Spectacular Winning Photos From The 2025 International Aerial Photo Awards

Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain, Smoking Skull

The 2025 International Aerial Photo Awards unveiled stunning images that reimagine familiar scenes from above, selected from over 1,500 entries worldwide.

Open to professionals and hobbyists alike, the competition welcomed aerial perspectives captured by drones, aircraft, and even mountain peaks, emphasizing creative freedom and individual vision. Among the winners was U.S. photographer Joanna Steidle, praised for her visually rich submission and fresh take on altitude-driven storytelling. The collection’s diversity—from abstract terrain to geometric cities—reminds us of the profound shift in perspective offered by aerial art.

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Jie Xu, China, Most Beautiful Football Pitch

Ael Kermarec, Iceland, Reclaim

Lorenzo Passalacqua, Australia, Avalanche

Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove, Iceland, Cloud Inversion

Mike Mezeul I I, United States, New Earth

Marco Di Marco, Iceland, A Powerful Beginning

Chris Ha, United States, Threads Of Tradition

Xiaoying Shi, United States, Ground Vein

Thomas Vijayan, Canada, Austfonna Ice Cap

Vitaly Golovatyuk, Russian Federation, Hanging On The Bridge

Joanna Steidle, United States, Diving

Talor Stone, United States, Tree Of Ice

Dipanjan Pal, India, Carpet

Taylor Duncan, United States, Martian Sunrise

Xiaohui Li, China, Flamingos By The Lake

Andro Loria, United Kingdom, Autumn Light

David Mierowsky, Australia, The Plane, The Plane!

Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain, The Nipple Of The Earth

Joanna Steidle, United States, The Gateway

Patrick Abraham, United States, Crown Jewel

David Swindler, United States, Flamingos And Pelicans

Guichard Laetitia, France, Pink Landscape

Craig Parry, Australia, The Chase

Katherine Smith, United States, 2024 10 7

Jay Huang, United States, Red Alignment

Ignacio Palacios, Australia, Cono De Arita

Jim Picot, Australia, Golden Curve

Rakesh Baro, India, Nature’s Palette

David Swindler, United States, Desert Playa