The finalists of 2023’s Drone Photography Awards are a mix of abstract, colourful and downright jaw-dropping images from around the world.

Whether it’s urban areas from above, striking nature shots in all its wildness, or people captured in their rawest of moments, these images are among the most captivating the appear in the competition.

Shown here under the ‘urban’ category is finalist ”Playground” by Sebastian Piórek.

“A playground full of joy hidden somewhere deep in the south of Poland shows its beauty in the first flash of sun from above,” Piórek wrote.

“This region is known for its mines and strongly urban character of architecture, so such a colourful playground is a kind of pearl from the ground and also from the air”.