Aerial Photography Awards recognises year's finest aerial photography

20 October 2020

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The winners of the inaugural Aerial Photography Awards have been announced, with images captured from drones, helicopters, kites, balloons, and airplanes competing for the $10,000 USD grand prize.

The overall winner and Aerial Photographer of the Year 2020 was awarded to photographer Sebastien Nagy of Belgium, thanks to several awarded photos in different categories and a high average score. Residing in Brussels, Nagy began aerial photography on the rooftops of his city.

Architecture category - Abstract Greece © Sebastien Nagy

The competition received thousands of entries from 65 participating countries, with the jury awarding 106 photos in 22 Categories and 11 photographers in the six master categories.

Hotels category - Chromata © Sebastien Nagy

Closer to home, Australian drone pilot Brad Walls won the Sports category with his image 'Ball up'.

Sports category - 1ST PLACE ∙ BALL UP © BRAD WALLS

You can see all the category winners below, and more of the finalist images on the Aerial Photography Awards website.

Waterscapes category - 1ST PLACE ∙ ARCTIC PARADISE © KYLE VOLLAERS

Digitally enhanced - Single category winner ∙ Collectives series © Cassio Vasconcellos

Accomodation - 1st place ∙ Colors of Dubai © Kevin Krautgartner

World culture category - 1ST PLACE ∙ EID CONGREGATION © AZIM KHAN RONNIE

Industrial category - 1st place ∙ Energy storage © Joel Jochum

Transportation category - 1ST PLACE ∙ FAIRWAY OF THE GULF OF FINLAND © ALEXANDER SUKHAREV

Documentary - 1st place ∙ Crew Attack © Marc Le Cornu — Documentary category - 1st place ∙ Crew Attack © Marc Le Cornu

Environmental - 1st place ∙ Flood water has damaged crops © Azim Khan Ronnie — Environmental category - 1st place ∙ Flood water has damaged crops © Azim Khan Ronnie

Wildlife - 1ST PLACE ∙ FLYING FLAMINGOS © HUA SHANG — Wildlife category- 1ST PLACE ∙ FLYING FLAMINGOS © HUA SHANG

Trees and forests category - 1ST PLACE ∙ FOREST PATH © MEHMET ASLAN

Other - 1st place ∙ On The Edge © Ryan Koopmans — Other category - 1st place ∙ On The Edge © Ryan Koopmans

Travel - 1st place ∙ Shanghigh © Yiran Ding — Travel category - 1st place ∙ Shanghigh © Yiran Ding

Landscapes category - 1ST PLACE ∙ SKYGGNISVATN © SEBASTIAN MÜLLER

Cityscapes category - 1ST PLACE ∙ SPANISH RAINBOW © SEBASTIEN NAGY

Astract - 1ST PLACE ∙ TATACOA DESERT © JOHAN VANDENHECKE — Abstract category- 1ST PLACE ∙ TATACOA DESERT © JOHAN VANDENHECKE

Constructions category - 1ST PLACE ∙ THE FRAME © BACHIR MOUKARZEL

Daily life category - 1ST PLACE ∙ THE LADY OF SEA © DUY SINH

Abandoned places - 1st place ∙ The Wreck © Reginald Van de Velde — Abandoned places category - 1st place ∙ The Wreck © Reginald Van de Velde

Patterns - 1ST PLACE ∙ UMBRELLA CROSSING © DANIEL BONTE — Patterns category - 1ST PLACE ∙ UMBRELLA CROSSING © DANIEL BONTE

World in Lockdown category - 1st place ∙ We are in it together © Prabu Mohan

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