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2025 Drone Photography Awards – Celebrating Stunning Aerial Shots

Lauren Newman03 mins

Stunning Drone Photography Showcased

Explore the captivating world of drone photography through stunning images that depict nature, urban landscapes, and wildlife. Each piece tells a story and showcases the immense talent of photographers worldwide.

Nature Category

US photographer Janessa Anderson came second in the Nature category with this image of drifting ice sheets in Alaska.
US photographer Janessa Anderson came second in the Nature category with this image of drifting ice sheets in Alaska.
US photographer Martin Sanchez won the Nature category with this shot of a volcanic eruption in Iceland.
US photographer Martin Sanchez won the Nature category with this shot of a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Abstract Category

Romanian photographer Gheorghe Popa won the Abstract category with this image showing waterways in Geamăna, Transylvania, polluted with waste from copper and gold mining.
Romanian photographer Gheorghe Popa won the Abstract category with this image showing waterways in Geamăna, Transylvania.
Italian photographer Paolo Crocetta came in second in the Abstract category with this shot of containers in Veneto, Italy.
Italian photographer Paolo Crocetta came in second in the Abstract category with this shot of containers in Veneto, Italy.

Urban Category

Sergei Poletaev of Russia won the Urban category with this image of a 500-year-old monastery near Moscow with a power plant behind it.
Sergei Poletaev won the Urban category with this image of a 500-year-old monastery near Moscow.
US photographer George Steinmetz came second in the Urban category with this image of the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
US photographer George Steinmetz came second in the Urban category with this image of the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh.

Wedding Category

Wujiang Zhu of China was runner up in the Wedding category with this image of a newly-married couple in a garden in Dafeng, Jiangsu.
Wujiang Zhu was runner up in the Wedding category with this image of a newly-married couple in a garden.
Matteo Originale of Italy won the Wedding category with this image of a sunset in Marina di Pisa, Italy.
Matteo Originale won the Wedding category with this image of a sunset in Marina di Pisa, Italy.

Wildlife Category

Oman's Qasim Al Farsi won the Wildlife category after capturing the moment a green turtle heads back to the sea after laying her eggs.
Oman’s Qasim Al Farsi won the Wildlife category after capturing a green turtle heading back to the sea.
Spanish photographer Igor Altuna was runner up in the Wildlife category with this image of lions feeding on a buffalo in Zambia.
Spanish photographer Igor Altuna was runner up in the Wildlife category with this image of lions in Zambia.

Sport Category

Australian photographer Phil De Glanville won the Sport category with this surfing shot captured in Western Australia.
Phil De Glanville won the Sport category with this incredible surfing shot in Western Australia.
Pierluigi Orler of Italy was runner up in the Sport category with this image of a snowmobile in Bernau, Germany.
Pierluigi Orler was runner up in the Sport category with this dynamic snowmobile image in Bernau, Germany.

People Category

Trung Pham Huy of Vietnam won the People category with this image of a fisherman in a mangrove forest.
Trung Pham Huy won the People category with this poignant image of a fisherman in a mangrove forest.
Alexandr Vlassyuk of Kazakhstan was runner up in the People category with this image of people lying on the ice in the Kapchagai reservoir in Kazakhstan.
Alexandr Vlassyuk was runner up in the People category with this image of people on the ice in Kazakhstan.


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