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The 2015 Drone Aerial Photography Contest

Updated 1630 GMT (0030 HKT) July 10, 2015

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Ricardo Matiello's photo "Above the mist," taken in Maringa, Brazil, was the most-liked photo in this year's <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/contest/" target="_blank">Drone Aerial Photography Contest</a>. More than 5,000 entries were submitted from around the world, in categories ranging from Places to Dronies (drone selfies). <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/catedral-basilica-menor-nossa-senhora-da-gloria/" target="_blank">"Above the mist"</a> was also first place in the Places category.
Photos: The 2015 Drone Aerial Photography Contest
Ricardo Matiello's photo "Above the mist," taken in Maringa, Brazil, was the most-liked photo in this year's Drone Aerial Photography Contest. More than 5,000 entries were submitted from around the world, in categories ranging from Places to Dronies (drone selfies). "Above the mist" was also first place in the Places category.
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<strong>2nd Prize Winner, Places category</strong>: <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/mont-saint-michel-8/" target="_blank">Mont Saint-Michel</a> in Normandy, France
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2nd Prize Winner, Places category: Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France
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<strong>3rd Prize Winner, Places category</strong>: Tulip fields <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/between-sassenheim-and-voorhout-the-netherlands/" target="_blank">between Sassenheim and Voorhout</a> in the Netherlands
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3rd Prize Winner, Places category: Tulip fields between Sassenheim and Voorhout in the Netherlands
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<strong>2nd Prize Winner, Popular Prizes category (most liked)</strong>: <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/plovdiv-bulgaria/" target="_blank">Plovidv, Bulgaria</a>
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2nd Prize Winner, Popular Prizes category (most liked): Plovidv, Bulgaria
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<strong>3rd Prize Winner, Popular Prizes category (most liked)</strong>: <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/mazatlan-sinaloa-mexico-2/" target="_blank">Glorieto Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada</a> in Mazatlan, Mexico
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3rd Prize Winner, Popular Prizes category (most liked): Glorieto Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada in Mazatlan, Mexico
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<strong>1st Prize Winner, Nature category</strong>: Snorkeling with sharks in <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/french-polynesia-4/" target="_blank">French Polynesia</a>
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1st Prize Winner, Nature category: Snorkeling with sharks in French Polynesia
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<strong>2nd Prize Winner, Nature category</strong>: Ocean race in <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/la-jolla-5/" target="_blank">La Jolla, California</a>
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2nd Prize Winner, Nature category: Ocean race in La Jolla, California
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<strong>3rd Prize Winner, Nature category</strong>: <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/lost-island-tahaa-french-polynesia/" target="_blank">Lost island of Tahaa</a> in French Polynesia
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3rd Prize Winner, Nature category: Lost island of Tahaa in French Polynesia
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<strong>1st Prize Winner, Dronies category</strong>: <a href="http://www.dronestagr.am/wheres-wally-limassol-carnival-cyprus/" target="_blank">"Where's Wally?"</a> at the Limassol Carnival in Cyprus
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1st Prize Winner, Dronies category: "Where's Wally?" at the Limassol Carnival in Cyprus
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More than 5,000 entries were submitted from around the world, with categories ranging from Places to Dronies (drone selfies).