This year, it’s all about the drone and drone photography.

Drones have the ability to capture the world like no other camera technology can with their bird’s eye view perspective.

Confirming this are the newly released winning images from the 2016 Dronestagram awards.

The awards recognize the most beautiful photographs taken with a drone.

The jury selected the best pictures from over 6,000 photographs submitted to three categories: Travel, Sports and Adventure, and Nature and Wildlife.

Check out the winners in this series of aerial photographs (and try to control your wanderlust).

Travel 1st Prize © Fcattuto

Sport and Adventure 1st Prize © Maxseigal

Nature and Wildlife 1st Prize © Mbernholdt

Travel 2nd Prize © Todd Kennedy

Nature and Wildife 2nd Prize © Szabolcs Ignacz

Sport and Adventure 2nd Prize © Losmanes del drone

Nature and Wildlife 3rd Prize © Jonathan Payet

Sport and Adventure 3rd Prize © High Angle Shot

Travel 3rd Prize © Karolis Janulis

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