SkyPixel 5th anniversary contest winners
SkyPixel, in partnership with DJI, Nikon, SanDisk, and Western Digital Corp, launched its 5th Anniversary Aerial Photo & Video contest on December 3rd. Entries closed on February 3rd and the results were announced earlier this week. The 56 category winners and finalists were awarded prize packages worth over $117,000. Since launching in 2014, the SkyPixel platform has attracted over 18 million aerial photographers and content creators from 140 countries.
`I feel really grateful to be chosen as part of the winning crew of talented people who entered the SkyPixel contest. Taking first place in Sport was totally unexpected. I knew I had a good image but also understood I was going up against thousands of talented people in the community,` Andy Leclerc, First Prize winner, tells DPReview.
`The emotion and drama captured in this image (is) very powerful. Fantastic composition and post production,` says judge Chris McLennan about the Grand Prize-winning image from Tony Wang.
Nominees are currently featured on the recommended photographers section, an area that receives over one million page views according to SkyPixel. They`ll also be considered for the role of DJI Creator. Winning photographs and videos will be showcased at DJI Flagship stores around the globe this Spring. To view all selected photos and videos, visit the SkyPixel 5th Anniversary Aerial Photo & Video Contest page.
Grand Prize: `Top of Java` by Tony Wang (China)
About this photo: `Indonesia has the reputation of a volcanic country. Among the more than 400 volcanoes, 129 are active volcanoes. At 2 am, my team and I drove to the most unique viewing platform of Mount Bromo National Park. After shooting the Milky Way volcano, the sky gradually brightened. I decided to use the perspective of a DJI drone to overlook the sunrise of this volcanic park.
When the first rays of sunrise hit the volcano, there was nothing more be ...
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