{"id":763839,"date":"2026-07-15T06:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/763839\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:15:27","slug":"soar-above-the-world-with-the-winners-of-the-international-aerial-photographer-of-the-year-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/763839\/","title":{"rendered":"Soar above the world with the winners of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year: photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

From urban crossings to agricultural landscapes, the winners of the second annual International Aerial Photographer of the Year<\/a> competition have been announced.<\/p>\n

From more than 1,500 entries from across the world, Azim Khan Ronnie of Bangladesh has taken the top prize for his stunning portfolio.<\/p>\n

\"InternationalSpecial Award Winner: Chengming Liu, United States. Captured above the rolling hills of San Jose, California at golden hour, this image reveals the Diablo Range at its greenest after winter rains, highlighting smooth contours and flowing patterns. Chengming Liu\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalSecond Place Winner Photographer of the Year: Chin Leong Teo, Singapore. Bali\u2019s rice terraces cascade down the hillsides in vivid green steps, shaped by centuries of careful irrigation. Chin Leong Teo\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalSecond Place Winnner Photograph of the Year: Sanghamitra Sarkar, India. A gathering of Warkaris during Maharashtra\u2019s Wari pilgrimage forms a circular pattern around the central palkhi carrying sacred padukas. Sanghamitra Sarkar\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalThird Place Place Winner Photographer of the Year: Barbara Brown, Australia. Salt Works Walvis Bay, Namibia. Barbara Brown\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalSpecial Award Winners: A.J. Rich, United States. The sharp, steep, and layered hills in the Badlands of Utah. A.J. Rich\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalPhotograph of the Year: Vitaly Golovatyuk, Russian Federation. Birdie is sitting on the water of a tiny, crystal clear lake with reflection of the sky and surrounded by red grass, somewhere in Dongtai. Vitaly Golovatyuk\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalSecond Place Winner Photographer of the Year: Chin Leong Teo, Singapore. A lone fisherman casts a radiant yellow net that blooms across the water like liquid sunlight. Chin Leong Teo\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalSecond Place Winner Photographer of the Year: Chin Leong Teo, Singapore. A lone person crossing a traffic junction in central Tokyo. Chin Leong Teo\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalSecond Place Winner Photographer of the Year: Chin Leong Teo, Singapore. The Park Royal Hotel in Singapore. Chin Leong Teo\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalWINNER: Azim Khan Ronnie of Bangladesh has taken the top prize for his stunning portfolio. Hindu devotees gather in Dhaka for Rakher Upobash, fasting and praying with incense and oil lamps to honour Baba Lokenath. Azim Khan Ronnie\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalWINNER: Azim Khan Ronnie of Bangladesh has taken the top prize for his stunning portfolio. For a few months of the year, a large number of Siberian seagulls migrate to various parts of India. One of them is Yamuna Ghat in Delhi. Azim Khan Ronnie\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalWINNER: Azim Khan Ronnie of Bangladesh has taken the top prize for his stunning portfolio. Thousands of bright red chilli peppers are harvested in the hot sun before being sorted ready to be delivered to spice companies in the Sariakandi, Bogura, Bangladesh. Azim Khan Ronnie\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

\"InternationalWINNER: Azim Khan Ronnie of Bangladesh has taken the top prize for his stunning portfolio. An aerial view of a rowing team gliding through the pristine waters of Lake Zurich in Switzerland. Azim Khan Ronnie\/IAPOTY \/ SWNS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From urban crossings to agricultural landscapes, the winners of the second annual International Aerial Photographer of the Year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[9829,228,226,227,19553,229,16777,88,262886,688,28512],"class_list":["post-763839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-slideshow","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-competitions","tag-design","tag-drones","tag-entertainment","tag-nypost","tag-photography","tag-san-jose"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}