Winning Images from the Best Drone Photography Awards 2018

Captivating aerial views of polar bears, speed skaters, and more.

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‘Above The Polar Bear’ by Florian Ledoux
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‘Weather Snake’ by Ovi D. Pop
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‘Mada’in Saleh’ by Gabirel Scanu
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‘Pilgrimage of Millions of People’ by Qinghua Shui
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‘Skating Shadows’ by Vincent Riemersma
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‘Blacktop Shark’ by Adam Barker
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‘Assisi Over The Clouds’ by Francesco Cattuto
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The annual Drone Awards contest just named the winning images of its 2018 installment. Organized by the Art Photo Travel festival in Sienna, Italy, this year’s competition featured over 4,400 submissions from photographers all across the globe. Categories include Abstract, Nature, People, Sport, Wildlife, and Urban. The grand prize went to Florian Ledoux for his Above The Polar Bear visual.

The official awards ceremony will take place this October 27. Take a look at the category winners in the slideshow above and then head over to Drone Awards’ official website to view all the shortlisted entries. In other art news, take a look at KAWS’ massive light installation for Seoul’s LOTTE World Tower.

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