The most awesome drone photos of 2015 (so far)

Ricardo Matiello/Dronestagram

This image won in the category of places and also received the most likes.

Talented pros and amateurs submitted more than 5,000 entries to aerial photo-sharing website Dronestagram's annual photo contest.

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Ken Geiger led the judging team, which consisted of a panel of experts.

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Prizes included features in National Geographic, a new drone and controller, an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, and more.

From French Polynesia to Bulgaria, these are the best drone photos of 2015.