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A heart-shaped shoal of fish in Australia, waves crashing off the coast of Spain and an English windmill: The incredible winners of the 2020 Drone Photo Awards

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It’s photography that hits dizzyingly high standards.

The winning and commending images in the Siena Awards Festival’s 2020 Drone Photo Awards have been revealed – and one can only imagine the difficulties the judges had in sorting the shortlisted entries into podium places.

They’re all jaw-dropping.

In the end, the overall winner was declared to be an image by Australian photographer Jim Picot that shows a salmon school in Australia forming the shape of a heart – with a shark swimming ominously inside it.

It was selected as the overall best shot from among entries in nine categories – including nature, sports and urban architecture – submitted from 126 countries.

The 45 top-ranked pictures will be showcased in the ‘Above Us Only Sky’ exhibition, which runs from October 24 to November 29 at the Accademia dei Fisiocritici in Siena, one of the oldest Italian science museums.

Scroll down for MailOnline Travel’s pick of the most wow-some pictures set to go on display…This breathtaking picture - called Bouncing Waves - was taken by Spanish photographer Ignacio Medem in the Asturias region in northwest Spain. This image was commended in the nature category

This breathtaking picture – called Bouncing Waves – was taken by Spanish photographer Ignacio Medem in the Asturias region in northwest Spain. This image was commended in the nature category

The overall winning image, by Australian photographer Jim Picot. It shows a salmon school in New South Wales near Avoca Beach forming the shape of a heart – with a shark swimming ominously inside it

The overall winning image, by Australian photographer Jim Picot. It shows a salmon school in New South Wales near Avoca Beach forming the shape of a heart – with a shark swimming ominously inside itThe spectacular island of Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands, captured by Polish-born landscape photographer Pawel Zygmunt. The white speck at the end is the Kallur Lighthouse. This image was highly commended in the nature category

The spectacular island of Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands, captured by Polish-born landscape photographer Pawel Zygmunt. The white speck at the end is the Kallur Lighthouse. This image was highly commended in the nature categoryThis image of two treetop heron nests in Russia won first prize in the wildlife category. It was taken by Russian photographer Dmitrii Viliunov, who titled it simply - Where Herons Live

This image of two treetop heron nests in Russia won first prize in the wildlife category. It was taken by Russian photographer Dmitrii Viliunov, who titled it simply – Where Herons LiveThis image, called Ring of Crocodiles, was taken in Bangladesh by Bangladeshi snapper Adnan Asif - and commended in the wildlife category

This image, called Ring of Crocodiles, was taken in Bangladesh by Bangladeshi snapper Adnan Asif – and commended in the wildlife category

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