SkyPixel, a drone photo-sharing community operated in partnership with DJI, has announced the winners of its latest drone photography contest. The contest drew in more than 27,000 entries from 131 countries.
Ge Zheng won the 2016 SkyPixel Photo of the Year with this photo titled, “Fishermen close the net,” which was shot in Fujian Province in China. Here’s that image:
The winning photos were selected by a jury of photographers, including photojournalists from Time and Conde Nast Traveler.
Zheng’s winning photo won him a DJI Inspire 2 drone, a DJI Mavic Pro drone, Epson Moverio BT-300 smart glasses, an Epson SureColor P400 Wide Format photo printer and an Adobe Creative Cloud photo membership.
Check out the first, second and third place winners in each of the categories:
Category: Professional – Beauty
First Prize “Exploration”
Second Prize “Spillway Selfie”
Third Prize “The Earth”
Category: Professional – Drones in Use
First Prize “A Happy Morning”
Second Prize “Meet the Phantom”
Third Prize “Drone in Use”
Category: Professional – 360 Photos
First Prize “The Starry Night”
Second Prize “Hidden Lakes in 360”
Third Prize “Sunset in Danxia”
Category: Enthusiast – Beauty
First Prize “Overbridge”
Second Prize “Green Waves”
Third Prize “Ice River”
Category: Enthusiast – Drones in Use
First Prize “Despectus”
Second Prize “Inspire in Use”
Category: Enthusiast – 360 Photos
First Prize “Flying Ink of Tianshan Mountain”
Second Prize “Sunset of Chengdu”
Third Prize “The Sea of Clouds in Laojunshan”