Drone Photography Competition Captures The World From A Totally New Angle

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The winners of the 2015 Drone Aerial Photography Competition have just proved (yet again) that the world as seen from a drone's perspective is simply stunning.

The competition, which attracted more than 5000 entries had a tough expert panel including the Editor in Chief of National Geographic France, Jean-Pierre Vrignaud.

Each image was judged on creativity and quality across four categories: places, dronies (drone selfies), nature and popular (the most liked image).

This is the second competition hosted by Dronstagram -- a bigger version of Instagram for drone enthusiasts.

CEO and Founder of Dronestagram Eric Dupin told the Washington Post: “Some people want to change the world, at Dronestagram we want to change the way we see the world."

Without further ado, here are the winning entries.

Drone Photography Contest
1st Prize - Category, Places(01 of09)
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Above the mist by Ricardo Matiello (credit:Ricardo Matiello)
1st Prize - Category, Nature(02 of09)
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Snorkeling with sharks by Tahitiflyshoot (credit:Tahitiflyshoot)
1st Prize – Category, Dronies(03 of09)
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Where’s Wally, Cyprus by FlyovermediaCy (credit:FlyovermediaCy )
2nd Prize - Category, Places(04 of09)
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Mont-Saint-Michel by Wanaiifilms (credit:Wanaiifilms)
2nd Prize - Category, Nature(05 of09)
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La Jolla by kdilliard (credit:kdilliard)
2nd Prize - Category, Popular Prize(06 of09)
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Plovidv Bulgaria by Svetlin Marinov/ Ice Fire (credit:Svetlin Marinov/ Ice Fire)
3rd Prize - Category, Popular Prize (07 of09)
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Glorieto Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, Mexico by Wootsor (credit:Wootsor)
3rd Prize - Category, Places(08 of09)
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Tulip fields by Anders@andersa.com (credit:Anders@andersa.com)
3rd Prize – Category, Nature(09 of09)
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Lost island, French Polynesia by Marama Photo Video (credit:Marama Photo Video)