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Looking down on our subject produces a novel, intriguing and sometimes ambiguous perspective. Surely part of the appeal is that the view is new and different from what we see most of the time, walking around with our eyes 1.5 metres above the ground?

And photographers today are capturing some simply breathtaking views from above. Many are using modern drones equipped with high-resolution sensors, others are using more traditional (and more expensive) modes of transport, flying high above in planes, helicopters and even balloons.

After a decade of running the successful International Landscape Photographer of the Year awards, organisers Peter Eastway and David Evans noticed an increase in the number of stunning aerial photographs and wondered if there was room for a special competition dedicated to the art and practice of aerial photography. The answer is a resounding yes!