2016 International Drone Photography Contest

We are very excited to announce the winners of the 3rd annual
International Drone Photography Contest.

Thousands of entries were submitted from everywhere in the world by talented professional photographers and amateur drone photo enthusiasts.

The competition was judged on creativity and photographic quality by a panel of experts including National Geographic Deputy Director Patrick Witty as well as Emanuela Ascoli, Photo editor of National Geographic France and Dronestag!

We would like to extend a special thanks to our contest sponsors National Geographic, SO Sofitel Mauritius, Europ Assistance, 3D Robotics, Go Pro, Lowepro & Zeinberg for their amazing support!

Are you one of the lucky ones? Find out below!

CATEGORIES

category travel category adventure 2 category nature wildlife

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TRAVEL LARGE

1st Prize Winner – Category Travel: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Umbria, Italy by fcattuto

Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Umbria, Italy by fcatutto

2nd Prize Winner – Category Travel: Cable Beach by Todd Kennedy

Cable Beach by DragonEye

3rd Prize Winner – Category Travel: Summer camp of Gran Canaria by Karolis Janulis

Amadores, Gran Canaria, Spain by Karolis Janulis

 

SPORTS ADVENTURE LARGE

1st Prize Winner – Category Sports Adventure: Moab Rock Climbing by Maxseigal

Moab by Maxseigal

2nd Prize Winner – Category Sports Adventure: Complejo Acuático Norte de Santander by losmanesdeldrone

Complejo Acuático Norte de Santander by losmanesdeldrone

3rd Prize Winner – Category Sports Adventure: Chugach Mountain Range, Alaska by High Angle Shot

Chugach Mountain Range, Alaska by High Angle Shot

 

NATURE LARGE

1st Prize Winner – Category Nature Wildlife: Kalbyris forest Denmark by Mbernholdt

A patch of pines in the middle of the forest

2nd Prize Winner – Category Nature Wildlife: Swarm of sheep by Szabolcs Ignacz

Swarm by thedon

3rd Prize Winner – Category Nature Wildlife: Piton de la fournaise, Volcano by Jonathan Payet

Piton de la fournaise volcano by DroneCopters

Thank you all for participating! We are very proud of our community!