Looking for some inspiration to take your drone photography to new heights in 2018? You’re in the right place. Drone social media platform Dronestagram has compiled a list of the 20 best aerial images from the past 12 months.
These play with light, perspectives, nature and urban settings.
We’ll let the photos do the talking. Enjoy…
KEFALONIA MELISSANI CAVE
Exploring the Melissani cave by boat on the Greek island of Cephalonia.
Photographer: Calin Stan
WATERLILY
A woman harvests water lilies in a pond in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
Photographer: helios1412
CONCRETE JUNGLE
The Dubai skyline from a different perspective.
Photographer: bachirm
DAWN ON MERCURY TOWER
Not for the faint-hearted. The modern-day Lunch atop a Skyscraper on the “Mercury” tower in Moscow.
Photographer: Alexey Goncharov
SALT FIELDS
The salt fields of Bac Lieu, Vietnam.
Photographer: helios1412
PORTUGUESE SURFER
A Portuguese surfer braving the winter cold.
Photographer: jcourtial
RISING WATERS
In Alexandria Bay between New York and Canada, when water levels rise and fall colors begin to take root.
Photographer: JustenSoule
MARIGOLDS
Gardeners pick marigolds in the morning in the Sukhothai province of Thailand.
Photographer: seksan saowarod
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
The long staircase leading to one of the most beautiful beaches in the Algarve, Portugal.
Photographer: jcourtial
QUAD BIKES ON THE DUNES
The Namibian sand dunes.
Photographer: LukeMaximoBell
STINGRAY AND GIRLS
Two different worlds meet.
Photographer: tahitiflyshoot
MOTORBIKE BRIDGE OVER RIVER IN THAILAND
Two scooters crossing the bridge in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Photographer: tominspires
CRUISING THE ROUTE 66
A couple in a classic blue Ford Mustang Convertible, driving along the historic Route 66.
Photographer: Raf Willems
THE MAJESTIC BEAST, NANUK
The large polar bear, Nanuk, crossing the fractured ice.
Photographer: Florian Ledoux
GIRLS AT THE BEACH, RIO DE JANEIRO
The life.
Photographer: marihenud
SWIMMING WITH A WHALE
An aerial view of a once in a lifetime experience.
Photographer: DroneFilmsProject
TROPICAL ISLAND BEACH, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The beaches of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
Photographer: ValentinValkov
HIPPOS
Hippos in the Serengeti National Park.
Photographer: yannick68
CRACKED MUD BOATING
A day of sailing on the dry mud of Burke Lake.
Photographer: MiloAllerton
SVETI STEFAN HOTEL
An aerial shot of a hotel in Montenegro. What a location…
Photographer: smakadron
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