![Aerial photography platform SkyPixel received 27,000 entries to its 2016 competition. Here are the winning shots plus some of our favourites. Here: A line in the sand. SkyPixel’s competition was open to both professional and amateur photographers and was split into three categories: Beauty, 360, and Drones in Use. This image – of a camel caravan in the desert – won first prize in the Professional Beauty category. (Photo by Hanbing Wang/SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d1/25/000425d1_medium.jpeg)
Aerial photography platform SkyPixel received 27,000 entries to its 2016 competition. Here are the winning shots plus some of our favourites. Here: A line in the sand. SkyPixel’s competition was open to both professional and amateur photographers and was split into three categories: Beauty, 360, and Drones in Use. This image – of a camel caravan in the desert – won first prize in the Professional Beauty category. (Photo by Hanbing Wang/SkyPixel)
![Dam near perfect. Second prize in the same category was of the Huia Dam in Auckland, New Zealand. Hong Kong-based SkyPixel was launched in 2014. (Photo by Brendon Dixon/SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d2/25/000425d2_medium.jpeg)
Dam near perfect. Second prize in the same category was of the Huia Dam in Auckland, New Zealand. Hong Kong-based SkyPixel was launched in 2014. (Photo by Brendon Dixon/SkyPixel)
![Dead straight. This image of a road bridge in the US won first prize in the Amateur Beauty category. (Photo by SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d3/25/000425d3_medium.jpeg)
Dead straight. This image of a road bridge in the US won first prize in the Amateur Beauty category. (Photo by SkyPixel)
![Green waves. This shot, taken in Italy, won second prize in the Amateur Beauty category. (Photo by Mauro Pagliai/SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d4/25/000425d4_medium.jpeg)
Green waves. This shot, taken in Italy, won second prize in the Amateur Beauty category. (Photo by Mauro Pagliai/SkyPixel)
![Ice art. Third prize in the Amateur Beauty category. This image is of a frozen river in the US. (Photo by SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d5/25/000425d5_medium.jpeg)
Ice art. Third prize in the Amateur Beauty category. This image is of a frozen river in the US. (Photo by SkyPixel)
![Catching the winning image. Fishermen close the net in Fujian province in China. This was the grand prize winner in the competition. (Photo by Ge Zheng/SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d6/25/000425d6_medium.jpeg)
Catching the winning image. Fishermen close the net in Fujian province in China. This was the grand prize winner in the competition. (Photo by Ge Zheng/SkyPixel)
![On the terraces. The competition – the first run by SkyPixel – attracted 27,000 entries, including this one of a rice terrace in China, which was one of favourites. (Photo by SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d7/25/000425d7_medium.jpeg)
On the terraces. The competition – the first run by SkyPixel – attracted 27,000 entries, including this one of a rice terrace in China, which was one of favourites. (Photo by SkyPixel)
![Where did you park the car? Another of favourites, though not a category winner, is of a huge parking lot. (Photo by SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d8/25/000425d8_medium.jpeg)
Where did you park the car? Another of favourites, though not a category winner, is of a huge parking lot. (Photo by SkyPixel)
![City cool. People play amid the fountains. (Photo by SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d9/25/000425d9_medium.jpeg)
City cool. People play amid the fountains. (Photo by SkyPixel)
![And they were all yellow. Uncredited landscape shot. (Photo by SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/da/25/000425da_medium.jpeg)
And they were all yellow. Uncredited landscape shot. (Photo by SkyPixel)
![Rainbow lines. A track runs between the multicoloured lines of tulips in the Netherlands. (Photo by SkyPixel)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/db/25/000425db_medium.jpeg)
Rainbow lines. A track runs between the multicoloured lines of tulips in the Netherlands. (Photo by SkyPixel)
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