Shark swimming inside a heart and socially distanced protests in Drone Photo Awards

A picture of a shark swimming inside a heart-shaped school of salmon has taken the top prize at the Drone Photo Awards.

The photograph by Jim Picôt, entitled Love Heart of Nature, was crowned the winner after photographers sent in stunning pictures from as many as 126 countries around the world.

His image is joined by a number of commended photographs in categories spanning nature, people, sports, architecture, animals and life during Covid-19.

A socially distanced protest in Israel, a whale playfully pushing a boatload of tourists through the water in Mexico and a birds eye view of a constellation of geese in New Jersey are among the favourite shots, showing the best in aerial photography.

All of the winning shots will be on display in Siena's Accademia dei Fisiocritici, one Italy's oldest science museums, but you can see a selection of the highly commended here.