Drone Photo Awards 2022 Winners Announced

Miscellaneous / by admin / September 07, 2022

We chose almost two dozen mesmerizing shots and one spectacular video on an FPV drone.

Passed for the fifth time aerial photography competition The Drone Photo Awards showcased winners in nine categories including Nature, City, Abstract, Sports and more. The voting involved footage taken using any type of filming from above, whether it be drones, helicopters, drones, parachutes or even kites.

This year's Grand Prize went to French photographer Armand Sarlang for his photograph of the Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption in Iceland, taken in September 2021. The work was called "Big Bang".

Eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland. Photo: Armand Sarlangue

The jury members noted that photographers continue to experiment with their work, changing their approach to established shooting principles, because from a bird's eye view, the authors have the opportunity to capture interesting shots from non-standard angles.

Winners and prize-winners in other categories

"City"

Rooftops in the Kartoffelrækkerne district in Copenhagen. Photo: Serhiy Vovk

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Xinghua City, Jiangsu Province, China. Photo: Ningtai Yu

Basketball court in the UAE. Photo: Yura Borschev

"Rain and Sun". Photo: Donghui Chen

Sandstorm over the ancient settlement of Meroe in Africa. Photo: Satti Mohammed

"People"

"Dream in a boat" Photo: Anindita Roy

"Washing fishing nets". Photo: Myo Thet

Prayer during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Salem Alsawafi

"Wildlife"

"Solidarity". Photo: Mehdi Mohebipour

"Dawn Patrol". Photo: Nansen Weber

"Nature"

"Meeting". Photo: David Rouge

"Volcano in the Clouds" Photo: Luis Manuel Vilarino Lopez

"Abstraction"

Salt Farm Workers. Photo: Saurabh Sirohiya

"Eyes of the snake". Photo: Ovi D. Pop

"Sport"

"Skiers". Photo: Daniel Koszela

Surfer in Western Australia. Photo: Phil De Glanville

"Street Wrestling" Photo: Subrata Dey

"Video"

In the video nomination, Mauro Pagliai took the victory in the main competition with a video on an FPV drone. He showed the views of Italy - from north to south, from the blue sea to high mountains.

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