Honorable Mention

Heart of the Marsh
DESCRIPTION
The beauty and challenge of drone photography is that the possibilities are nearly limitless. You can fly endlessly farther than you can walk, gain a vantage point impossible on foot and get into locations otherwise inaccessible. This wetland near Flagstaff, Arizona was beginning to put on her fall outfits so I took my drone out there for the first time. After I flew a few batteries I located this heart-shaped tuft of grass that I felt deeply had potential. Lining it up just right took a few passes and I was positively giddy when I saw this composition come together on my RC screen. To me, it looks like a heart blowing bubbles! Since I was a small kid my preferred hypothetical super power has been flight and droning is the closest thing. Flying Joanie the dronie is always a visceral joy for me. AUTHOR
I am a landscape, nature and nightscape photographer based in the Southwestern United States. This region is a gold mine of otherworldly landscapes, formations and unbelievably dark skies to boot. While I love to travel to and photograph new places far and wide the Southwest will always be home to me.