SkyPixel Aerial Photo and Video Contest 2018

Image Credit Skypixel

SkyPixel Competition is back

Its that time of year again for the SkyPixel competition hosted by DJI, this year its open to photographers and filmmakers. This is a chance to share your work with the world and put yourself in the draw for some amazing prizes.

Be sure to get creating and submitting your content to be in with a chance of winning some awesome DJI goodies including the incredible DJI Inspire 2, Mavic 2, Ronin-S and Osmo Pocket to name a few.

Want to learn more about SkyPixel? Check out our previous SkyPixel post. You can watch a little promo for this year’s competition below.

Rules and Deadline

Submissions deadline for the SkyPixel competition is the 18/02/2019 and winners will be announced on 20/03/2019. Remember all content you submit must be your own and you can only submit the same piece of content to one category.

Prizes

Video

To enter the video category you can submit anything up to five minutes in duration but it must contain at least 30 seconds of aerial footage.

Grand Prize

The grand prize for the video category is an Inspire 2 Professional Combo with Zemmuse X7 DL/DL-S Len Set and a Pelican Luggage case to carry it all in! That’s a prize total of $14,809 (£11,720).

First Prize

First prize is a Mavic 2 Zoom with Fly More Kit, Ronin-S handheld gimbal, DJI Goggles Racing Edition, Pelican U160 Urban Camera Backpack and PGYTECH Accessories Combo for Mavic 2 Zoom (Professional).

Photo

To enter the photo category you need to submit a single photo shot on a drone, with an image size of least 3 MB, and a resolution no less than 300 dpi. The categories to enter are Nature, Fun, Architecture, and Sport.

Grand Prize

The grand prize for the photography category is a Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only, Silver) + XCD 3,5/45 and a Pelican Luggage case to carry it all in! That’s a prize total of $12,090 (£9,568).

First Prize

Mavic 2 Pro with Fly More Kit, Ronin-S handheld gimbal, DJI Goggles Racing Edition, Pelican U160 Urban Camera Backpack and PGYTECH Accessories Combo for Mavic 2 Pro (Professional).

Second Prize

Second prize for both categories is a Mavic Air Fly More Combo, the new Osmo Pocket, DJI Goggles Racing Edition, Pelican 1400 Protector Case and PGYTECH Accessories Combo for Mavic Air (Professional). That’s a prize total of $2,135 (£1,691).

Third Prize

Third prize for both categories is a Spark Fly More Combo, the new Osmo Pocket, Manfrotto Stile Spark/Mavic Small Messenger Bag, Pelican 22oz Traveler Tumbler and PGYTECH Accessories Combo for Spark (Standard). That’s a prize total of $1057 (£837.23).

Additional Prizes

There are also some additional prizes for nominated and popular entries. These include DJI Credit valued at USD $300 (£237), a Ryze Tech Tello, Pelican 0915 Micro Memory Card Case, PGYTECH Carrying Case for Tello. Or an Osmo Mobile 2, Ryze Tech Tello, Osmo Mobile Carrying Case, PGYTECH Carrying Case for Tello.
During the submission period, 100 users will be awarded a 5% Mavic 2 discount.

Equipment

Want to enter the competition but need some equipment to get you started? The competition is hosted by DJI, but the competition is not limited to their drones. Check out or Drone Directory and Drone Deals pages to find the right tools for the job. If you are already set then what are you waiting for? Get out shooting and submit your entries here.

Inspiration

Although this years competition is video, you can get some inspiration from the Instagram #SkyPixel feed or this year’s entries. They are full of breathtaking and unique imagery to get your creative juices flowing!