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Changing Perspectives - Japan 16414 Jamey Stillings
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Aerial
Professional

"Changing Perspectives - Japan 16414"
Photovoltaic project and rice fields, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 2016



Messolonghi Pelades Pygmalion Karatzas
Greece

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Aerial
Professional

"Messolonghi Pelades"
Aerial view of stilt fishermen house in Messolonghi Lagoon Greece



La Geria Joerg Schwalfenberg
Germany

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Aerial
Professional

"La Geria"
Winefelds on Lanzarote, Canary Islands



Skater Adrien Barakat
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Skater"
Skatepark shot for the archtevts in Geneva, Switzerland



Salt Field Sandheep Pushkar
India

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Salt Field"
Salt fields in Tamil Nadu, India, are captivating coastal landscapes where seawater is channelled into shallow ponds, allowing the sun and wind to evaporate the water, leaving behind crystallized salt



Changing Perspectives - Japan 17052 Jamey Stillings
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Changing Perspectives - Japan 17052"
Floating photovoltaic project on pond, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 2016



Hutt Lagoon 031 Kingsley Burton
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Hutt Lagoon 031"
Abstract aerial of beta carotene ponds Hutt Lagoon, Kalbarri, Western Australia



Corrizo Spring Mark Holtzman
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Corrizo Spring"



El Grito de Los Andes Paulo Olivier Hanshing
Chile

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"El Grito de Los Andes"
La intensidad de los colores del cerro "Manchado" siempre llama mi atención. Al elevar el dron, además de conseguir una imagen abstracta, me pareció descubrir un ser ancestral gritando al cielo.



Hutt Lagoon 083 Kingsley Burton
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Hutt Lagoon 083"
Abstract aerial of beta carotene ponds Hutt Lagoon, Kalbarri, Western Australia



solstice fire Alexander Friedrich Beck
Germany

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"solstice fire"
People beeing preparing a solstice fire



Crystal Palette Torleif Lie
Norway

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Crystal Palette"
Shark Bay, WA



Old Man of the Sea Steve Zmak
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Old Man of the Sea"
The rocky coast of Santa Cruz County, California holds many ancient secrets and deities that protect it.



 moving picture Xuehua Jiang
China (PRC)

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

" moving picture"
If the waters of in the world are vast and boundless, the waters in Iceland are then ever-changing and graceful. In different seasons and with different climates, the waters flow into different shapes



The Strait Geoff Comfort
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"The Strait"
Sea and sand, Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, Australia



Between Good & Evil Alan Barker
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Between Good & Evil"
The tannin stained waters broach upon the white, textured shoreline of Lake Boomajin



Moon Under Virgo Bay, Virgohamna, Danskøya, Svalbard Osceola Refetoff
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Moon Under Virgo Bay, Virgohamna, Danskøya, Svalbard"
Captured during The Arctic Circle artist residency, 2022. First exhibited in the Building Bridges residency show in collaboration with Dr. Eric Larour, supervisor: NASA's Sea Level and Ice Group, 2023



I fly in Circles in the Night Sven Martson
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"I fly in Circles in the Night"
Time exposure from airplane window



Eagle Eye X Elmer Laahne
Thailand

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"Eagle Eye X"
High alttude birds view capture of Thon Krut area of the island Koh Samui in southern Thailand



East River in Manhattan Daniel Sorine
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Professional

"East River in Manhattan"
View of East River seen from Metro North in Manhattan



frecce tricolori Alberto Cicchini
Italy

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"frecce tricolori"
le frecce tricolori in ricordo del numero cinque



Off Road Anthony Nex
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Off Road"



Purple Dephs Cheryl Stockton
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Purple Dephs"
First sighting



Chiayi County Clarence Lin
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Chiayi County"
Chiayi County, Taiwan.



Chroma Eric Kanigan
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Chroma"
Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic Spring from a helicopter. While still impressive from the adjacent pathway, I wanted to capture the scale and the abstract nature of the thermal feature from above.



Alone on earth Fabrice Beauvois
France

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Alone on earth"
Moment of solitude and fullness captured in the North African desert



Golden bend Geoff Comfort
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Golden bend"
Meeting of sand bar and sea at low tide, Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, Australia



Low tide Geoff Comfort
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Low tide"
Tidal zone revealed at low tide, Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, Australia



Two creeks Geoff Comfort
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Two creeks"
Mud flats draining at low tide, Great Sandy Strait, Queensland, Australia



alba Gianluca Federighi
Italy

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"alba"
tuscany is shining color, interrupted only by dark cypresses Where, sharp-edged shadows,the sun, the clouds, the morning fog create a unique atmosphere.



GijònVTS Igor van de Poel
Belgium

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"GijònVTS"
An image of the metal industrie in Gijòn, Spain. Surrounded by beautiful nature. How industrie and its pollution claims its place in the middle of this nature. I took the picture from a mountain wher



Tapping the Colorado 27985 Jamey Stillings
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Tapping the Colorado 27985"
Mouth of Virgin River into Overton Arm, Lake Mead at 35% capacity, September 2022



Tapping the Colorado 27742 Jamey Stillings
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Tapping the Colorado 27742"
Overton Arm, Lake Mead at 35% capacity, September 2021



Beach Time Kevan Ashworth
Canada

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Beach Time"



Pipeline Kevin Krautgartner
Germany

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Pipeline"
Aerial view on a huge wave at Pipeline in Hawaii, USA



Tar Beach Kevin Vandivier
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Tar Beach"
Tanning time in New York City.



Weano Gorge 091 Kingsley Burton
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Weano Gorge 091"
Aerial landscape of the far north of Western Australia at Weano Gorge, Karijini



Karijini 013 Kingsley Burton
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Karijini 013"
Aerial landscape of the far north of Western Australia at Karijini



Mt Bruce Road 003 Kingsley Burton
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Mt Bruce Road 003"
Aerial abstract on Mt Bruce Road, Karijini, Western Australia



Flowing colors 2 Luc Vervliet
Belgium

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Flowing colors 2"



Flowing Colors Luc Vervliet
Belgium

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Flowing Colors"
Soft colors in the river, near the bay at Saint-Valéry-sur Somme (France)



Louis Bleriot Marco Benedetti
Switzerland

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Louis Bleriot"



Swiss Team Marco Benedetti
Switzerland

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Swiss Team"



Two Missing Cushions Michelle Chaplow
Spain

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Two Missing Cushions"
Light and shade at the Hotel Camiral



Meugliano Pierluigi Gualano
Italy

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Meugliano"
Sunset at Meugliano, little lake in Piedmont



Sunset Pierluigi Gualano
Italy

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Sunset"
Sunset whit alps view



Rickshaw from above Robi Chakraborty
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Rickshaw from above"
Lucknow, India



Poetry of Silence No. 713 Roland Blum
Liechtenstein

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Poetry of Silence No. 713"
abstract desert patterns after a few drops of rain. namib desert / nambia



Pivot Ridge Stephan Romer
New Zealand

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Pivot Ridge"
Last Light on Mt Aspiring, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.



Surge Steve Zmak
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Surge"
Every surge of surf is unique yet equally hypnotic. It is the ocean breathing in and out in a visual harmony.



Serpentine Steven Manolakis
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Serpentine"
Aerial image of a meandering stream in the Kimberley, Western Australia.



Untethered Steven Manolakis
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Untethered"
Aerial image of a tidal stream in the Kimberley, Western Australia.



Still Steven Manolakis
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Still"
Aerial image of a placid tidal pool in the Kimberley, Western Australia.



Neuron Steven Manolakis
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Neuron"
Aerial image of sage green tidal flats in the Kimberley, Western Australia.



Broken Moon Steven Manolakis
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Broken Moon"
This abstract aerial photograph captures a stunning combination of sand formations, coastal waters, and a vibrant red reef in the Kimberley, Western Australia.



Lament Steven Manolakis
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Lament"
Aerial image taken of a blue tributary in the Kimberley, Western Australia.



Thaw Tomas Neuwirth
Czech Republic

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Thaw"
A pond near the town of Jeseník, Czech Republic



Zoe Torleif Lie
Norway

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Zoe"
Shark Bay, WA



Perception Torleif Lie
Norway

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Perception"
Shark Bay, WA



Grand Velas Pool Victor Elias
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"Grand Velas Pool"
The pool at Grand Class section. Grand Velas Riviera Maya hotel



zen Xuehua Jiang
China (PRC)

Nominee
Aerial
Professional

"zen"
Illusory purifying the chaos. Freely detached from the world. Unrestrained forgetting the past. One painting, one world. One water, one heaven.