'Planet Marina', Dubai (UAE), by Aravind Appadurai Kannan, commended in the Urban category.
'Pink-Footed Geese Meeting the Winter', Levanger (Norway), by Terje Kolaas, winner of Drone Photo Awards 2021. Thousands of pink-footed geese roost in central Norway in spring, on their way to the breeding grounds on Svalbard in the Arctics.
'Metaphorical Statement About City and Winter', Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Region (Russia), by Sergei Poletaev, first place in the Urban category. A 500-year-old monastery in the Moscow region and a large power plant in the background. The steam from the cooling towers is particularly dense due to severe frost.
'Gold at the End of the Rainbow', Western Australia, by Phil De Glanville, first place in the Sports category. In the photo, surfer Ollie Henry is seen escaping a monster wave off the coast of south-west Western Australia.
'Extragalactic', Iceland, by Martin Sanchez, first place in the Nature category. The intense and glorious moments during an erupting volcano with an exclusive view from the inside are captured in Iceland.
'Back to Adventure', Oman, by Qasim Al Farsi, first place in the Wildlife category. A green turtle heads back to the water after laying eggs in her peaceful nest, on the Oman coastline between Ras Al Jinz and Rashad turtle reserve.
'Fishing in Mangrove Forest', Hue (Vietnam), by Trung Pham Huy, first place in the People category. A fisherman starts his day in the mangrove forest in the lagoon of Tam Giang in the Hue province.
'Poisoned River', Geamana, Transylvania, (Romania), by Gheorghe Popa, first place in the Abstract category. This is a detailed photograph of one of the small rivers filled with poison.
'Verso l'Infinito Insieme a Te', Marina di Pisa (Italy), by Matteo Originale, first place in the Wedding category. Di Pisa said about the photo: '[On] a late summer evening at sunset ... I spotted those clouds on the horizon and I decided to place the couple towards their infinity full of love.'
'City In the Sky', Dubai (UAE), by Hugo Healy. Commended in the Urban category. About the shot, Healy said: 'A foggy morning in Downtown Dubai. Very rare conditions, caused by the cold nights and warm mornings, creating the perfect scene for an aerial photo. The buildings of Dubai emerging out of the low clouds creating an impression that the city is floating in the sky.'
'Correlation', Hamedan (Iran), by Amirmahdi Najafloo Shahpar, highly commended in the People category. Muslim men and women in Hamedan, Iran pray for Eid Al Fitr.
'The Kingdom Centre', Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), by George Steinmetz, runner-up in the Urban category. Standing more than 300 metres high, the Kingdom Centre was the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia when completed in 2002.
'Space Invaders', The Dead Sea (Israel), by Gilad Topaz, highly commended in the Urban category. The shot captures white parasols at a beach on the Dead Sea.
'Planet Marina', Dubai (UAE), by Aravind Appadurai Kannan, commended in the Urban category.
'Pink-Footed Geese Meeting the Winter', Levanger (Norway), by Terje Kolaas, winner of Drone Photo Awards 2021. Thousands of pink-footed geese roost in central Norway in spring, on their way to the breeding grounds on Svalbard in the Arctics.
'Metaphorical Statement About City and Winter', Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Region (Russia), by Sergei Poletaev, first place in the Urban category. A 500-year-old monastery in the Moscow region and a large power plant in the background. The steam from the cooling towers is particularly dense due to severe frost.
'Gold at the End of the Rainbow', Western Australia, by Phil De Glanville, first place in the Sports category. In the photo, surfer Ollie Henry is seen escaping a monster wave off the coast of south-west Western Australia.
'Extragalactic', Iceland, by Martin Sanchez, first place in the Nature category. The intense and glorious moments during an erupting volcano with an exclusive view from the inside are captured in Iceland.
'Back to Adventure', Oman, by Qasim Al Farsi, first place in the Wildlife category. A green turtle heads back to the water after laying eggs in her peaceful nest, on the Oman coastline between Ras Al Jinz and Rashad turtle reserve.
'Fishing in Mangrove Forest', Hue (Vietnam), by Trung Pham Huy, first place in the People category. A fisherman starts his day in the mangrove forest in the lagoon of Tam Giang in the Hue province.
'Poisoned River', Geamana, Transylvania, (Romania), by Gheorghe Popa, first place in the Abstract category. This is a detailed photograph of one of the small rivers filled with poison.
'Verso l'Infinito Insieme a Te', Marina di Pisa (Italy), by Matteo Originale, first place in the Wedding category. Di Pisa said about the photo: '[On] a late summer evening at sunset ... I spotted those clouds on the horizon and I decided to place the couple towards their infinity full of love.'
'City In the Sky', Dubai (UAE), by Hugo Healy. Commended in the Urban category. About the shot, Healy said: 'A foggy morning in Downtown Dubai. Very rare conditions, caused by the cold nights and warm mornings, creating the perfect scene for an aerial photo. The buildings of Dubai emerging out of the low clouds creating an impression that the city is floating in the sky.'
'Correlation', Hamedan (Iran), by Amirmahdi Najafloo Shahpar, highly commended in the People category. Muslim men and women in Hamedan, Iran pray for Eid Al Fitr.
'The Kingdom Centre', Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), by George Steinmetz, runner-up in the Urban category. Standing more than 300 metres high, the Kingdom Centre was the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia when completed in 2002.
'Space Invaders', The Dead Sea (Israel), by Gilad Topaz, highly commended in the Urban category. The shot captures white parasols at a beach on the Dead Sea.
'Planet Marina', Dubai (UAE), by Aravind Appadurai Kannan, commended in the Urban category.
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