An amazing photo showing a school of salmon forming the shape of a heart whilst a shark watches on, has scooped this year’s top prize in the 2020 edition of the Drone Photo Awards. “Love Heart of Nature” by the Australian photographer Jim Picôt won the award, announced on 21 September.
Here, we pick out so more of our favourites from this year’s winners and highly commended entries.
Check out the full list of winners on the Drone Photo Awards 2020 Gallery site.
See more amazing science photography:
- 6 out-of-this-world experiments recreating space on Earth
- Living on the edge: The people living in the world’s most extreme habitats
A Shark with a Heart
Need a push?
An Alien Metropolis
Closed for Business
A lack of Social Distancing
Munk’s Mobula Rays Schooling – Runner-up Wildlife Category
Salt (mountains) of the Earth
I’m in the middle of a Chain Reaction
Just keep swimming
In the Pink
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Authors
James Cutmore is the picture editor of BBC Science Focus Magazine, researching striking images for the magazine and on the website. He is also has a passion for taking his own photographs
