Stunning ‘Big Bang’ picture taken directly above active volcano wins Drone Photo Awards 2022

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A stunning picture taken above an active volcano and compared to the Big Bang has triumphed at this year’s Drone Photo Awards contest.

Armand Sarlangue captured the powerful image above the red-hot Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, looking down into its molten depths.

The shot was the overall winner of the Siena Awards’ drone photography competition and was selected by the jury from among thousands of images submitted by 2,624 participants from 116 countries.

Here are some of the category winners, runners-up and commended entries.

Urban category winner: Serhiy Vovk, Ukraine

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. URBAN: 1st classified Rooftops of Kartoffelraekkerne Neighborhood by Serhiy Vovk Rooftops of Kartoffelraekkerne neighborhood, in Oesterbro. The neighborhood was built in the late 1800s for the working class families. Today, it is one of the most sought for in Copenhagen.
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Rooftops of Kartoffelraekkerne Neighborhood by Serhiy Vovk

People category winner: Anindita Roy, Bangladesh

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. PEOPLE: 1st classified - Sleeping on a Boat by Anindita Roy Dhaka is located on the bank of the famous Buriganga river. Sadarghat river port of Dhaka is the busiest port in Bangladesh, with services to most of the districts in the country. People from both sides of the Buriganga river cross it using small boats. The boat men working on them, usually sleep at night on the boats themselves.
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Sleeping on a Boat by Anindita Roy

Wildlife category winner: Mehdi Mohebipor, Iran

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. WILDLIFE: 1st classified – Solidarity by Mehdi Mohebipour Flamingos sleep together at night for greater security and stay close together during the day, thus protecting each other. In this crowd of bodies the colorful nuances of the plumage and the reflections of the light stand out.
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Solidarity by Mehdi Mohebipor

Wildlife category runner-up: Florian Ledoux, France

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. WILDLIFE: Runner up - Learning Life by Florian Ledoux A young polar bear, a yearling, is playing in the water testing the fresh ice and jumping back and forth in the water with his sibling, while their mother is resting nearby. This image is the result of 5 months in the field, living with and near the bears in a remote camp on the east coast of Svalbard.
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Learning Life by Florian Ledoux

Nature category winner: David Rouge, Switzerland

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. NATURE: 1st classified – Meeting - by David Rouge This picture is the result of a dream come true: the meeting of the desert and the ocean. As the drone climbed higher, the photographer noticed a particular atmosphere, where the light highlighted the delicious shapes of these dunes flowing into the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Meeting by David Rouge

Sport category winner: Daniel Koszela, Poland

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. SPORT: 1st classified - Falling Skiers by Daniel Koszela The photo taken in March 2022 shows the competitors of the annual ski event: Bieg Piastów held in Szklarska Poręba, at its 46th edition. Skiers whiz in their colorful clothing along the track surrounded by snow-covered trees.
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Falling Skiers by Daniel Koszela

Abstract category winner: Saurabh Sirohiya, India

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022 ABSTRACT: 1st classified Salt Farm Workers Harvesting by Saurabh Sirohiya Some laborers at work in a salt pan where they move the salt to form circular lines allowing a slow evaporation under the hot sun. At the end of the day the salt will be collected in baskets: it's a really hard job!
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Salt Farm Workers Harvesting by Saurabh Sirohiya

Wedding category winner: Krzysztof Krawczyk, Poland

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. Wedding: 1st classified - Like a Painted Picture by Krzysztof Krawczyk The effect of the sun on the water, a felled tree and a brave bride lying on it: a magnificent picture drawn by nature. The surface of the water looks like a starry night sky, while the bride looks seems a dreamy princess.
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Like a Painted Picture by Krzysztof Krawczyk

Commended entry: Michele Falzone

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. URBAN: Commended - A Love Tale in the Mist - The Taj Mahal by Michele Falzone This is the mausoleum of Taj Mahal over an incredible sea of clouds formations on river Yamuna. The eternal monument to love was built in 1632 to homage Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Moghul Shāh Jahān who died while giving birth to their 14th child.
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A Love Tale in the Mist – The Taj Mahal by Michele Falzone

Commended entry: Nguyen Linh Vinh Quoc

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. Commended - Spread the Sedge to Dry by Nguyen Linh Vinh Quoc Rural women in Phu Yen are busy spreading colorful sedge to dry. They work like puzzle artists, arranging the plants in alternating colors, creating wonderful patterns.
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Spread the Sedge to Dry by Nguyen Linh Vinh Quoc

Commended entry: Armand Sarlangue

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. NATURE: Commended Quetzalcoatl by Armand Sarlangue Aerial capture of the incredible rivers of Iceland. All the patterns and colors get shaped under the water surface, resulting from the layers of sediments in the water itself. The photographer called it Quetzalcoatl from the mystical creature shape he imagined from the complex patterns.
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Quetzalcoatl by Armand Sarlangue

Commended entry: Marek Biegalski

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. NATURE: Commended - Ugly Puddle by Marek Biegalski This beautiful maar or volcanic crater bears the name Ljótipollur, which literally means ugly puddle. Nonetheless, almost all craters that have lakes within them are exceptionally scenic and photogenic. Ljótipollur is no exception with its red and vegetated slopes and visible lava layers at the brim, besides its beautiful turquoise blue water.
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Ugly Puddle by Marek Biegalski

Commended entry: Bryan Helm

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. SPORT: Commended- Frozen Motorcycle Track by Bryan Helm A lone rider races down the slick ice track. Shot during a brisk late afternoon, on the frozen Ghost Lake. The trails left by motorcycles create sinuous patterns and shapes on the ice floe.
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Frozen Motorcycle Track by Bryan Helm

Commended entry: Xiping An

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. ABSTRACT: Commended - The Eye of the Devil 1 by Xiping An Aiken Spring is known as the "Eye of the Earth" and the "Devil's Eye" because of its resemblance to an eye. The spring has a diameter of more than 10 meters, and it is like boiling water, constantly tumbling upward, whilst the sulfur minerals around it have been deposited for a long time thus creating the enchanting colors visible from above.
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The Eye of the Devil 1 by Xiping An

Commended entry: Wenyuan Kuang

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. WEDDING: Highly commended I'm Married! by Wenyuan Kuang After the bridal party shoot was all done and dusted, the photographer added something a little different to the gallery. Initially wanting to toss the groom up but decided it would be more fun to do it with the bride this time. And so here is the flying bride portrayed with the party guests and then framed by a field of autumn leaves.
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I’m Married! by Wenyuan Kuang

Commended entry: Jim Picot

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022. URBAN : Commended - Mothership Conquering by Jim Picôt This diabolical storm cell formed so quickly, the author had to make an extremely quick exit from home for the 2 minute drive to capture this monster. He was very blessed that everything went perfectly. Got the drone in the air pronto, the shelf cloud came across, and he took the shots, without a second to spare.
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Mothership Conquering by Jim Picot

Commended entry: Fernando O’Farrill

Siena Awards: Drone Photo Awards 2022 WILDLIFE: Highly commended - Blue.by Fernando O'farrill The blue whale is not only the biggest animal on earth but the biggest that has ever existed. During the 20th century thousands of blue whales were killed by both legal and illegal hunting. After such a big drop on their population, and a lot of effort from international organizations, for the first time their population is increasing.
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Blue by Fernando O’Farrill
This article was originally published by Sky.com. Read the original article here.
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