SkyPixel Winners Announced: the best photos taken by drones

Every year, the SkyPixel team looks for the best photos taken by drones and awards the winners with very cool prizes. This year's winner, Derik Baumgertner, for example, received camera equipment worth $12,090 (785,000 rubles) for a magical shot of Mount Saint Michael, which is located in Normandy, France. The winners in the other categories are in our selection.

The mountain, visited by three million people annually, is a unique place in itself, and this photo presents it in an even steeper form! Derik Baumgertner himself says that he had no idea that he could be among the nominees of this prestigious competition, and even more so, become a winner.

Derik has been interested in aerial photography since the first DJI Phantom camera entered the market in 2013. Now he has a DJI Mavic Pro 1 camera and he is very pleased with both its functionality and the size that allows him to take it on trips.

Audience Choice: "Red Train"

2nd place in the category "Architecture": "Bagan"

Audience choice: "Monuments of Kiev"

3rd place in the "Interesting" category: "Rain Petals"

Viewers' choice: "The Endless Road: Summer vs. Winter"

1st place in the category "Interesting": "Flowers on the water"

Viewers' Choice: "Double Habitat"

1st place in the category "Nature": "Hungry hippos"

Nomination for the nomination: "National Library of Kosovo"

2nd place in the "Interesting" category: "Collection of charge salt"

1st place in the category "Architecture": "Rather big Hong Kong Island"

Audience Choice: "The Residences of Stein Eriksen"

1st place in the category "Sport": "Running through the dunes"

Nomination for the nomination: "A place in the sky where mountains begin to pose"

Viewers' choice: "Lofoten Islands"

3rd place in the category "Nature": "Engraving by nature"

Nomination for the nomination: "Team meeting, Mont Blanc"

3rd place in the category "Architecture": "Grand Lisboa"

Nomination for the nomination: "Two"

Audience Choice: "The Residences of Stein Eriksen"

Audience Choice: "Unknown"

2nd place in the category "Sport": "Skier in the shade No. 5"

3rd place in the category "Sport": "Throw to the moon"

Nomination for the nomination: "Wake up"