23 award-winning aerial photos that will transport you to places around the world

Vietnamese photographer Duy Sinh captured a fishnet taking the shape of a woman's face.

Sinh described the profile as "an accident of creation."

Cornu snapped a shot of the Jersey Airport Rescue & Firefighting Service as they were training on the burning plane, which is designed to prepare them for actual accidents.

The freight ship cuts through chunks of ice in the Gulf of Finland.

Thanks to the camera angle, Jochum's picture looks like three eyeballs floating through space.

The picture took home the top prize in the Industrial category.

Shang captured a group of flamingos taking flight in China in this photo, which took home the top prize in the Wildlife category.

You might not even realize you're looking at a cityscape at the first glance of Nagy's image.

The unusual angle used to capture a tennis player spiking a ball makes the action look graceful.

Walls said that the contrast of the moving athlete and geometric court created "a harmonious effect to the eye."

Vollaers captured the iceberg, which looks like a frozen castle, floating off the coast of Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland.

Reginald Van de Velde documented a decaying ship from World War II off the coast of France.

According to Van de Velde, the wreckage has only become visible in recent years because of erosion that's causing the coastal line to shrink.

Ding snapped a photo of the Shanghai skyline through a plane window, and the photo earned the top spot in the Travel category.

Nagy's photo is filled with color and fascinating shapes. The picture won the Cityscapes category.

The Dubai Frame is known as the largest picture frame in the world, and Moukarzel captured it surrounded by clouds.

Aslan documented a flock of sheep weaving their way through a forest path to venture home. Foliage frames the animals, making them the focus of the shot.

The photo took home first place in the Trees & Forests category.

By capturing the boat from above, Nguyen documented the expansive nets flowing out of the boat in his photo.

The anchovies are used to make traditional fish sauce, which is why fishermen traverse the coast of the Phu Yen province of Vietnam, according to Nguyen.

The photo won second place in the Daily Life category.

Vasconcellos used hundreds of aerial shots he took from the viewpoint of a helicopter to create one moving photo.

The boy looks tiny as he reaches for a plastic bag in Amsterdam's Amstel River.

The photo took home first place in the Fine Art - Other category.

The scale of the rocky ridges and body of water in Muller's photo is hard to grasp, as he managed to make something massive look easily accessible.

The photo won first place in the Landscapes category.

Vandenhecke took a photo of the desert area at sunset.

Over 600,000 people gather for the religious event in Bangladesh.

Speaking about the photo, Bonte said the "crossing of umbrellas bring colors to a gray, rainy canvas."

Kevin Krautgartner took the photo, which is full of natural colors.

Over $10 million worth of crops were damaged in Bogura, Bangladesh, where the photo was taken.

Ronnie documented farmers struggling to retrieve their crops after the flood in this moving image.

Although they're three-dimensional, the buildings in Nagy's photo almost look flat as a result of the aerial nature of the shot.

You can see more winning photos from the Aerial Photography Awards here.

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