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Bowing In Prayer Saurabh Sirohiya
India

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Aerial
Amateur

"Bowing In Prayer"
Thousands of Muslim devotees resemble ants as they perform the Eid prayer at Jama Masjid in India. Over 5,000 people participated in the prayer marking the end of Ramadan.



Corn Rows Reno DiTullio
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Aerial
Amateur

"Corn Rows"
400’ above the corn fields of West Salem, Wisconsin; the corn fields become wonderful shapes and designs.



Boiled Over Marina Onken
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Aerial
Amateur

"Boiled Over"



Rothko Land Robert Bolton
UK

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Rothko Land"
A photo taken from a helicopter above the salt pans of the Camargue in the south of France. The colours are entirely natural owing to salt loving algae. I love the abstract shapes.



Distant Summit Martin Bigmore
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Distant Summit"
Patterns in the sand, seen from above, display the summit of a distant mountain.



Dragon's Breath Keith Manning
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Dragon's Breath"
Sundhnúkur Volcano from a helicopter, April 2024



Motif Patterns Despina Kyriacou
UK

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Motif Patterns "
Shaped in the form of motif relief. Composite curved shapes interlocking.



Junction Robert Bolton
UK

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Junction"
An aerial photo from an open-sided helicopter above salt pans in the Camargue, France. It looked like an artist's abstract painting. Taken last year.



Miamoon Bruce Fraser
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Miamoon"
Mavic 3 Drone Image from Three Springs Western Australia



The wishing well Jose Miguel Picon Chimelis
Spain

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"The wishing well"
Chimelis-Jose_The wishing well.jpg



Almost arrived Michiko Ôtomo
Canada

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Almost arrived"
A woman walks up a maze of stairs... This photo was taken at one of the stairs in the Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan.



Joshua Steve Burkett
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Joshua"
A Joshua tree from directly above



Nod to Mondrian Carolyn Knorr
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Nod to Mondrian"
The view from above boardwalk in Virginia Beach.



The Mystic Tree Jose Miguel Picon Chimelis
Spain

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"The Mystic Tree"
Chimelis-José_The Mystic Tree.jpg



First touch Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"First touch"



Pantone green Magali Chesnel
France

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Pantone green"
Sometimes sweet, sometimes vivid, the green color offers an infinity of nuances. Here, an aerial view taken near Guérande - France and its salt marshes, where man has created a most original landscap



Drifting Martin Bigmore
Australia

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Drifting"
2 Surfers wait for the right wave on a beautiful summers evening



Sponge Bob Claudia Zeien
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Sponge Bob"
A swimmer in the shallows off Ortigia, Sicily



Location, Location, Location Bruce Orr
USA

Honorable Mention
Aerial
Amateur

"Location, Location, Location"
Taken in Switzerland from a perch on the hill above, this photo of crossroads in a field of green presented a perfect balance of man and nature. Taken 2019, Reimagined 2024



Movement after sunset Aleksandr Stikhin
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Movement after sunset"
Highway in the evening.



Turquoise I Brigitte Bourger
French Polynesia

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Turquoise I"
The delicate interplay of sand and water comte together to create a visual symphony that resonates with the magnificence of Australia's remote realms.



The Squall #173 C E Morse
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"The Squall #173"
Bird's-eye view of the derelict ship: Squall



Pit Lagoon #416 C E Morse
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Pit Lagoon #416"
Bird's-eye view of water collected in a gravel pit



Ye Olde Bookstore Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Ye Olde Bookstore"



Dhobi Ghat in Bombay Ellin Pollachek
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Dhobi Ghat in Bombay"
Dhobi Ghat is an open air laundry in Mumbai, India.



R & J Frank Proost
Luxembourg

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"R & J"
Couple walking on the beach at golden sunset



Kimberley Loop Gerardine Gannon
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Kimberley Loop"
The coastline of the Kimberley in north Western Australia is full of richly coloured red soil and green seas and when the tide is flat, the boats leave patterns in the slack water.



Drive at Night James Lee
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Drive at Night"
Slow shutter speed with a drone.



Earth Design Jill Snyder
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Earth Design"



Rio Shores Karen Safer
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Rio Shores"
Nature in Perfection



Get A Room! Leslie Goldman
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Get A Room! "
Building Santa's Workshop, Aventura Mall, FL 2024



Sunset over Manhattan Louis-Philippe Provost
Canada

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Sunset over Manhattan"
Sunset over Manhattan and Hudson River.



Gone Baby Gone Marina Onken
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Gone Baby Gone"



Delft Tree Marina Onken
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Delft Tree"



Walk in the Park Marina Onken
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Walk in the Park"



Flow Marina Onken
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Flow"



Appaloosa Marina Onken
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Appaloosa"



The Shark Martin Bigmore
Australia

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"The Shark"
The abstract patterns of the shoreline from above show a shark about to devour its next meal.



Lisboia Luminance Neil Hunter
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Lisboia Luminance"



Art World Robert Bolton
UK

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Art World"
An aerial photo from an open-sided helicopter above salt pans in the Camargue, France. It looked like an artist's abstract painting. Taken last year.



Right Hander Robert Bolton
UK

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Right Hander"
An aerial photo from an open-sided helicopter above salt pans in the Camargue, France. It looked like an artist's abstract painting. Taken last year.



Salty Robert Bolton
UK

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Salty"
An aerial photo from an open-sided helicopter above salt pans in the Camargue, France. It looked like an artist's abstract painting. Taken last year.



Salty Robert Bolton
UK

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Salty"
The salt pans of the Camargue, France, taken from a helicopter. It is an abstract wonderland.



Rainbow Rain Romy Klein
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Rainbow Rain"



Diagonal rivers Ruth Grindrod
UK

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Diagonal rivers "
The braided rivers of Iceland shot capturing their diagonal flow from a small aircraft



Tangled rivers Ruth Grindrod
UK

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Tangled rivers "
Shot from a small plane the braided rivers of Iceland reveal a special art form which transfixes all



I ain't got nobody Sara Blumberg
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"I ain't got nobody"
View from above of two passengers at Tri-Rail station



Photographer in Lavender Field Seta Karabadjian
Canada

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Photographer in Lavender Field"



Road Words Steve Burkett
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Road Words"
A well-traveled southwestern road has much to say...if one can interpret.



Riding along the Beach Stuart Lieberman
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Riding along the Beach"
Riding along the Beach



Summertime Traveling Stuart Lieberman
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Summertime Traveling"
Summertime Traveling



My Last Vista Suhana Arora
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"My Last Vista"
This is a picture of what I thought was my last day on Earth. Our hot air balloon’s fire that was su



Three Red Umbrellas Suzanne Schwartzman
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Three Red Umbrellas"
Deserted Restaurant Before Happy Hour



My Happy Place Viveca Venegas
Puerto Rico

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"My Happy Place"
My little farm from above.



Dublin Firemen's Carnival William Shoop
USA

Nominee
Aerial
Amateur

"Dublin Firemen's Carnival"