25 Of The World’s Best Drone Photos Of 2018

People’s Choice Prize, “Red Train”

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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!

More: SkyPixel h/t: boredpanda, demilked

Grand Prize Winner, “Mont Saint Michel”

Deryk Baumgärtner

Third Prize Winner In Fun Category, “花瓣雨”

邱 会宁

First Prize Winner In Fun Category, “Flowers On The Water”

Khánh Phan

Second Prize Winner In Architecture Category, “Bagan”

Witold Ziomek

People’s Choice Prize, “Kyiv Monuments”

Ristenko Segiy

People’s Choice Prize, “Infinity Road: Summer vs. Winter”

Michal Sadowski

People’s Choice Prize, “双栖”

Dawood

Second Prize Winner In Fun Category, “Burden Salt Harvest”

Tuấn Nguyễn

Nominated Entry, “National Library Of Kosovo”

Agon Nimani

Nominated Entry, “Two”

Baltskars

First Prize Winner In Nature Category, “Hungry Hippos”

Martin Sanchez

People’s Choice Prize, “Stein Eriksen Residences”

Mauro Pagliai

First Prize Winner In Architecture Category, “Not A Small HK Island”

Panvelvet

Nominated Entry, “Summit For The Team, Mont Blanc”

Mathis Dumas

People’s Choice Prize, “Lofoten”

圆猪笔

First Prize Winner In Sport Category, “Running Through The Sand Dunes”

Trung Pham

Nominated Entry, “There Is A Precise Point Up There In The Sky Where The Mountains Almost Seem To Pose”

Andrea Giumelli

Third Prize Winner In Nature Category, “Nature Engraving”

王 汉冰

People’s Choice Prize, “至所未知”

李珩

Third Prize Winner In Architecture Category, “日照新葡京”

吖震

People’s Choice Prize, “Stein Eriksen Residences”

Alan Blakely

Second Prize Winner In Sport Category, “Shadow Skier #5”

oberschneider.com

Third Prize Winner In Sport Category, “Throwing It To The Moon”

Taavi Purtsak

Nominated Entry, “Wake Up”

Petra Leary

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