“People from Above”: Amazing Award-Winning Drone Photos from the 35 Photography Awards 2025

“The geometry of nature” by Mikhail Kharitonychev

Seeing the world from above has its own kind of magic, transforming ordinary shapes into breathtaking works of art.

The “People from Above” contest spotlighted award-winning drone shots that reveal nature’s beauty from a bird’s-eye view. Each image tells a story with a human touch—fishermen on turquoise waters, beachgoers forming colorful patterns, farmers etching designs into fields, hikers dotting vast deserts, and boats carving rivers like strokes of ink. What makes these photos stand out is their balance of geometry, texture, and life, turning everyday moments into masterpieces. More than just visuals, they remind us how deeply humans are woven into the landscapes we inhabit, tiny figures against a massive world yet part of one shared story.

More: 35 Photography Awards, Instagram

“Photo” by Jayakumar MN

“Photo” by Dmitry Ishniyazov

“Vibrant Red Blossoms” by Tran Phuong

“Colourful yet One Direction” by Iqbal Pangestu

“Photo” by Anastasia Saul

“Photo” by Evgenii Kochetkov

“Flying nets and a fisherman” by Nadezhda Nikolaeva

“Photo” by Alina Yantsen

“Swimming in frozen water at the Baltic sea” by Gilad Topaz

“Harvesting water lilies” by Tuấn Nguyễn Tấn

“Falling Leaves Season on Tuyen Lam Lake” by Tran Phuong

“Crossing the canoes” by Gilad Topaz

“Unity with silence” by Anton Gavrilov

“Photo” by Tam Phan Minh Minh

“Salt Farm Workers Harvesting” by Saurabh Sirohiya

“Photo” by Tuấn Nguyễn Tấn

“Soya Sauce Crew” by Kiran Kumar Reddy Govind

“Beach” by Alina Yantsen

“Women In Chilies” by Saurabh Sirohiya

“Photo” by Lê Huy Anh

“Photo” by Lê Huy Anh

“Photo” by Duy Chris

“Beauty of Nature” by Md Shamsul Haque Suza

“Crossing the grass fields” by Khổng Giang

“Photo” by Andrey Belavin

“River Dragon” by Giang Le

“Traditional Craft” by Daniel Viñé Garcia

“Beautiful Indian women workers in Red Carpet” by Soumayan Biswas

“Onion Farmer” by Iqbal Pangestu

“Surfing” by Lekontsev

“Photo” by Vasily Yakovlev

“Fisher” by Thọ Minh

“Photo” by Quan Nguyen Hung

“Daisy garden” by Tuấn Nguyễn Tấn

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