When you’ve got spent any of 2023 capturing stunning drone photographs (and if you’re studying this, you possible have) now’s the time to indicate your pictures and movies. They could even be price one thing, assuming you garner a spot on the SkyPixel 2024 podium.

The entry window for the SkyPixel ninth Annual SkyPixel Picture and Video Contest is now open. This 12 months presents much more awards and higher-valued prizes than in earlier years. SkyPixel and DJI will current a complete of 79 awards with a complete worth of over $200,000.

The ninth Annual SkyPixel Picture & Video Contest is run by SkyPixel, which is a web-based photograph group that was established in 2014 and is carefully tied to DJI, the world’s largest drone maker. The SkyPixel 2024 contest started on Nov. 7 and can settle for entries by means of Feb. 2, 2024. 

The SkyPixel 2024 judging panel contains World Press Picture’s Wen Huang, Nationwide Geographic’s Anne Farrar, Southern Weekly’s Nan Li, and Michael Fitzmaurice, who was the Aerial Director of Pictures of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”. 

SkyPixel’s contest now has month-to-month competitions

This 12 months’s SkyPixel Picture & Video Contest provides a brand new aspect with three month-to-month competitions. Every month will concentrate on a singular class. 

In November, the main focus is multi-focal size, in all probability a nod to the DJI Mavic 3 Professional, which presents three cameras with completely different focal lengths. The DJI Mavic 3 Professional was launched final spring. The drone claimed the title of the world’s first three optical digital camera drones. 

December spotlights FPV pictures, in all probability impressed by DJI’s two FPV drones. The DJI Avata, regardless of being extra geared to FPV flight, supplies fairly high-quality video. And the DJI FPV is a singular hybrid of a images and racing drone. Try DJI Avata vs. DJI FPV: which is best.

January will spotlight handheld images, definitely impressed by the very current launch of DJI’s Osmo Pocket 3. The DJI handheld digital camera added main upgrades to the digital camera sensor, absolutely one thing DJI is hoping contestants make use of. 

Submissions to the month-to-month competitions will also be entered into the primary competitors. So, this permits contestants to compete for each month-to-month and total awards. 

SkyPixel contest classes and awards 

The ninth Annual SkyPixel Picture & Video Contest is damaged out by photograph and video submissions. There are 4 photograph classes and 5 video classes. 

2023 SkyPixel photograph classes: 

• Nature 
• Structure 
• Portrait
• Sports activities 

2023 SkyPixel video classes: 

• Nature 
• Metropolis 
• Journey 
• Sports activities 
• Artistic 

The inventive class is a brand new addition for video creators. The inventive class “Break the Mould”, has no restrictions on topic issues. Creators are inspired to discover novel approaches by way of inventive ideas, narrative types, and filming methods. 

All movies should be a minimum of 30 seconds lengthy. 

The winners of the Greatest Work accolade will take residence the grand prize, a DJI Encourage 3 for the video class and a Hasselblad X2D 100C within the photograph class. Every of the prizes is price $20,000 and $14,000, respectively.  

Additionally, different prime prizes embrace DJI merchandise, like the DJI Mavic 3 Professional, DJI Air 3, DJI Avata, Osmo Pocket 3, Osmo Motion 4, and Osmo Cell 6. 

Methods to enter the SkyPixel 2024 contest 

The entry interval for the ninth Annual SkyPixel Picture & Video Contest is open now until Feb. 2, 2024. And no want to carry again, you’ll be able to submit as many pictures or movies as you need. Entries could be submitted right here (the place you’ll additionally discover the official guidelines). 

Winners might be introduced on March 19, 2024.

And to see what you’re up towards, try the winners from final 12 months’s contest: the perfect drone pictures of 2023 and the perfect drone movies of 2023. 

So, better of luck! We will’t wait to see your stunning pictures and movies.

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