Burning photo taken above an active volcano wins the 2022 Drone Photo Awards | World News
A stunning photo taken above an active volcano and compared to the Big Bang won this year’s Drone Photo Awards.
Armand Sarlangue captured the powerful image above the red-hot Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, looking down into its molten abyss.
This photo was the overall winner of the Siena Awards drone photography competition and was selected by a jury from thousands of photos 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
People category winner: Anindita Roy, Bangladesh
Wildlife category winner: Mehdi Mohebipor, Iran
Runner-up in the Wildlife category: Florian Ledoux, France
Nature category winner: David Rouge, Switzerland
Sports category winner: Daniel Koszela, Poland
Abstract category winner: Saurabh Sirohiya, India
Wedding category winner: Krzysztof Krawczyk, Poland
Praised entry: Michele Falzone
Complimented entries: Nguyen Linh Vinh Quoc
Complimented Entries: Armand Sarlangue
Complimented Entries: Marek Biegalski
Complimented Entries: Bryan Helm
Praised entry: Xiping An
Complimented Entries: Wenyuan Kuang
Complimented Entries: Jim Picot
Complimented entry: Fernando O’Farrill