From Antarctic seals to a giant hot spring: the 2019 Siena drone photography awards

The 2019 Drone awards photo contest has announced the best aerial photographs of the year across six categories: abstract, nature, people, sport, urban and wildlife. More than 4,500 submissions were made from talented professional photographers and amateur drone photo enthusiasts from 107 countries. The recently revealed winners of this prestigious photo contest demonstrate the diversity and artistry of the craft

The winning images will be displayed at the Sky’s the Limit exhibition in Siena in November, during the Siena awards photo festival

Main image: Govinda players during Dahi Handi in Mumbai, India, make a human pyramid in order to catch an earthen pot. Photograph: Money Sharma

  • Soldier Field Blizzard, a shot of Chicago’s football stadium during a blizzard in November 2018.
    Soldier Field Blizzard, a shot of Chicago’s football stadium during a blizzard in November 2018

  • Mirror of the Land, a striking aerial photo of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone, the biggest hot spring in the United States and third-biggest in the world.
    Mirror of the Land, a striking aerial photo of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone, the biggest hot spring in the United States and third-biggest in the world

  • Humpback Whale Feeding, Antarctica.
    Humpback Whale Feeding, Antarctica

  • A Shoal of Colorful Fish. The Drone awards photographer of the year for 2019 was awarded to Jacek Deneka, a photographer from Poland who captured cross-country skiers during the 50km classic race, the main competition of the Bieg Piastow Skiing festival organised in Jakuszyce, Poland.
    A Shoal of Colorful Fish. The Drone awards photographer of the year for 2019 was awarded to Jacek Deneka, a photographer from Poland who captured cross-country skiers during the 50km classic race, the main competition of the Bieg Piastow Skiing festival organised in Jakuszyce, Poland.

  • Flowers on the Water. A group of women in Long An, Vietnam, are washing water lilies, preparing them into a bundle for the market. The particular aerial view recalls the shape of a flower blossoming in the water.
    Flowers on the Water. A group of women in Long An, Vietnam, are washing water lilies, preparing them into a bundle for the market. The particular aerial view recalls the shape of a flower blossoming in the water

  • Peaceful Moment, Boligvika, Norway.
    Peaceful Moment, Boligvika, Norway

  • Waltz of Overpass. Only an aerial view is able to show the absolute symmetry of an overpass that fits perfectly among the colour of the surrounding flowerbeds in Foshan City, Guangdong, China.
    Waltz of Overpass. Only an aerial view is able to show the absolute symmetry of an overpass that fits perfectly among the colour of the surrounding flowerbeds in Foshan City, Guangdong, China

  • Crabeater Seals on Ice. Antarctic peninsula crabeater seals rest on broken ice between foraging. It is spring in the Antarctic and there are not many large icebergs left.
    Crabeater Seals on Ice. Antarctic peninsula crabeater seals rest on broken ice between foraging. It is spring in the Antarctic and there are not many large icebergs left

  • The Cooling Tower. An abandoned cooling tower in Belgium, seen from the inside. Cooling towers are used to remove excess heat from power plants.
    The Cooling Tower. An abandoned cooling tower in Belgium, seen from the inside. Cooling towers are used to remove excess heat from power plants

  • Lonesome Boat. An aerial photo of a boat shuttling between lotus flowers in the water village of Gulao, Guangdong, China.
    Lonesome Boat. An aerial photo of a boat shuttling between lotus flowers in the water village of Gulao, Guangdong, China
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