These 2021 Drone Photos Are Absolutely Amazing
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Before drones, only professional photographers who specialized in aerial photography had access to the world from above. Today, technology has democratized the air, making it possible for regular people to take mesmerizing aerial photographs. No helicopter needed.
As technology has gotten better, so have people’s skills. This is what the Drone Photo Awards 2021 celebrates. The awards have selected the best drone photography around the world, separated into eight categories.
These are the best of the winning drone photographs.
'Space Invaders'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: The Dead Sea, Israel
'Back to Adventure'
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Category: Wildlife (1st Classified)
Location of shot: Oman
'Synergy'
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Category: Sport
Location of shot: Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy
'Blooming Delivery'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: The Netherlands
'The Great Divide'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Alaska
'Julier Snake'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: Julier Pass, Switzerland
'Deep Blu'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Trentino Alto Adige, Italy
'Dali's Dream'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Huelva, Spain
'Melting Ice Cap'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Svalbard, Norway
'Poisoned River'
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Category: Abstract (1st Classified)
Location of shot: Geamana, Transylvania, Romania
'Camel Shadows at Sunset'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Stockton Beach, Australia
'Fishing'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, Vietnam
'The Tower'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: Ronnede Camp Adventure, Denmark
'Colour Series II'
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Category: Sport
Location of shot: Vancouver, Canada
'Chessboard'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Mamaia, Romania
'Buddhists Are Praying'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
'No Stress'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Santa Maria, Cape Verde
'Caleidoscopio'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Veneto, Italy
'Lake Natron'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Great Rift Valley, Tanzania and Kenya
'Drying Steamed Fish'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Long Hai, Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam
'Red Chillies Harvesting'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Bogura, Bangladesh
'Like a Tree'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Mohács, Hungary
'Game Board'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: Gronau, Germany
'One Shot'
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Category: Sport
Location of shot: Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
'People at 10100 Feet Snow Valley Restaurant'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Kongdoori, Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India
'Follow Me'
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Category: Sport
Location of shot: Bernau, Germany
'Bank of Buriganga'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: Dhaka, Bangladesh
'City of Angels'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Serbia
'Sheep in Congress'
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Category: Wildlife
Location of shot: Ramot Menashe, Israel
'A Still Point In Time'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Dorob National Park, Namibia
'Scrap Head'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Comilla, Bangladesh
'Floating People'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
'Dusk at Rohingya Refugee Camp'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: Cox's Bazar
'Hippopotamus Group From Above'
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Category: Wildlife
Location of shot: Khwai, Botswana
'Chishan Lake in Winter'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Nanjing Liuhe Chishan Lake Park, China
'Plastic Recycling'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Tangail, Bangladesh
'Baby Flamingos'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Cihanbeyli, Konya, Turkey
'Fishing in Mangrove Forest'
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Category: People (1st Classified)
Location of shot: Hue, Vietnam
'Volcano Show'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Iceland
'The Mighty Ruacana'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Namibia
'Abyss Tentacles'
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Category: Sport
Location of shot: Jiloca, Aragón, Spain
'Duoyishu Terraces'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Yuanyang District, China
'Extragalactic'
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Category: Nature (1st Classified)
Location of shot: Iceland
'Mitosis'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Hungary
'Capillary Landscape'
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Category: Abstract
Location of shot: Huelva, Spain
'Tree of Life'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Deadvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia
'Racing on Planet Mars'
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Category: Sport
Location of shot: Baja California, Mexico
'Emus of the Salt Lake'
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Category: Wildlife
Location of shot: Lake Gairdner, Australia
'Collecting Water from Driedout Riverbeds'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Khulna, Bangladesh
'Shark Companion'
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Category: Sport
Location of shot: Hadera, Israel
'Visit Fishing Nets in Bien Lake'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Gia Lai, Vietnam
'Enjoy Wrestling'
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Category: People
Location of shot: Kolkata, India
'High Tide'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania
'Church on the Fields Before Storm'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: Kranj, Slovenia
'Pink-Footed Geese Meeting the Winter'
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Category: Photo of the Year
Location of shot: Levanger, Norway
'City in the Sky'
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Category: Urban
Location of shot: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
'Sleeping Beauty'
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Category: Wildlife
Location of shot: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
'Wild Night In the Adriatic'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Hvar Island, Croatia
'Above Si'ine Pillars'
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Category: Nature
Location of shot: Yakutia, Sinyaya River, Russia
'Metaphorical Statement About City and Winter'
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Category: Urban (1st Classified)
Location of shot: Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Region, Russia