Judge's Choice Awards
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Air-to-Air
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Air-to-Air category.
Title: Urban Commuter
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths; Melbourne, Australia
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Artistic
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Artistic category.
Title: Mining Leftovers
Photographer: Marko Tuominen; Gold Coast, Queensland Australia
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Commercial
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Commercial category.
Title: WTF (Wind Turbine Fire)
Photographer: Kevin Butts; San Antonio, Texas USA
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Construction Progress
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Construction Progress category
Title: Heavenly Pour
Photographer: Curt Waltz; Chicago, Illinois USA
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Landscape / Scenic
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Landscape / Scenic category
Title: Lost & Found
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths; Melbourne, Australia
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Judge's Choice Award- Best Vertical
Highest scoring aerial photograph in the Vertical category
Title: 2020 Sports Precinct Development
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths; Melbourne, Australia
People's Choice Awards
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People’s Choice Award- Best Air-to-Air
PAPA Int’l members’ favorite aerial photograph in the Air-to-Air category.
Title: Baron
Photographer: Allen Macbean; Salt Lake City, Utah USA
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People’s Choice Award- Best Artistic
PAPA Int’l members’ favorite aerial photograph in the Artistic category.
Title: Infinite Lookdown
Photographer: Jesper Larsen; Sonderso, Denmark
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People’s Choice Award- Best Commercial
PAPA Int’l members’ favorite aerial photograph in the Commercial category.
Title: Bang Bang Niner Gang
Photographer: Niki Britton; San Francisco, California, USA
People’s Choice Award- Best Construction Progress
PAPA Int’l members’ favorite aerial photograph in the Construction Progress category.
Title: Heavenly Pour
Photographer: Curt Waltz; Chicago, Illinois USA
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People’s Choice Award- Best Landscape / Scenic
PAPA Int’l members’ favorite aerial photograph in the Landscape / Scenic category.
Title: Natural Heart
Photographer: Yves Tremblay; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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People’s Choice Award- Best Vertical
PAPA Int’l members’ favorite aerial photograph in the Vertical category.
Title: Catching the Lowest Tide
Photographer: Jean-Luc Kaiser; Hageville, France
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People’s Choice Award - Best Vertical #2
PAPA Int’l members’ favorite aerial photograph in the Vertical category.
Title: Silverstone Track
Photographer: Andrew Holt; London, United Kingdom
Individual Judge's Choice Awards
A personal favorite aerial photograph selected by each judge.
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Yves Tremblay Judge's Choice Award
Yves Tremblay is a Master Aerial Photographer based in Montreal, Quebec, Cananda
Yves was the 2009 Aerial Photographer of the Year
Title: Abandoned Mine
Photographer: Marko Tuominen; Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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John Wark Judge's Choice Award
John Wark is a Master Aerial Photographer based in Colorado
John was the 2014 Aerial Photographer of the Year
Title: Wrigley at Dusk
Photographer: Curt Waltz, Chicago, Illinois USA
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Curt Waltz Judge's Choice Award
Curt Waltz is a Master Aerial Photographer based in the Chicago Area
Curt was the 2017 Aerial Photographer of the Year
Title: Lost & Found
Photographer: Andrew Griffiths; Melbourne, Australia
Amy Hartsfield Judge's Choice Award
Amy Harsfield is a Master Aerial Photographer based on the Florida panhandle
Title: Heavenly Pour
Photographer: Curt Waltz; Chicago, Illinois USA
This page is presented in recognition of the participating aerial photography
professionals by the Competition Chair, David Wyatt.
David Wyatt is a Master Aerial Photographer based in the Pacific Northwest.
David is a past winner of the Aerial Photographer of the Year Award.