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September 29, 2020

Our Favourite Photos From The Drone Awards 2020

Take in the world from a different perspective with the incredible aerial shots from this year's Drone Awards.

[Imagesource: Azim Khan Ronnie/ Drone Awards 2020]

The image above, captured by Azim Khan Ronnie, shows workers picking red chillies in Bangladesh.

It’s a simple enough activity, but when viewed from above it takes on new and beautiful dimensions.

This is the inspiration behind the Drone Photo Awards 2020, part of the Siena Photo Awards, which invited drone photographers to submit stunning shots of the world from an entirely unique perspective.

This year, Australian photographer Jim Picôt took home the grand prize for his image ‘Love Heart of Nature’. The brilliant photograph shows a shark swimming among a school of salmon that have arranged themselves into a heart:

A number of entries, including the winning image, will be on display in the Siena Photo Awards in Italy from October 24 to November 29.

Here’s a taste of what that exhibition will look like, per The Guardian:

Image: On the Sea, Cornwall. Photograph: Roberto Corinaldesi
Image: Two million Hongkongers took to the streets on 16 June 2019, calling on the government to withdraw the controversial extradition bill. Photograph: Tugo Cheng
Image: More than 600,000 devotees participated in south Asia’s largest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation, Gor-e-Shahid Boro Math in Bangladesh. Photograph: Azim Khan Ronnie
Image: Coloured water, Huelva, Spain. Photograph: Ignacio Medem
Image: Lucca, Italy, during the coronavirus lockdown. Photograph: Fabio Muzzi
Image: MLeftover, Shanghai, China. Photograph: Attila Balogh
Image: Flamingos over Lake Turkana, Kenya. Photograph: Thomas Vijayan
Image: Colours of Inle Fabrics, Inle Lake, Myanmar. Photograph: Zay Yar Lin

You can check out more here.

There’s nothing quite like looking at things from a different angle to remind yourself that the world is actually pretty spectacular.

Go forth and prosper.

[source:guardian]

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