of other categories in the gallery below!
h/t: Bored Panda
#1 People’s Choice Prize, “Red Train”
#2 Grand Prize Winner, “Mont Saint Michel”
#3 Third Prize Winner In Fun Category, “花瓣雨”
#4 First Prize Winner In Fun Category, “Flowers On The Water”
#5 Second Prize Winner In Architecture Category, “Bagan”
#6 People’s Choice Prize, “Kyiv Monuments”
#8 People’s Choice Prize, “双栖”
#9 Second Prize Winner In Fun Category, “Burden Salt Harvest”
#10 Nominated Entry, “National Library Of Kosovo”
#11 Nominated Entry, “Two”
#12 First Prize Winner In Nature Category, “Hungry Hippos”
#13 People’s Choice Prize, “Stein Eriksen Residences”
#14 First Prize Winner In Architecture Category, “Not A Small HK Island”
#15 Nominated Entry, “Summit For The Team, Mont Blanc”
#16 People’s Choice Prize, “Lofoten”
#17 First Prize Winner In Sport Category, “Running Through The Sand Dunes”
#18 Nominated Entry, “There Is A Precise Point Up There In The Sky Where The Mountains Almost Seem To Pose”
#19 Third Prize Winner In Nature Category, “Nature Engraving”
#20 People’s Choice Prize, “至所未知”
#21 Third Prize Winner In Architecture Category, “日照新葡京”
#22 People’s Choice Prize, “Stein Eriksen Residences”
#23 Second Prize Winner In Sport Category, “Shadow Skier #5”
#24 Third Prize Winner In Sport Category, “Throwing It To The Moon”
#25 Nominated Entry, “Wake Up”
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