Drones have been around for a while now, but there’s still something magical about drone photography. That’s why we love the annual Drone Photography Awards: unless you’re a pilot, it’s the closest as you’ll get to travelling the world as a bird.
The above pic, which was one of the winners at this year’s awards, was taken by Marek Biegalski and captures two volcanic craters in Iceland that are filled with turquoise lakes. It’ll be exhibited alongside several other winning shots at an exhibition in Siena, Italy, from October 1 to November 20.
You can have a look at the whole winners’ gallery of this year’s Drone Photo Awards here, but here are a few of our favourite dreamy drone shots from the competition.
‘Perfect Chaos’ by Sara Zanini
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931435/image.jpg)
‘Big Bang’ by Armand Sarlangue
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931450/image.jpg)
‘All Roads Lead to Death, Enjoy the Journey’ by Themistocles Kaltsidis
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931438/image.jpg)
‘Solidarity’ by Mehdi Mohebipour
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931440/image.jpg)
‘Finned Nets to Catch Squid’ by Tuan Nguyen Tan
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931442/image.jpg)
‘Sup Festival’ by Sergey Anufriev
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931443/image.jpg)
‘Fertility’ by Christian Trustrup
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931446/image.jpg)
‘Vessels of Eid Passengers’ by Christian Trustrup
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‘Red Zone’ by Marcin Giba
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931448/image.jpg)
‘Five-leaf flower Hall’ by Ying Zhang
![Drone Photography Awards 2022](https://media.timeout.com/images/105931449/image.jpg)
Did see these award-winning photos, all taken on a phone?
Plus: here are the awe-inspiring winners of the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition.