Drone photography has becoming increasingly pop , in addition to thank y'all to communities similar Dronestagram , drone fliers from some the footing are taking in addition to sharing stunning aerial images that wouldn’t cause got been possible a few years dorsum without an airplane. “Drone photography is a novel sort of visual linguistic communication ,” says Dronestagram CEO in addition to founder Eric Dupin. “It’s a novel agency of seeing the world.”
Dronestagram instantly has to a greater extent than than xxx ,000 registered users in addition to the numbers volition solely proceed to grow.
Last twelvemonth , Dronestagram partnered amongst National Geographic , GoPro , Adobe in addition to other notable companies to concord the 2015 Drone Aerial Photography Contest. Over five ,000 entries were received. The contender was judged past times National Geographic Deputy Director of Photography Ken Geiger , National Geographic French Republic Editor inwards Chief Jean-Pierre Vrignaud , in addition to Dronestagram CEO Eric Dupin.
1st Prize Winner – Category Nature: Snorkeling amongst sharks past times Tahitiflyshoot
“Drone images tin live on made where no other epitome tin ,” says Geiger , a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. “It’s similar the ultimate selfie-stick.”
Let's accept a expect at the some of the aerial imagery that rose to the top.
1st Prize Winner – Category Places: Above the mist past times Ricardo Matiello
2nd Prize Winner – Category Nature: La Jolla past times kdilliard
2nd Prize Winner – Category places: Mont-Saint-Michel , past times Wanaiifilms
3rd Prize Winner – Category places: Tulip fileds byAnders@andersa.com
3rd Prize Winner – Category Nature: Lost isle , Tahaa , French Polynesia , past times Marama Photo Video
1st Prize Winner – Category Dronies: Where’s Wally , Limassol Carnaval , Republic of Cyprus past times FlyovermediaCy
2nd Prize Winner – Popular Prizes (most liked picture): Plovidv past times black , Republic of Bulgaria past times Ice Fire
3rd Prize Winner – Popular Prizes (most liked picture): Glorieto Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada , Mazatlan , Sinaloa , United Mexican U.S. of A. past times Wootsor
Autodrome st-eustache , Canada past times DCPE
Family of storks inwards the nest on an electrical pole past times Myszon
Christ the Redeemer , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil past times Alexandre Salem
Jardin de corail dans le lagon de Taha’a – Polynésie Française , past times Marama Photo Video
Xiwei Reservoir , Zoucheng , Shandong , China , past times AmbroseLune
Moissons près de Metz , Lorraine , photograph par drone , past times Ookpik
Pont sur le Rhone , photograph par drone , Rhone-Alpes , French Republic , past times Ookpik