Above And Beyond: The World’s Best Drone Photography 2016 Winners – Design You Trust — Design Daily Since 2007

Above And Beyond: The World’s Best Drone Photography 2016 Winners

Aerial photography platform SkyPixel received 27,000 entries to its 2016 competition. Here are the winning shots plus some of our favourites.


Dam near perfect. Second prize in the same category was of the Huia Dam in Auckland, New Zealand. Hong Kong-based SkyPixel was launched in 2014. (Photo by Brendon Dixon/SkyPixel)

More info: Sky Pixel (h/t: theguardian)


A line in the sand. SkyPixel’s competition was open to both professional and amateur photographers and was split into three categories: Beauty, 360, and Drones in Use. This image – of a camel caravan in the desert – won first prize in the Professional Beauty category. (Photo by Hanbing Wang/SkyPixel)


Dead straight. This image of a road bridge in the US won first prize in the Amateur Beauty category. (Photo by SkyPixel)


Green waves. This shot, taken in Italy, won second prize in the Amateur Beauty category. (Photo by Mauro Pagliai/SkyPixel)


Ice art. Third prize in the Amateur Beauty category. This image is of a frozen river in the US. (Photo by SkyPixel)


Catching the winning image. Fishermen close the net in Fujian province in China. This was the grand prize winner in the competition. (Photo by Ge Zheng/SkyPixel)


On the terraces. The competition – the first run by SkyPixel – attracted 27,000 entries, including this one of a rice terrace in China, which was one of favourites. (Photo by SkyPixel)


Where did you park the car? Another of favourites, though not a category winner, is of a huge parking lot. (Photo by SkyPixel)


City cool. People play amid the fountains. (Photo by SkyPixel)


And they were all yellow. Uncredited landscape shot. (Photo by SkyPixel)


Rainbow lines. A track runs between the multicoloured lines of tulips in the Netherlands. (Photo by SkyPixel)

If you want more awesome content, subscribe to Design You Trust Facebook page.

More Inspiring Stories

Vibrant And Moody Urban Photos Of Vancouver By Mado El Khouly

Gorgeous Color Photographs Of Frida Kahlo Taken By Nickolas Muray

You'll Love These Photos Of An Underwater Wedding In The 50s

"Chernobyl: A Stalker’s Paradise" – Photographer Vladimir Migutin Captures The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone In Infrared

Beautiful Winning Photos From The Pink Lady Food Photographer Of The Year 2020

Dreamlike Photos Of Burning Man By Victor Habchy

The Empty Stools of Rural Village Life in China

"Requiem For Pianos": Photographer Travels The Globe Taking Eerie Pictures Of Abandoned Pianos

"View from the Top": A Historical Look at The Beautiful Stewardesses of The 1960s-1980s

World's First Lab-Grown Burger Tested in London

Digital Artist Explores The Hidden Darkness In The World Through Her Revealing Illustrations

Two Spain-Based Photographers Playfully Interact With Geometry Of Architecture In These Images

Photographer Captures Small Toys With Big Imagination

"Outside The Boundaries": The Colourful Universe Of Mischelle Moy

Breathtaking James Webb Space Telescope Photos Of 2024

Disney Princesses Reimagined Years Later As Queens By Daughters And Mothers

Award-Winning Shots From The 2012 Underwater Photo Contest

"The Family Of Man": 503 Images By 273 Photographers From 68 Countries

Sun Magazine Underwater Photo Shoot

Those Crazy World Cup Soccer Fans

This Is Known To Be The Only Photo Of Van Gogh As An Adult

Marvelous Female Portrait Photography By Nick Ramsay

Living With Lion Cubs

The Superb Digital Art & Photography Of Daimen Pape

Bride-to-be Whose Fiance Died Just Days Before Their Wedding Has A Heartbreaking Photo Shoot In Her Dress ‘To Say Goodbye’

Rare Photos Of 19-Year-Old Prince Outside Minneapolis’ Old Schmitt Music Headquarters In 1977

Russian Photographer Kristina Makeeva Captures Women In Dresses Set Against Magical Landscapes

"Infinite Road To Transylvania": The Aerial Radiography Of The Roads That Lead You To And Within Transylvania

Marvelous Dreamlike Portraits Of Redheads With Red Foxes By Alexandra Bochkareva

Spectacular Minimalism-Winning Photos from the Artist Gallery Awards 2024