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25 Beautiful Drone Photos from 2016

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Drone photography has taken the art world by storm in the last few years, but 2016 was clearly the greatest year in its history. The images taken from hundreds of feet in the air offer a perspective that most of us can only very rarely enjoy. And because there are so many professional and amateur drone photographers, the range of subjects is incredibly vast. SkyPixel received an eye-watering 27,000 entrants to its recent competition, of which here are the 25 photographs that really stood out. Open your eyes for a beautiful visual feast!

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1. Exploration: 1st Prize in Professional Beauty Category

Image by: Hanbing Wang

2. Spillway Selfie: 2nd Prize in Professional Beauty Category

Image by: Brendon Dixon

3. Green Waves: 2nd Prize in Enthusiast Beauty Category

Image by: Mauro Pagliai

4. Overbridge: 1st Prize in Enthusiast Beauty Category

Image by: 诚涵

5. Rainbow Lines: Honorable Mention

Image by: Unknown

6. Fisherman Closes the Net: Grand Prize, 2016 SkyPixel Photo of the Year

Image by: Ge Zheng

7. City Cool: Honorable Mention

Image by: Unknown

8. A Happy Morning: 1st Prize in Professional Drones in Use Category

Image by: Roman Neimann

9. On the Terraces: Honorable Mention

Image by: Unknown

10. Dji_0022: Honorable Mention

Image by: Y显龙

11. Title Unknown: Honorable Mention

Image by: 汪梓祺

12. Ice River: 3rd Prize in Enthusiast Beauty Category

Image by: Canloker

13. At the Tip: Honorable Mention

Image by: Piotr Parzybok

14. And They Were All Yellow: Honorable Mention

Image by: Unknown

15. The Earth: 3rd Prize in Professional Beauty Category

Image by: 李珩

16. Despectus: 1st Prize in Enthusiast Drones in Use Category

Image by: Filip Šnajdr

17. Where Did You Park the Car? Honorable Mention

Image by: Unknown

18. Melting Pot: Honorable Mention

Image by: Piotr Parzybok

19. Meet the Phantom: 2nd Prize in Professional Drones in Use Category

Image by: HackerSundy

20. Title Unknown: Honorable Mention

Image by: YunChuan

21. Drone in Use: 3rd Prize in Professional Drones in Use Category

Image by: Norman Nollau

22. Pavlopetri: Honorable Mention

Image by: hyperfocal

23. Inspire in Use: 2nd Prize in Enthusiast Drones in Use Category

Image by: lili cui

24. Title Unknown: Honorable Mention

Image by: YunChuan

25. The Phantom of the Earth: 3rd Prize in Enthusiast Drones in Use Category

Image by: 零大魔王

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