Drone photography captures amazing images that would've previously gone unseen with a conventional camera. One of these hi-tech devices, flying over cities and secluded landscapes, offers a different perspective on places both familiar and foreign. They have the incredible ability to make the world feel massive–with views of never-ending oceans and giant volcanoes–yet equally as tiny–an urban sprawl, shot from above, shows just how densely populated some areas of the planet really are.
Drones are are quickly becoming an easily-accessible device, so it's no wonder that people from all over the globe have picked up the aerial photography and videography hobby. Dronestragam, a social network where users can go to view and share the latest and greatest drone images, has some of the most amazing shots captured with drone technology. Check out some of the site's best photos posted in 2015, below.
Above: Above the mist, Maring, Paran, Brazil
Photo credit: Ricardo Matiello
Lost island, Tahaa, French Polynesia
Photo credit: Marama Photo Video
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photo credit: Alexandre Salem
Al Marmoum Race Track, Dubai, UAE
Photo credit: Shoayb
Above Xiwei Reservoir in Zoucheng, Shandong, China
Photo credit: AmbroseLune
Church, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo credit: Alexandre Salem
Bali Barat National Park, Indonesia
Photo credit: capungaero
Glorieta Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Photo credit: w00tsor
Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France
Photo credit: wanaiifilms
Turgoyak, Miass, Russian Federation
Photo credit: Maksim Tarasov
Coral garden in the lagoon of Taha'a, French Polynesia
Photo credit: Marama Photo Video
Ceking ricefield in Tegalalang, Bali
Photo credit: idronesia
Foggy Dhaka, Bangladesh
Photo credit: Zayedh
Amalfi Bay, Italy
Photo credit: Dronarium
Soda Lake Maar Volcano
Photo credit: JackFreer
Hidden Lake, Washington, USA
Photo credit: eringer
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Photo credit: IceFire
