Jacek Deneka's 'A Shoal of Colorful Fish' named Best Photographer of the Year by Drone Awards
It doesn't matter if you're in the beach , in the mountains or simply in one of the parks of your city, it is more and more frequent hear the buzz of that little artifact, baptized as a drone , which captures some spectacular overhead shots and some panoramic worthy of some award.
And the Italian cultural association Art Photo Travel have taken the latter literally, celebrating for second year in a row a contest to reward the best drone images of the year.
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The awards
** Natural enclaves , people , abstract landscapes , urban centers , sports and wildlife ** have been the six themes in which the photographs of the participants have been classified. On the other hand, it has also been awarded for the **best video** made with drone and the best photographer of the year (Drone Awards Photographer of the Year 2019).
Entries were open to the public from all over the world , with the only requirement that the presentations be individual photos, with their corresponding authorship certificate. In turn, the applicants could provide an indefinite number of images (the first for free and the following for 8 euros each).
'Infinity Eight' by Marc Le Cornu, winner in the Abstract category
The photographer with the highest score has been Jacek Deneka , who has been awarded the title of "Drone Awards Photographer of the Year 2019" -awarded €500 in photographic material-. East polish artist is the architect of the snapshot of the cross country skiers during one of the races Bieg Piastów ski competition , which is celebrated in Jakuszyce (Poland).
These are the rest of the winners, chosen from more than 4,500 snapshots of drone photography enthusiasts from 107 different countries : in the abstract category, Marc Le Cornu (Jersey, Channel Islands); in nature, Jeremiasz Gadek (Poland); in people, khan phan (Vietnamese); in sport, john lee ( USA ); in wildlife, Florian Ledoux ( France ); in urban, George Steinmetz ( USA ); and finally, Alex Chacon (United States) on video.
'Island of Love' by Jeremiasz G?dek, winner of the Nature category
The jury was composed of a group of professionals of recognized international prestige in the field of photography.
The October 26th the winners will receive the marvelous crystal sphere of the Pangea Award during the award ceremony will be held in ** Siena **, at the Teatro dei Rinnovati. In addition, the winning images will be part of the exhibition Sky's the Limit , which can be visited in that Italian city during the month of November.
'Beni Isguen' by George Steinmetz, winner in the Urban category
history of aerial photography
In its beginnings, aerial photography was limited to serving as documentary element in disciplines like archaeology, geology or geography , and found its application in environmental studies, rural and urban. Now, beyond constituting a source of knowledge, it is a true art.
Photographic creativity has been finding its place in the air for years, and a clear example of this is the pioneer To swim , which rose 260 feet above the suburbs of ** Paris ** in a balloon in 1858, as well as James Wallace Black , who photographed Boston at 2,000 feet tall in 1860.
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Currently, thanks to digital advances , cameras know no limits: photographers are capable of sneaking their aerial device into a private event or even capture situations as extreme as a natural disaster.
'After The Snow Storm' by JoSon Lee, winner in the Sport category
Transcending journalistic or documentary purposes was the goal of the candidates for this edition of the Drone Awards , freezing through the lens his vision of the one Henri Cartier Bresson , the father of the photoreport, called "decisive moment". And they have succeeded.