I don’t think there is anyone in the whole world who wouldn’t want to see our earth from a bird’s views. Well, now we don’t have to hope we wake up as birds because the aerial photography contest of the popular site SKYPIXEL has ended and the winning pictures in the various categories, taken by professional and amateur photographers alike, present our world from an angle we once dreamed of. Take in the next 16 spectacular pictures that placed in this wonderful competition, allowing us to see the world from a bird’s perspective.
1. "Above the Polar Bear", Florian Ledoux - Winner of SkyPixel Picture of the Year
2. "Waterfall Hero", Shen Minh - second place in Portrait professional group
3. "A Fishing Performance at Inte Lake", Water Kingwa - First place in Story enthusiast group
4. "The Rebirth", Andrea Marongi - second place winner in Portrait professional group
5. "Comet into Darkness", Drone Hikers - second place in the Landscape Professional group
6. "Dancer", Cocoanext - First place in the category of Portrait enthusiast group portraits in the amateur group
7. "The Long Ride" , Jasper Guldbrand - Third-place winner in Story amateur group
8. "Raising Ducks", Caokynhan - 3rd place in Landscape enthusiast group
9. "Santa Maddalena village in front of the Geisler or Odle Dolomites Group, Val di Funes, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, Europe", Valentin Volkov - third place winner in Landscape professional group
10. "Balmoral Ball", Petra Leary - First place in Portrait professional group
11. "Pain of the Earth”, In The Higher Sky - First place in Story professional group
13. "Footprints", rain and sun – nominee in Portrait professional group
14. "Plane in the Forest", Mark Calayag - Winner of popular prize in Landscape professional group
15. "White Wonderland", Eberhard Ehmke - winner of popular prize in landscape enthusiast group
16. "On the Southern China Coast", Anter - winner of popular prize in Landscape enthusiast group
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