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Community Basketball Mark Duffus
Australia

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Aerial
Professional

"Community Basketball"
The colors used to invigorate the community sports areas



Collecting Water from Dried out Riverbeds Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Aerial
Professional

"Collecting Water from Dried out Riverbeds"
Around 263 million people globally have access to water sources that are considered safe, but need to spend at least 30 minutes walking or queuing to collect their water. And the task of providing wat



Locus Tony Hewitt
Australia

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Aerial
Professional

"Locus"
An isolated island in a drying salt plain, symbolic of the sometime lonely path of the creative spirit



Colors of Life Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Colors of Life"
A family was on their daily work to harvest water-lily among the flooding rice field. During this time of the year, some rice fields in Mekong Delta area are easily flooded by high tides and that make



Saline de Guerande Luc Vervliet
Belgium

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Saline de Guerande"



Sailor of Red Chilies Sea Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Sailor of Red Chilies Sea"
A farmer is going home on his bicycle after laying out red chilies on plastic sheets evenly under the bright sunlight . During the harvesting season which lasts for two month tons of chilis are laid o



Animals jumping the Bridge Ruud Peters
France

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Animals jumping the Bridge"



Picking Red Chillies Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Picking Red Chillies"
Thousands of bright red chilli peppers are harvested in the hot sun before being sorted ready to be delivered to spice companies in the Sariakandi, Bogura, Bangladesh. More than 2,000 people work in a



A flight over the tombstones Pascal Curtil
France

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"A flight over the tombstones"
An amazing view over tombstones, reminding an aerial view of a city, like streets and buildings



Land ports during pandemic lockdown Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Land ports during pandemic lockdown"
Ever since the lockdown was announced, only 5 percent of around 90 lakh trucks across India are plying on the roads due to shortage of drivers and labourers at loading and unloading points. This has s



 Impressionists View of the Salton Sea Mark Holtzman
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

" Impressionists View of the Salton Sea"
There is nothing better then having colors, lighting & texture in harmony with each other. Here is my Impressionistic aerial photograph of the Salton Sea.



On A Wing And A Prayer - Home Town Heroes Image 1 of 4 David Winegar
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"On A Wing And A Prayer - Home Town Heroes Image 1 of 4 "
Parleys Canyon Fire August 14th, 2021 (Park City, Utah) DC-10 Dropping Fire Retardant



Fairy tale paradise Xuehua Jiang
China (PRC)

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Fairy tale paradise"
This image was made from a helicopter flying over a river in Lencois.



Hard Working 1 Sidney Cheung
Hong Kong

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Hard Working 1"



Summer at Venice Beach Mark Holtzman
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Summer at Venice Beach"
Numerous Rip Currents at Venice Beach produce an unusual wave pattern



Can't Fence In My Spirit Patrick Bennett
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Can't Fence In My Spirit"
At risk young women aging out of foster care transition to adulthood here, finding freedom within the farm structure.



French vineyards Antoine Morfaux
France

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"French vineyards"
Gevery-Chambertin



distanze estive Alberto Cicchini
Italy

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"distanze estive"
ombrelloni distanziati sulla spiaggia di sperlonga



Face Off Robi Chakraborty
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Face Off"
Slum children in Mumbai in the play ground



Mudflats Puddles Mat Beetson
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Mudflats Puddles"



Spinning Cookies Jill Carson
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Spinning Cookies"
Children spin cookies in a Power Wheel after a rainstorm.



On A Wing And A Prayer - Home Town Heros Image 3 of 4 David Winegar
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"On A Wing And A Prayer - Home Town Heros Image 3 of 4"
Parleys Canyon Fire August 14th, 2021 (Park City, Utah) DC-10 Dropping Fire Retardant



Kati Thanda Scott Portelli
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Kati Thanda "
Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre is Australia’s largest salt-lake yet it is only covered with water every eight years on average. The vast salt plain dominates the landscape with patterns left behind by the re



The Valley of Dreams II Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"The Valley of Dreams II"



Quantum Landscapes XIII Walt Thirion
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Quantum Landscapes XIII"
Quantum Waves-Icelandic alluvial fans from a helicopter



poetry of silence XXII-2 Roland Blum
Liechtenstein

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"poetry of silence XXII-2"
poetry of silence is an ongoing work of abstract aerial desert photography realized in the namib desert.



Mirage Marcio Cabral
Brazil

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Mirage"
Aerial panorama of Lencois Maranhenses, the wettest desert in the world at sunset, Brazil



Mosaic Alan Barker
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Mosaic"
The marshes, flora and waterways of the Kakadu billabongs provide a variegated design across the landscape



Gemiler Ali Kabas
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Gemiler"
Gemiler Island in a hazy autumn sunset.



Test Plots Andrew B Church
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Test Plots"
Row crop test plots in Boonville, Mo.



Park Bench (Aerial) Barry Noland
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Park Bench (Aerial)"



Majestic Fragility #4 Cate Brown
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Majestic Fragility #4"
Frozen ponds in February



Tokyo Clarence Lin
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Tokyo"



On A Wing And A Prayer - Home Town Heros Image 4 of 4 David Winegar
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"On A Wing And A Prayer - Home Town Heros Image 4 of 4"
Parleys Canyon Fire August 14th, 2021 (Park City, Utah) DC-10 Dropping Fire Retardant



The Valley of Dreams VI Dietmar Sorgatz
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"The Valley of Dreams VI"



crepuscolo e umani Gioia Maria Aloisi
Italy

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"crepuscolo e umani"



Discarded pumpkins Guido Schiefer
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Discarded pumpkins"
Drone shot of discarded pumpkins in a field in Cologne.



Delaware Bay Sunset Harvey Duze
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Delaware Bay Sunset"
Aerial view of Delaware Bay at Sunset. Flying down coast of southern New Jersey near Cape May and Wildwood.



In the Millions Javier Bohorquez
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"In the Millions"



Fall Jonathan David Sabin
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Fall"



Reef Bay Kevin Krautgartner
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Reef Bay"
A rarely seen reef that can be discovered at very low tide



North Shore Kevin Krautgartner
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"North Shore"
Huge waves at north shore in Hawaii from an aerial perspective



Hidden Reef Kevin Krautgartner
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Hidden Reef"
A hidden reef which only can be seen at very low tide. Shot from a helicopter



Karijini 013 Kingsley Burton
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Karijini 013"
Karijini 013 || Western Australia



Patio Lee Meltzer
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Patio"
An aerial view.



Flow Mat Beetson
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Flow"
Flow - Captured on a receding tide, the water cuts a path and creates stunning patterns



Bolt on Stormy Ocean Mat Beetson
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Bolt on Stormy Ocean"



Coffee & Mint Mudflats Mat Beetson
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Coffee & Mint Mudflats"



Amazonia Michael Tweddle
Peru

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Amazonia"
The Amazon rainforest is the largest region of tropical forest and one of the richest areas in biodiversity on the planet.



The Sounds Nick Servian
New Zealand

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"The Sounds"
Marlborough Sounds from the air



Kaskawulsh Glacier Ottmar Philipp
Canada

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Kaskawulsh Glacier"
Spectacular scenery developed during a flight to Canadas highest mountain, Mount Logan. The glacial ice melt presented itself in water run-off and greening of mountain slopes



Old Master's Cornish Sunset Paul A Wright
UK

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Old Master's Cornish Sunset"
A tribute to the artistic styles of the Old Masters. Originally an aerial, drone image of the sunset beyond Sandymouth Beach in Cornwall, post work lovingly applied to create a painterly impression.



Ettelgem Pieter Clicteur
Belgium

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Ettelgem"
Ettelgem, the village I live in, in the morning



Ride the wind and waves PoYi Li
Taiwan

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Ride the wind and waves"
Stand Up Paddle is the latest water sports in Lanyu, Taiwan. Under the guidance of the coach, you can experience safe and exciting surfing activities on the clear and deep blue sea of ​​Lanyu.



Typhoon Project - Thasos Pygmalion Karatzas
Greece

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Typhoon Project - Thasos"
The Typhoon is the only vessel in the Mediterranean with the sole purpose to clean up from any type of pollutants the most inaccessible Greek coast lines. An ambitious initiative of the A.C. Laskaridi



Chapel with Old Man in the Middle of Grain Field Robbert Hagens
Netherlands

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Chapel with Old Man in the Middle of Grain Field"
Chapel with old man in the middle of a grain field checking the chapel is clean and does the daily maintenance at the end of the day.



Resting nearby Floating Solar Panels Robbert Hagens
Netherlands

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Resting nearby Floating Solar Panels"
People on jetty enjoying beautiful landscape with floating solar panels in water in wide landscape.



Slump Children at play Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Slump Children at play"
Mumbai, India



The Euphotic Zone Robin Ward
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"The Euphotic Zone"



The Gulf Scott Portelli
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"The Gulf"
During the wet season the Gulf of Carpentaria in tropical north Queensland holds a myriad of winding rivers, estuaries, creeks and streams that create one of natures intricate vivid landscapes.



LOP | Fall Series #08 Stefan Kuhn
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"LOP | Fall Series #08"
Things often look different when viewed from a distance. Considered from quite far away, things look very special. From a bird’s eye view, from different positions and flight altitudes, I photograph



Victoria Glacier Stephan Romer
New Zealand

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Victoria Glacier"
Victoria Glacier, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand



Condors View of a Big Sur Sunset Steve Zmak
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Condors View of a Big Sur Sunset"
If this is how you saw the sunset every night, you’d be rare and magical, too.



Living with the floods on floating houses Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Living with the floods on floating houses"
Villagers go about their daily lives despite devastating flooding after a river burst its banks. Residents aren't deterred by the chest-deep water and continue to hang out their washing, lead cattle,



A busy life circle, Sadarghat launch terminal Sujon Adikary
Bangladesh

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"A busy life circle, Sadarghat launch terminal"
One of the largest river ports in the world, Sadarghat Launch Terminal is located on the River Buriganga in the southern part of Dhaka. More than thousands of people boarding around hundreds of large



NT Tree Tony Hewitt
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"NT Tree"
Golden blossoms on a tree of green but not is all as it seems



Border Tree Tony Hewitt
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Border Tree"
water seeps from a channel to illustrate a drying floodplain with a familiar shape



Tectonic Tony Hewitt
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Tectonic"
Warm late light reflected in the waters of an inland salt lake



Continuum Tony Hewitt
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Continuum"
A small tributary winds it's way back to deeper waters in a drying salt lake in South Western Australia



Golden Ponds Tony Hewitt
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Golden Ponds"



Fields Uwe Winkler
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Fields"
From the series »Natural Lines«.



sand dune Xuehua Jiang
China (PRC)

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"sand dune"