World's top drone images announced at the 2019 Drone Awards

16 July 2019

An image by Polish photographer Jacek Deneka has seen him awarded with the title of “Drone Photographer of the Year” at the 2nd annual edition of the 2019 Drone Awards photo contest. The best aerial photographs of the year across seven categories for professionals and amateurs were recently announced in Sinea, Italy.

© Jacek Deneka. A Shoal of Colorful Fish. The photo shows cross-country skiers during the Ski Racing Festival
© Jacek Deneka. A Shoal of Colorful Fish. "The photo shows cross-country skiers during the Ski Racing Festival Bieg Piastów competition in Poland. From the sky, the skiers look like a shoal of colorful
fish floating among coral reefs."

This year, more than 4,500 images were submitted by professional photographers and amateur drone photo enthusiasts coming from 107 countries. The overall winning image, from Jacek Deneka, shows cross-country skiers during the 50km classic race, the main competition of the Bieg Piastow Skiing Festival organized in Jakuszyce, Poland.

Category winners

  • Abstract: Marc Le Cornu, Jersey
  • Nature: Jeremiasz Gądek, Poland
  • People: Khanh Phan, Vietnam
  • Sport: JoSon Lee, USA
  • Wildlife: Florian Ledoux, France
  • Urban: George Steinmetz, USA
  • Video: Alex Chacon, USA

The gallery of the 2019 winners can be seen in the Drone Awards Gallery, along with a selection of images below.

The winning images will have their public display at the Sky’s the Limit exhibition which will be held in Siena throughout November 2019, during the Siena Awards Photo Festival.

© Jamie Link. Soldier Field Blizzard, Nov 2018, Chicago.
© Jamie Link. Soldier Field Blizzard, Nov 2018, Chicago.
© Yura Borschev. Soccer in the woods, Moscow.
© Yura Borschev. Soccer in the woods, Moscow.
© Nông Thanh ToÃn. Making Incense, Quang Phu Cau, Hanoi, Vietnam.
© Nông Thanh ToÃn. Making Incense, Quang Phu Cau, Hanoi, Vietnam.
© Marc Le Cornu. Infinity Eight.
© Marc Le Cornu. Infinity Eight. "To achieve this shot I was flying a drone from the passenger seat of the 'Jersey Seafaris' boat. From there, I succeeded in capturing a perfect figure of an eight which also represents
the infinity symbol. Jersey (Channel Islands).
© Guomei Yang. Moistening, Jiangsu, China.
© Guomei Yang. Moistening, Jiangsu, China.
© Ming Li. Colourful mountain 1. Changji city, Xinjiang, China.
© Ming Li. Colourful mountain 1. Changji city, Xinjiang, China.
© Franco Cappellari. Over a million flamingos, Kenya.
© Franco Cappellari. Over a million flamingos, Kenya.
© Lim Gwibin.
© Lim Gwibin.
© Kaizhe Mao. Spirit of fiery dragon, Guangzhou, China.
© Kaizhe Mao. Spirit of fiery dragon, Guangzhou, China.

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