Drone photography

This year’s Drone Photo Award winners raise the bar for the art of drone photography, from an incredible close-up of a polar bear taking a nap to mind-bendingly surreal glimpse inside an erupting volcano.

Kangaroos howling at the moon, mysterious seadragons and glowing forest fungi feature in this year’s Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Awards. The unique photo contest celebrates flora, fauna and landscapes of the Australasian region.

In its first year the Black and White Minimalist Photography awards presents a sublime collection of esoteric monochrome imagery. From surreal architectural abstractions to desolate snowbound compositions, the contest is a reminder of the power of minimalism.

The Sony World Photography Awards has revealed an incredible selection of finalists and shortlisted shots in its annual competition, highlighting how unusual the last 12 months have been with images depicting the pandemic from creative perspectives.

The first wave of winners in the prestigious 2021 Sony World Photography Awards have been revealed. These National Award winners include a number of gorgeous drone shots and some compelling perspectives on the ways COVID-19 has transformed the world.

Photography social network Agora's latest contest tasked its community with taking portraits of small things, and the results run the gamut from a close up of a tiny damselfly to shots of humans eclipsed by the scale and majesty of Mother Nature.

An evocative shot of the century-old Brighton Palace Pier has won this year’s Historic Photographer of the Year Awards. In its fourth year, this contest offers a compelling journey through some of the most picturesque historic sites around the world.

In its sixth year the Siena International Photo Awards continues to impress with a captivating array of celebrated shots, from astonishing images of fire and lightning highlighting the power of nature, to some sublime perspectives on life in lockdown.

Focusing solely on the art of panoramic photography, the annual Pano Awards is easily the most consistently spectacular photo contest in the world. This year’s stunning array of highlights offers a deeply creative assortment of images.

In its inaugural year, the Aerial Photography Awards has delivered an exciting assortment of shots celebrating all kinds of high-flying imagery, from surreal landscapes snapped from helicopters to sublime drone-captured cityscapes.

This year’s Drone Photo Awards deliver an outstanding assortment of aerial images, from the overall winning shot, catching a school of salmon forming the shape of a heart, to a special category focusing on the ways COVID-19 has transformed our cities.

In its second year, the Minimalist Photography Awards delivers another spread of images affirming the ethos, “less is more.” With a focus on abstract patterns and colorful contrasts, this photo contest celebrates images pared back to the bare essentials.