2023 Grand Prize Winners

two airbushelicopters h125 are ready in a wonferful sunrise morning to do some arial work in the region of zermatt next to rhe famous mountain the matterhorn

25 knots wind on Mýrdals glacier Iceland, doing a sightseeing tour, great tour in beautiful light. Mínus 10°C celsius, but the customers loved it. Pilot Gísli Gíslason #mylifeasahelicopterpilot

Winching exercise at the North Sea with a Leonardo AW189 SAR helicopter of the Netherlands Coastguard. The Netherlands Coastguard is a civil organisation that carries out tasks on the Netherlands North Sea for six Ministries under administration of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Unexpected encounter with the EC135 HéliSMUR 84, in rescue on the north face of Mont Ventoux, after an icy sunset at the summit. Taking off from the narrow road climbing to the summit, the helicopter raises a cloud of snow, lit by its own headlights. A particular detail occurred to me after the shooting: we can clearly see the glowing light of the combustion chamber behind the turbines.

Dreams coming true as helicopter pilot Jeff Mullen proposes to fixed wing pilot Bethaney Lewis in front of October's annular solar eclipse. After dropping them off, Joe Metzger watches in Voodoo Air's Astar from a half mile away.

Yukon drill camp central yukon 5.30am with faint Aurora overhead. Horizon Helicopters AS350SD2 about to get preflight inspection before support to 3 fly drills on gold exploration. This morning was the first clear sky after 10 days of early fall overcast cloud and snow conditions -12 deg Celsius

A CHI Inc S-61 reflects off the 5/3 financial center windows while changing out the sign on the 31st floor. The two signs were removed and replaced in halves plus the new canvas for a total of 5 lifts.

A bord d'un Cougar des Forces Aériennes Suisse, le 3ème homme (Load Master) sécurise le posé sur un glacier. Le glacier se situe au coeur des Alpes Suisse.

In the morning, a flight crew of JGSDF 108 AVN is walking to osprey flight line prior to flight demonstration.
These are JGSDF V-22s at airshow of Camp Kisarazu.

At night it is even more a challenge to hoist a person. Waiting tot be in the right position the hoist operator function is to be an extra pair of eyes in the dark for the pilot.

Caracal effectuant le treuillage en montagne d'un équipage des Forces Spéciales Française. En début de nuit, la neige levée par le souffle se reflète sur le phare de recherche.

Polish Tier1 Grom operators are securing the perimeter while the rest of the team is inserted with fast rope from Blackhawk. Note the gunner and his M134 Minigun

A United Stated Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter conducts off airport landing training near Cold Bay, Alaska in the Aleutian Islands.

Photo was taken just outside of Osoyoos, BC this summer when they evacuated part of the town. Was just in a rotation for the dip site when the photo was taken.

The winds at the Elm Fire near Cabazon, California were extremely strong and it was
really difficult to hold my camera still, especially with my Nikon 200mm to 500mm f/5.6 lens. In
addition, the mountainous terrain made it more challenging to photograph. However, finding the
right position produced some really dynamic photographs, especially this one taken close up to highlight the helicopter's abilities. Watching Siller’s Skycrane, with their amazing pilots,
maneuver in the adverse weather and mountainous area, was amazing to document.

Erickson Aero Tanker T-103 makes a retardant drop on the right flank of the Rabbit fire off Gilman Hot Springs rd near Hemet, CA which ended up burning 8,283 acres.