Aerial Photography

December 30, 2024

Aerial Photos Highlight Surreal Beauty of Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Plateau

Photographer Daniel Kordan always seeks out unique, unexplored regions for his photography. The surreal landscapes of Kazakhstan's Mangystau Plateau fit the bill and had been on his radar for years. Located in the southwest region of the country and bordered by Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Mangystau's landscape is dotted with colorful canyons and mountains, dramatic salt flats, and surreal rocky outcrops.

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October 11, 2024

Adventurers Taking an Icy Plunge Wins the 2024 Drone Photo Awards

A group of adventurers taking an icy plunge won the 2024 Drone Photo Awards. The image, taken by Israeli photographer Gilad Topaz, was captured in the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea as the entire group enjoyed a dip in a pool carved out by their boat. Topaz's winning photograph beat out 4,000 aerial images submitted by over 2,000 photographers from 113 countries to win the grand prize.

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June 6, 2024

21 Incredible Nominees From the 2024 Drone Photo Awards

Since 2018, aerial photography's most talented photographers have been recognized at the Drone Photo Awards. This photo contest, run by the Siena Awards, has recently announced the nominees for the 2024 edition. The nominees, spread across nine categories, are so skilled that it will be a difficult task for the jury to select the winners.

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