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The Drone Awards is a new photography competition that’s dedicated to the emerging art of aerial photography. The winning snaps from this year’s competition have just been revealed and it’s safe to say that they’re absolutely spectacular.

The competition was started off by a non-profit association called Art Photo Travel, which is based in Italy and is dedicated to promoting photography and culture. There are six categories in the competition: Nature, Urban, Sport, Wildlife, People, and Abstract.

Take a look at some of our favorite shots below!

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1. Dizziness: Commended in the Nature Category - by Zhiqiang Huang

2. Tightly Unknown: Highly Commended in Nature Category - by Kirsten Tauber

3. Entrance to Hell: Runner-up in the Nature Category - by Xiaoxiao Liu

4. Wetland Winter: Highly Commended in the Nature Category - by Xudong Yang

5. Flower Texture: Commended in the Abstract Category - Franco Cappellari

6. Tree of Island: Commended in the Abstract Category - by Patryk Morzonek

7. Milk River: Commended in the Abstract Category - by Franco Cappellari

8. Winter Eye: Commended in the Abstract Category - by Martin Mecnarowski

9. Weather Snake: Winner of the Abstract Category - by Ovi D. Pop

10. Above the Polar Bear: The Grand Prize Winning Shot - by Florian Ledoux

11. The Way of Life: Commended in the Nature Category - by Mohd Khorshid

12. Pink Lady in Pink Coral Sand Dunes: Commended in the People Category - by Marc Lamey

13. Cruisin the Route 66: Commended in the People Category - by Raf Willems

14. In the Salt Field: Commended in the People Category - by Trung Pham Huy

15. Water Lily: Commended in the People Category - by Le Duong

16. Double Dragon: Commended in the Nature Category - by Erez Marom

17. Turbulence: Commended in the Wildlife Category - by Mohd Khorshid

18. Walrus Approach: Commended in the Wildlife Category - by Roie Galitz

19. Bear and Salmon: Commended in the Wildlife Category - By Roie Galitz

20. Fishing Village: Commended in the Urban Category - by Stuart Chape

21. Lombard Street in San Francisco: Commended in the Urban Category by Bryan Dumas

22. King Fahad Stadium: Commended in the Urban Category - by Saleh Alhathloul

23. El Angel: Runner Up in the People Category - by Luis Alonso Jimenez Silva

24. Cold Winter Night: Highly Commended in the Urban Category - by Yavor Michev

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