50 photos taken from above that will make you see the world from a new perspective

"Overcrowded" photographed by William Markezana.William Markezana/Agora

• Free photography app Agora recently held its #Aerial2020 contest.
• The competition called on photographers to submit their best photos taken from the air, which could depict anything from "bustling city skylines to out-of-this-world natural landscapes," as Agora's website notes.
• More than 9,000 images were submitted in the hopes of winning a $1,000 prize, according to Agora.
• Dutch photographer Ewold Kooistra won the contest with his image of windmills surrounded by fog in the Netherlands.

Photographs taken from the air can give viewers a whole new perspective of the world around them.

That's why Agora, a free photography app, recently held its #Aerial2020 contest, which called on photographers to submit photos they've taken with drones, or with cameras positioned at high points. More than 9,000 images were submitted, showing everything from "bustling city skylines to out-of-this-world natural landscapes," according to the app.

Recently, Dutch photographer Ewold Kooistra was named the winner of the contest, and took home a $1,000 prize for his image of windmills in the Netherlands. Here's a look at his winning photograph, and 49 other finalists.