Award-Winning Aerial Photos from the 2025 reFocus Photographer of the Year
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"Viewing the world from above has a way of transforming the familiar into something astonishing, turning roads into branching networks, rivers into painted strokes, and fields into abstract patterns. The 2025 reFocus Photographer of the Year aerial winners embody that shift in perspective, presenting landscapes as bold, graphic compositions that feel both remote and deeply personal. Marie Juliette Aziz claimed the top honor for her series *Above the Horizon*, a Vietnam‑spanning collection that reveals the hidden geometry and rhythm of coastlines, rice fields, and winding waterways."
"Her work, like the rest of the winning images, shows how intention and patience can elevate aerial photography beyond technique alone. Each photograph balances vast scale with intricate detail, inviting viewers to slow down and absorb the quiet drama unfolding from above."
Viewing the world from above transforms familiar elements into astonishing abstractions, turning roads into branching networks, rivers into painted strokes, and fields into abstract patterns. The 2025 reFocus Photographer of the Year aerial winners present landscapes as bold, graphic compositions that feel both remote and deeply personal. Marie Juliette Aziz won the top honor for Above the Horizon, a Vietnam‑spanning series that reveals the hidden geometry and rhythm of coastlines, rice fields, and winding waterways. The winning images demonstrate how intention and patience elevate aerial photography beyond mere technique and invite viewers to absorb quiet drama from above.
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