Aerial photography hits new heights in the 2020 Drone Awards

Commended – Sport. Kleanthis Vikelidis stadium in flames Dimitris Tosidis

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2020 Sep 24
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The winning entries in this year’s Drone Photo Awards deliver an outstanding assortment of aerial images, from the overall winning shot, catching a school of salmon forming the shape of a heart, to a special category focusing on the profound ways COVID-19 has transformed our cities.
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Highly Commended - Life Under COVID-19. Corona. Konya, Turkey

Highly Commended – Life Under COVID-19 – Corona. Konya, Turkey Levent AteS
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Only in its third year, the Drone Photo Awards is a contest presented as part of the larger Siena International Photo Awards. The photographs span nine categories this year, covering the usual suspects – Urban, Nature, People, Sport, etc.

Winner - Life Under COVID-19. Black Flag. A socially distanced protest in Israel, April, 2020 — –

A new category in this year’s contest is Empty Cities: Life during COVID-19. This deeply fascinating category delivers an incredible array of aerial urban visions illustrating how this global pandemic has truly disrupted every part of human existence.

Tomer Appelbaum’s Black Flag took the top prize in this novel category with a strikingly unique shot that chronicles the strange sight of a protesting crowd socially distancing during the early stages of the pandemic in April.

Commended - Life Under COVID-19. Lockdown Dubai. Commended – Life Under COVID-19. Lockdown Dubai. Bachir Moukar

The top prize went to Australian photographer Jim Picot for a stunning shot of a school of salmon spontaneously forming the shape of a love heart, as a shark moves through its center.

Other highlights include an angry seagull taking aim at a drone, a gorgeous moment showing a gray whale gently pushing along a boat full of tourists, and an amusing “look on the bright side” suggestion that the pandemic has at least eliminated the problem of finding a car park.

Commended - Urban. Angry Seagull. Chioggia, Venezia — –

Winner - People. Frozen Land. Eurasian Steppe — –

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Take a look through our gallery at more highlights from this year’s best drone photography. View all 21 Images.

Source: Drone Photo

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Rich Haridy

With interests in film, new media, and the new wave of psychedelic science, Rich has written for a number of online and print publications over the last decade and was Chair of the Australian Film Critics Association from 2013-2015. Since joining New Atlas Rich’s interests have broadened to encompass the era-defining effects of new technology on culture and life in the 21st century.

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