Professional and amateur photographers from around the world entered the aerial nature photography competition and captured breathtaking, almost never-before-seen views.
Part of the appeal is the fresh and different perspective than what we're used to seeing when walking around with our eyes a foot and a half above the ground. Looking down from above creates a novel, fascinating, and sometimes ambiguous perspective, according to Fobes .
The award follows the 10-year success of the International Landscape Photography Awards, which were launched by American photographers Peter Eastway and David Evans. The 2025 Aerial Photography Awards attracted more than 1,500 entries from around the world, showcasing a range of new perspectives, from wildlife and nature to fairytale-like landscapes.
To be included in the top 101 and published in the book, participants needed to score at least 86.67 points as determined by a panel of professional judges. Here are the winning photos and the photos selected for the book:
The overall winner for 2025 is Joanna Steidle, USA, for her stunning underwater wildlife series. The photo, titled Entrance, shows a shark as it makes its way into a school of menhaden in the Atlantic Ocean.
This photo, also by photographer Joanna Steidle, captures a small school of bullnose rays stirring up their migration in Southampton, New York.
The sunset backlight at Cono de Arita in La Puna, Argentina creates an atmospheric optical phenomenon that looks like beams of light converging to a point opposite the sun in the sky. First prize photo by Ignacio Palacios, Australia
Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano haunts viewers. The cracked lava patterns form a skull shape, a strange natural illusion for a few moments. By Daniel Viñé Garcia, Spain, 2nd place
An aerial view of melting ice in Northeast Greenland National Park. Second place photo by Taylor Stone, USA
Playa Desert, third prize, by photographer David Swindler, USA
Third prize winning photo, of flamingos and pelicans, by photographer David Swindler, USA
Two seals relax peacefully on an iceberg in Iceland's Jokulsarlon. By Fabien Guittard, France
Elephants crossing the Busanga Plains in Kafue National Park, Zambia. Photo by Murray Evans, Zambia
France's iconic Mont Saint Michel castle appears dreamlike in the rosy morning light. Photographer Guichard Laetitia, France
People harvesting sedge grass in a central Vietnamese province look as if they are gliding across a soft green carpet. Photo by Dipanjan Pal, India.
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