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2015′s Best Drone Photography Will Take Your Breath Away

Christine Erickson

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July 14, 2015, 4:42 PM

1st Place in the Nature Category: Snorkeling With Sharks

<p>Dronestagram user kdilliard’s photo shows competitors from above during the La Jolla Pier to Cove ocean race. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/kdilliard/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:kdilliard" class="link ">kdilliard</a>)<br></p>

<p>A rainbow appeared just in time for these swimmers as they waited for a sunset in French Polynesia. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/mpv/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Marama Photo Video" class="link ">Marama Photo Video</a>)<br></p>

<p>Photographer Ricardo Matiello’s hometown Maringá, Brazil is usually hot and sunny, so this foggy moment was a rare shot. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/matiellomtiaero-com-br/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Ricardo Matiello" class="link ">Ricardo Matiello</a>)</p>

<p>A supertide helped France’s Mont Saint Michel become an island again after it started to shift to land decades ago. The photographer woke up at 5 a.m. to capture this magical shot. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/wanaiifilms/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Wanaii Films" class="link ">Wanaii Films</a>)<br></p>

<p>Anders Andersson captured a unique farming pattern for the colorful tulip fields in Holland. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/andersandersa-com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:anders@andersa" class="link ">anders@andersa</a>)<br></p>

<p>In the town of Limassol, Cyprus, hundreds of Waldo characters gather for a photo by Flyover Media. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/aerobots/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:FlyovermediaCy" class="link ">FlyovermediaCy</a>)<br></p>

<p>In Bulgaria, Plovdiv stands as one of the world’s oldest cities, but Dronestagram user IceFire captures it in a new light. Here, the newly rebuilt musical fountains form a question mark in the middle of a well-lit city at night. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/icefire/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:IceFire" class="link ">IceFire</a>)</p>

<p>A cliff diver risks his life high above Mazatlan, Mexico for pesos and a cheering crowd. (Source: Dronestagram, <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/author/w00tsor/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:w00tsor" class="link ">w00tsor</a>)</p>

The commercial drone is a powerful tool that’s taken photography to new heights – literally. Dronestagram, an online community for drone photographers, just held a contest with National Geographic to seek some of the most talented drone’s-eye-views around the world. From the foggy tops of buildings in Brazil to the vibrant tulip fields of Holland, these incredible images show life can still be beautiful when you’re looking down.

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