In recent years, recreational drones have enhanced photography by giving unique viewpoints of the world around us. Thousands of entries were submitted from around the world by professional photographers and amateur drone photo enthusiasts. The winners of the 4th annual International Drone Photography Contest were judged by a panel of experts including National Geographic and <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/"target="external">Dronestagram</a>. A new category was also created, named “Creativity,” </br></br> 1st prize winner, category nature, "Summer trim, Provence, France."

2nd prize winner, category nature, "Infinite road to Transylvania, Romania."

3rd prize winner, category nature, "Ice formation, Greenland."

1st prize winner, category urban, "Concrete jungle, Dubai, EAA."

2nd prize winner, category urban, "Dawn on mercury tower, Russia."

3rd prize winner, category urban, "Peace, Spain."

1st prize winner, category people, "End of the line, U.S.A."

2nd prize winner, category people, "Water lily, Vietnam."

3rd prize winner, category people, "La Vijanera, Spain."

Winner, category creativity, "Two moo."

Winner, category creativity, "Ugo le marin."

Winner, category creativity, "Next Level."