Recent AirVuz Staff Picks

Elemental drones was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this excellent aerial video from the Central American republic of Panama.  The areas filmed lie on the country's southern/western coastline along the Pacific Ocean.  Featured locations include  Isla de Coiba, the largest island in Central America, which is located in the central province of Veraguas; and Santa Catalina, a fishing village on the mainland part of Veraguas.  The video was filmed using two different drones: a DJI Mini 2 and a DJI Air 2S.  

Top contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot mcydro won the Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic FPV video from Nazaré, Portugal.  Located in the Centro region on the country's Silver Coast, Nazaré is generally considered the top surfing spot in Europe, and one of the most challenging in the world.  The presence of an underwater canyon and the prevailing currents produce perfectly breaking waves that include the largest ever surfed, an 86 ft. monster (26 m) tackled by German surfer Sebastian Steudtner in 2020.    

Top AirVuz contruibutor and first person view (FPV) pilot ArturCarvalho was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this outstanding video filming mountain bikers plying a challenging trail in the Sintra province of Portugal just to the northwest of Lisbon.  The FPV portions of the video were filmed with a DJI Avata 2, while "establishing" shots were filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 4.  The FPV sequences are particularly impressive given the density of the trees that closely line the trail.  

Top AirVuz contributor Kpax earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalilst spot with this excellent drone video from the Swiss Alps.  The video was filmed over and around Mt. Madone (Madone di Mergoscia), which is located between the Maggia and Verzasca Valleys in the southern (primarily Italian-speaking) canton of Ticino.  The mountain is part of the Lepontine Alps, a subchain of the Alps which is located along the Swiss-Italian border.  Madone has a summit elevation of 6.7k ft. above sea level, or a bit over 2k m.  

Check out this Drone Video of the Week Finalist from the Philippines by AirVuz contributor Powzeal.  The video was filmed using both a gimbal-stabilized DJI Mavic Pro 3 as well as a first person view (FPV) drone for fast-moving sequences.  At the :15 mark, you'll see the famous "Chocolate Hills" of Bohol, one of the central islands in the archipelago.  At the :26 mark, there's a great shot flying down a palm tree-line river, followed (at :41) by a view of a white sand beach.  Further on you'll be treated to some dramatic FPV beach runs.  

Top contributor escapewithmiguel won the DVOW contest with this fantastic video from Portugal, which was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 4.  At the :08 mark, you'll see the Praia da Ursa beach on the Portuguese Riviera (northwest of Lisbon) followed by the Praia do Ribeiro do Cavalo in the Algarve region to the south.  Other featured locations include the Castle of Marvão near the eastern border with Spain (1:19), the village of Piódão (1:53), Lisbon's 25 de Abril Bridge (2:37), the village of Monsaraz in Alentejo (3:17), and more.     

Talented first person view (FPV) drone pilot Flydaze earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video of a group of very talented wakeboarders doing a sunset run through a course in Florida.  The video was filmed at the Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, about 40 mi. (around 70 km) north of Miami.  Note the absence of boats; unlike "traditional" waterskiing or wakeboarding, the wakeboarders are instead propelled by being pulled along a cable system, the first of its type to come into operation in the USA.  

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in April, 2026 with this fantastic drone video from China.  The video was filmed in the lakes and wetlands around the town of Dongtai, in the administrative area of the larger city of Yangcheng, one of the largest in the coastal province of Jiangsu, a bit to the north of Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta.  The video captures the deer and other wildlife of this area, an oasis of nature in one of China's most densely populated provinces.     

Top AirVuz contributor Nelstill was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this fantastic drone video of the famous monasteries of Meteors in northern Greece.  Built atop the unique rock pillars present in the region, the six Greek Orthodox monasteries date to the 14th century, when 24 of these structures were built on the initiative of the Emperor of Serbs and Greeks Simeon Uroš.  Four of the six remain active monasteries.  They are considered amongst the most holy Eastern Orthodox monasteries remaining in existence.  

Top contributor mitevisuals earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic travel video from New Zealand.  The video was filmed over the course of a 19 day trip beginning in the capital city of Auckland on the North Island and ending in Christchurch, which is located on the eastern coast of the South Island and is the South Island's largest city.  Featured locations include the Southern Alps, a mountain range which covers much of the South Island; the Fiordland region of the South Island; and the volcanic landscapes of the North Island.  

Top AirVuz contributor Cyrill Pillet brings us this fantastic drone travel reel, which includes footage from Costa Rica, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the USA.  The video opens with some stunning dronelapse shots of cloud-covered mountains, and at the :13 mark you'll see an iconic town on the plain of the Netherlands.  At :18, you'll fly over a Dutch tulip field, and at :34 you'll see a surfer taking a crazy zig-zag pattern.  Other highlights include a giant sailing regatta, a Swiss mountaintop chalet, and more.

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Arnaud Lesueur earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding video from the French Alps.  The video was filmed with the DJI Avata 360, which (as its name suggests) sports a 360 degree camera.  The 360 degree capability captures the spectacular alpine scenery from every possible angle, allowing the video to "focus" on spots which were not necessarily even in the pilot's (FPV) field of vision during the flight itself.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, brand-new contributor Rialdo earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding drone video of Panama's eponymous capital city.  Located on the country's Pacific Ocean (southern) coastline, near the entrance to the Panama Canal, the city is the center of a metropolitan area with a population of over two million.  Founded by a Spanish explorer in 1519, the city hosts one of the most impressive skylines in Latin America, with 50 skyscrapers exceeding 500 ft. in height as of 2026.  

Top AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in April of 2026 for this excellent travel video from northern Portugal.  The video features the following locations: (1) Ponte de Lima, the oldest chartered town in the country, which lies on the banks of the Lima River; Labruja, a village within the municipality of Ponte de Lima, a bit north of the river; and Arcos de Valdevez, a town a bit further to the north, along the border with the Galicia region of Spain.  

Explore the great African nation of Angola by first person view (FPV) drone in this outstanding video by top AirVuz contributor ArturCarvalho, which won the Drone Video of the Week in April of 2026.  Filmed with a DJI Avata 2 drone, the video will take you all around this giant country, which lies in the southwestern part of the continent.  Featured locations include the Valley of Spirits (Vale dos Espíritos), which is located in the southern part of the Namib Desert; the Serra da Leba mountain range in southwestern Angola; and more.  

Jay Christensen won the Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic aerial ode to his hometown city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The creator of the legendary 2021 bowling alley video which remains the most-watched FPV video of all time, his video opens with a series of shots of Downtown Minneapolis, followed by a view of the historic Stone Arch Bridge on the Mississippi River. Other highlights include the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, the Guthrie Theater, the city's Chain of Lakes, Target Field, Target Center, and more.   

Top AirVuz contributor Nelstill earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this fantastic drone video from the Bucovina region of Romania.  Bucovina is a historical region which Romania shares with neighboring Ukraine.  Its landscape is largely the mountains of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, with a portion situated on the adjacent plains.  Highlights of the video include spectacular mountain rock formations, centuries-old monasteries, winding mountain passes, medieval fortresses, market towns, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Kpax earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this outstanding video from Switzerland's Monte Boglia.  The mountain rises to a peak elevation of just under 5k ft. (a little over 1.5k meters) above sea level.  Monte Boglia is situated on the border between the (Italian-speaking) southern canton of Ticino and the Italian region of Lombardy.  The mountain overlooks the large glacial Lake Lugano.  The video was filmed during the winter months with a DJI Mini 5 Pro drone.  

Top contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot 43lensfpv earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic FPV video from the ancient oasis city of al-Ula in Saudi Arabia.  Situated about 220 miles (around 350 km) northwest of Medina in the western region of Hejaz, the city dates to the 1st millennium BC as a strategic location along the incense trade route which linked the Mediterranean region to India.  After lying in a near-ruined state for centuries, the city revived with the construction of the railway between Medina and Damascus.   

Top AirVuz contributor Dronescapes Ireland earned a DVOWFinalist spot for this fantastic video from Ireland.  The video opens with a quick shot of Loop  Head in County Claire, followed by the St. John's Point lighthouse in County Donegal, further north on the Wild Atlantic Way.  At the :19 mark, you'll see the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse in County Cork, near the southern tip of the island.  Other featured locations include the semi-ruined Fore Abbey in County Westmeath (:45), Doonagore Castle in County Claire (1:06), and more.   

This drone video of Italy's fabled Amalfi Coast earned top contributor Ericbartolo a DVOW Finalist spot.   The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of the coastline along the Tyrrhenian Sea on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula, in the Campania region south of Naples.  The two main towns featured in the video are Positano (possible the most well-recognized of the Amalfi towns) and Altrani, which lies a bit to the east.  You'll also see some beautiful spots between the main towns.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3 drone.  

This oustanding first person view (FPV) drone reel by Pircho FPV earned a DVOW Finalist spot and was also picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list.  After the opening credits, you'll fly over an indoor music concert, then fly through some fireworks.  At the :41 mark, you'll dive down a giant waterfall in Iceland, followed by a flyover of one of Iceland's iconic iceberg lagoons.  At the :57 mark, there's a dramatic shot flying under a semi truck trailer, and at 1:13 you'll dive a massive skyscraper.  

Check out this action-packed first person view (FPV) drone reel by top contributor and FPV pilot CataFpv, which was a DVOW Finalsit and was also picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list.  In just the first few seconds, you'll chase a race car, a motorcycle, a power boat, a full-scale aircraft, and a drift car.  At the :18 mark, you'll fly over a Ferris wheel, and at :21 you'll fly past the famous VE II Monument in Rome, Italy.  Further on, you'll chase skiers, fly over the Roman Colosseum, skim the canals of Venice, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor T - christ - T earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent aerial video tour of the city of Shangrao, China.  Shangrao is a prefecture-level city located in the northeastern corner of the inland province of Jiangxi.  It's situated on the Xin River (aka the Xinjiang River), which is part of the Yangtze system.   The city's landscapes are largely hilly, as it is nearly surrounded by the mountain ranges which cover much of this culturally important province.  

Top contributor escapewithmiguel brings us this fantastic piece from Spain and Portugal.  At the :24 mark, you'll see the village of Agüero in the Spanish province of Huesca, and at :28 you'll see the Praia da Ursa rock formation in the Portuguese province of Sintra.  At :36, you'll see the Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo in Nazaré, Portugal, and at :47 you'll see the fabulous Bardenas Reales badlands in Navarre, Spain.  Other highlights include Lisbon's 25 de Abril Bridge (1:08), the Basilica of Santa Maria in Asturias, Spain (2:17); and more. 

AirVuz contributor AnemosFPV brings us this fantastic drone video from Southeastern Europe.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 4, the video was filmed over Bosnia Herzegovina and Montenegro, both of which had been part of Yugoslavia.  At the :24 mark, there's a beautiful shot of a mountaintop ski chalet, and at :41 you'll see the tiny island of Sveti Stefan on the near Budva, Montenegro.  Other highlights include the two tiny islets of Montenegro's Kotor Bay (:57), Bosnia's Mostar Bridge (1:05), the Kotor Bay town of Perast (1:26), and more.  

Top contributor sinaysky earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this excellent aerial tour of Kotor Bay in Montenegro.  The video follows the five mast sailing ship Royal Clipper, the largest of its type in the world.  Kotor Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea located at the northern end of the Montenegran coastline, consists of an inner and outer bay.  Highlights include the tiny islets near the town of Perast, near the entrance to the inner bay (at the :11 mark); the fortress town of Kotor, at the southern end of the inner bay (1:05); and more.  

Top contributor seb-depp brings us this excellent drone tour of Chichester Cathedral, one of England's oldest and largest churches.  It's located in the market town of the same name in West Sussex, near England's southern (Channel) coast.  The church was consecrated in 1108, just a few decades after the Norman Conquest, and was built on the site of an older Saxon church.  Its original Norman design was later supplemented with Gothic architectural elements, and its spire is the third-tallest of all English churches.  

Top AirVuz contributor denisbarbas won the DVOW contest with this fantastic video of his highlights from ten years of traveling the world.  The video opens with a shot of a massive iceberg, followed (at the :28 mark) by the massive Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland.  At :39, you'll see the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo formation in Italy's Dolomite Mountains, followed by the Icelandic Highlands and (at :57) Iceland's erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano. Other featured locations include Norway's Svalbard Islands, the Azore Islands, and more.    

Top AirVuz contributor Paschalis Doumanis brings us this fantastic drone travel reel, which was filmed in Greece, the Philippines, and the USA.  The video opens with a dramatic shot of the Financial District in San Francisco, and at the :13 mark you'll see the famous shipwreck on the Greek island of Zakynthos.  At :29, you'll fly through Greece's Corinth Canal, and at :36 there's a nice shot of downtown Los Angeles.  Other highlights include a stunning waterfall in the Philippines (1:07), the Parthenon in Athens (1:13), and more.  

While commercial drone videography often involves flying in complex environments, what you will see in this outstanding DVOW Finalist video by top AirVuz contributor ArturCarvalho is amongst the very most challenging.  He was tapped to film the Yakstars Aerobatic Team, an aerial acrobatic team.  This Spanish-Portuguese team flies a six plane squadron of Yak 52's, which were originally developed in the former Soviet Union beginning in the 1970's and later produced under license in Romania and modified for acrobatic use.   

Top contributor Karem Hajoj earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this inspiring travel video.  The video opens with a shot from the Negev Desert in Israel, followed by a shot of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo mountain formation in Italy's Dolomite Mountains (part of the Alps Mountains system).  Thereafter, the video alternates between the arid Negev and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, interspersed with a narrative about how his father's gift of a camera when he was eleven served to inspire his budding travel photography career.      

Top AirVuz contributor Drone Mood was picked for a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video from the Alps Mountains.  The video was filmed using both a DJI Mavic Pro 4 as well as a seven inch first person view (FPV) drone.  The DJI was used for "setup" shots of the stunning alpine scenery, and the FPV drone was used to capture some epic mountain surfing and other fast-moving sequences.  The video was filmed both in France and Switzerland, in the very heart of the Alps region.  

Talented content creator Mark Brightwell returned to AirVuz after a long hiatus with this fantastic drone reel, which was filmed with a DJI Inspire 3 drone.  Filmed in scenic locations around the world, the video features a wide variety of landscapes, including a hilltop wind farm, a volcanic desert, a tropical beach, a mountainous rainforest, a winding coastal road, and a vast salt flat.  You'll also be treated to some "action" type shots involving, among other things, whales, surfers, paragliders, and more.   

Top AirVuz contributor zhoucreative earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic aerial video of Chongqing, China's third-largest city.  The video opens with shots of the Dongshuimen Bridge, an ultra-modern span which connects the city center to the right bank of the Yangtze River.  At the :17 mark, you'll see the Raffles City skyscraper complex, which lies at the tip of the peninsula where the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers meet.  At 1:14, there's a nice shot of the Caiyuanba Bridge, one of the world's longest arch bridges. 

Top AirVuz contributor Dani Doncel earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video from Iceland.  At the :08 mark, you'll see the Kirkjufell mountain, which is located on the long western Snæfellsnes peninsula.  At :36, you'll see the famous Douglas plane wreck on one of the island's black sand beaches, and at :52 you'll see the Geysir geothermal "hot spot".  Other featured locations include the massive Skogafoss (1:04) and Gulfoss (1:21) waterfalls, the Dyrholaey rock arch (1:54), and more.    

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET won another Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic piece from China.  The video features an outstanding mix of urban and rural landscapes throughout the massive country.  Some of the featured locations include the wetlands of the wetlands of the coastal province of Jiangsu, the Great Wall, the massive metropolis of Shanghai, the sacred Mt. Tai in the northeastern province of Shangdong, interior rivers, rice terraces, desert sand dunes, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor JNZ (Jens Eser) earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent outtake reel of footage from his filming for the German TV show Germany's Next Topmodel.  The video was filmed in multiple locations throughout Southern California, including Downtown Los Angeles (opening shots); the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (at the :16 mark); the LA Convention Center (:41); the northern LA suburb of Palmdale (:53); Malibu (:58); Santa Clarita, north of LA (1:04); Huntington Beach, in Orange County (1:17); and more.   

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) pilot Aquelfoly_fpv was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this fantastic action-packed FPV reel.  The video opens with some outstanding skiing shots followed (at the :09 mark) by a paragliding shot.  At the :16 mark, you'll skim along a mountain ridge, followed by a series of epic mountain biking/BMX shots.  Further on in the reel, you'll be treated to more epic shots from the slopes, the skies (paragliding), and the trails.  

AirVuz contributor jkoczur1985 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent drone video of ships plying the Northwest Passage in Canada's far northern Nunavut territory.  The melting of Arctic ice due to global warming has resulted in the opening of navigable sea passages between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean via the Arctic Ocean, greatly reducing potential shipping times and distances via new routes connecting the western and eastern hemispheres.  Most of these routes pass through the vast Nunavut territory.  

Top AirVuz contributor Guillermo Garcia won the Drone Video of the Week contest in March, 2026 with this fantastic wintertime collage.  The video was filmed in Iceland and Italy's Dolomite Mountains, which are located in the northeastern corner of the country and are part of the Alps Mountains system.  The Dolomites footage includes some spectacular shots of the chain's distinctive rocky peaks, winding passes, and hiker chalets; Iceland shots include some dramatic views of the island's volcanic interior and massive ice sheets.  

Top AirVuz contributor sinaysky earned a Drone  Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding video from the Southeast European country of Montenegro.  The video was filmed over and around Piva Lake, a reservoir which is also the largest lake located entirely within the country's borders.  It's situated in Plužine Municipality, in the northwestern part of the country.  It was created with the Mratinje Dam on the Piva River in the 1970's.  The long (28 mi./45 km) but narrow lake covers about five square mi. (around 12 square km).  

Top AirVuz contributor and first perso view (FPV) drone pilot CragLord was picked as a DVOW Finalist and also earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this outstanding FPV video of snowmobilers in Alaska.  He reports in his video introduction that it was " NOT easy to get to the filming location but it was so worth it!".  We are inclined to believe him on the first count, and the second is self-evident.  The video was filmed in the mountains near Valdez, in the southern part of the giant state.  

Top AirVuz contributor Drone Mood won the Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic 2025 drone highlight reel.  The reel was filmed with the DJI Mavic Pro 4, considered (as of 2026) the best aerial photography platform in its size class.  At the :12 mark, there's a great nighttime shot of a hilltop music festival, followed by a stunning sunrise shot over a mountain ridge.  At :37, you'll see some alpin wind turbines, with a large dam in the background, and at :47 you'll see a glacier emptying into an alpine lake.  

Top AirVuz contributor Liam Heights was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in February, 2026 for this excellent piece from Finland.  The video was filmed during the wintertime over the Kainuu region, which covers a portion of eastern Finland, just a bit to the south of the northern region of Lapland and bordering Russian territory to the east.  Most of the region is covered in boreal forest (taiga), dotted with thousands of lakes (Finland has a whole has an astounding 188k lakes).  

Top AirVuz contributor Chris Jeon earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding drone video from northern Japan.  The video was filmed during the wintertime in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.  Despite being an island, the island's northern latitude (around 43 degree north) gives it relatively cold winters: average January temperatures are well below freezing.  Snowfall can be prodigious - up to 400 inches (11 meters) in the mountains on its western side.   

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot altra_studios was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this outstanding FPV video tour of the Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria.  The stadium is the home field of FC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the highest league of Austrian professional football (soccer).  Completed in 2003, the stadium has a seating capacity of around 30k fans, depending on configuration.  

Top AirVuz contributor zippomaker earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from Vancouver, Canada.  The first shot was taken from over the Science Center at the eastern end of False Creek, looking northwest towards BC Place the city's main sports stadium.  In the second shot, the view is reversed, and you'll be looking west over False Creek in the direction of the Science Center.  Both shots were created using different flights at different times of day and merged into timelapses.  

Top AirVuz contributor Ananda Joinet earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from the Aragon region of northern Spain.  The video opens with shots of the Mallos de Riglos, a set of rock formations located in the municipality of Las Peñas de Riglos in the province of Huesca.  Next up is the Wall of Finestres, which is not a man-made wall but rather a wall-shaped formation, located on the eastern edge of Huesca.  Last up is the Bardenas Reales, a "badlands" area in the neighboring province of Navarre.  

Top AirVuz contributor The Brothers M earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video from Romania.  Featured locations include the Transfăgărășan Road (at the :06 mark); the Triumphal Arch (;08) the CEC Palace and the Palace of the Parliament (:17) in Bucharest; the Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral (:21); the Iron Gates Gorge on the Danube River (:25); Peleș Castle (:29); the city of Oradea, in the country's northwestern corner (:43); the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest (:52); Bran Castle (1:08); and more.  

Prepare to be blown away by this fantastic drone video from Russia's Lake Baikal by top AirVuz contributor BashirAbuShakra, which was picked as a Drone Video of the Week and Month Winner.  The video was filmed in the depth of the Siberian winter when the temperatures reach minus 30 degrees Farenheit (minus 30 Celsius).  While Lake Baikal is "only" the world's sixth-largest freshwater lake by surface area, it is the world's deepest, oldest, and largest by water volume; it holds an incredible 22-23% of the world's fresh surface water.  

Top AirVuz contributor timroosjen earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video from the northern part of Norway.  At the :04 mark, there's a dramatic view of a peninsula of Senja, Norway's second-largest island.  At :20, you'll see the Mount Buren on Kvaløya, another northern island.  At :44, you'll see the fishing village of Mefjordvær, also located on Senja.  At 1:23, you'll get a great view of a mountain in the Tamokfjellet area, which is due east of Senja on the mainland.  

Top contributor The Brothers M brings us this fantastic aerial tour of Romania.  The video features footage from across the land, including the Carpathian Mountains, the Danube River Delta, and the Black Sea coast.  Featured locations include the Fortified Church in Cristian, Transylvania (at the :50 mark); the Great Square in Sibiu (:58); the Black Church of Brașov (:59); the Palace of Culture in Iași (1:02); Bran Castle (1:05); the Black Eagle Palace in Oradea (1:08); the National Bank of Romania Museum in Bucharest (1:21); and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Mauro Pagliai earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this highly creative one-shot FPV video of the famous Italian mountain fortress of Rocca Calascio.  Situated at an altitude of about 5k ft. above sea level (around 1.5k m) in the province of L'Aquila, it's the highest fortress in the Appenine Mountains.  The core of the structure dates to the 10th century.  Much like the fortress of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains, it was never tested in battle.  

AirVuz contributor Andrea Innao earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist pick for this fantastic drone video of an erupting Mt. Etna on the Italian island of Sicily.  One of the world's most active volcanoes, Etna is situated on the eastern side of the island, roughly between the cities of Messina and Cantania.  Located on the convergence between the African and Eurasian tectonic plates, it stands just under 11.2k ft. above sea level (around 3.4k m), making it Italy's tallest peak outside of the Alps.  

Top contributor Mauro Sciambi won the Drone  Video of the Week contest with this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone tour of Rome, Italy.  At the :08 mark, you'll climb the Spanish Steps, and at :16 you'll circle the tower of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary the Great.  At :26, you'll see the Victor Emmanuel II Monument, and continue on to the ancient Colosseum.  Other featured locations include the St. Angelo Bridge over the Tiber River (:31), St. Peters Basilica (:37), and the Pantheon (:44).

Top AirVuz contributor CG Films earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in February, 2026 for this fantastic 2025 highlight reel.  The reel features an impressive mix of urban and landscape shots from across his native Italy, including some stunning first person view (FPV) drone sequences.  You'll skim along mountain ridges, soar over iconic hilltop villages, explore some of Italy's beautifiul lakes, and explore other spots throughout this beautiful country.  The video also includes some impressive dronelapse shots.  

In this DVOW Finalist video by top contributor T - christ - T, you'll get a wintertime tour of the massive Chinese province of Xinjiang.  The autonomous province covers the northwestern part of the country and encompasses an enormous area of over 620k square mi. (about 1.6 million square km), comparable to the land area of Western Europe.  Sharing borders with eight different countries, and astride one of the main routes of the original Silk Road, Xinjiang's roughly 25 million inhabitants are a mix of several different ethnic groups. 

Top contributor and FPV pilot haussmannvisuals won the Drone Video of the Month contest in early 2026 with this fantastic reel of "one-shot" FPV sequences.  Opening with a run through a fireworks show, you'll chase Go Karts and then fly over the financial district of Franfurt, Germany.  At the :23 mark, you'll fly through a theater, then seamlessly transition to a busy container port.  At :34, you'll see an island in Indonesia, followed by a famous statue in Mongolia.  Other featured locations include Indonesia's Mt. Bromo and Iceland.  

Top AirVuz contributor earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this inspiring video commemorating his first four years of flying drones.  At the 1:47 mark, there's a stunning shot from the plains of northern France, followed (at 1:53) by a hilltop castle.  At 1:58, you'll see Italy's spectacular Dolomite Mountains, and at 2:12 you'll head to the Portuguese island of Madeira.  Other featured locations include the Pyrenees Mountains (2:24), Iceland (2:35), the Tuscany region of Italy (2:47), and more.  

Top contributor Liam Heights was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this outstanding video from the Alps Mountains in the southern Germany state of Bavaria.  The video was filmed in the Allgäu Alps, a subchain of the Northern Limestone Alps, which run along the German-Austrian border.  Highly accessible by alpine paths, the Allgäu Alps reach altitudes of up to about 8.7k ft. above sea level (around 2.65k m).  It's known for its steep "grass mountains" which can reach gradients of up to 70 degrees.  

Bali Drone Guide earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic video from Iceland.  The video opens with shots of the Seljalandsfoss, located near the island's southern coastline.  At the :43 mark, there's a great shot of the Reynisdrangar basalt rock formations near the village of Vik, also in the south, and at :49 you'll see the nearby Vík i Myrdal Church.  At :56, you'll see the Vatnajökull glacier, and at 1:23 you'll see the giant Gulfoss waterfall.  Other highlights include the Reynisfjara black sand beach (1:45).   

Top AirVuz contributor Makhorov earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video of an unlikely activity: stand-up paddleboarding on a giant river in Siberian Russia at temperatures of minus 40 degrees (Farenheit and Celsius).  The video was filmed on the Ob River, one of the three giant waterways that drain this vast region that covers the western part of Russia.  While most of the system does eventually freeze each winter, this particular branch of the river remained in liquid form despite the frigid temperatures.   

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Jeremy Taktouk was picked as a DVOW Finalist and also made the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this outstanding 2025 FPV reel.  The video features an impressive mix of dramatic FPV shots and "establishing" shots filmed with a gimbal-stabilized drone.  Highlights include car chasing shots (:at the :18 mark), a shot skimming a mountain ridge (:24), the Mt. Bromo volcano in Indonesia (:45), an epic skyscraper diving shot (:59), a powerboat chase sequence (1:16), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Valsoiapg was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this excellent drone video tour of Venice, Italy.  The video combines fast-moving first person view (FPV) drone shots with cinematic shots from a gimbal-stabilized drone.  At the :06 mark, there's a nice shot of the Grand Canal, with the Rialto Bridge in the foreground.  At the :48 mark, there's a dramatic approach shot to the Piazza San Marco, and at :57 you'll see the top of the St Mark's Campanile.  Other highlights include the domes of the St Mark's Basilica (1:00).  

Top contributor PANVELVET won the Drone Video of the Week contest in January, 2026 with this fantastic travel video from China.  The video opens with a shot fro the skyscrapers of Shanghai, followed by a view of a mountain somewhere in the country's vast interior.  At the :18 mark, you'll see some dramatic coastal cliffs, and at :48 you'll see the sacred Mt. Tai in the northeastern province of Shandong.  Other featured locations include the Great Wall (1:50), the bridges of Shuanglinzhen near Huzhou in Zhejiang Province (2:45), and more.  

Top contributor and FPV pilot AlexCarboni FPV brings us this excellent FPV tour of Rome, Italy.  Starting at about the :20 mark, you'll see the Piazza di Spagna and the adjacent Spanish Steps, folowed (at :53) by Trevi Fountain.  At around the 1:09 mark, you'll dive into the Piazza Navona and circle the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, and from there you'll head to the Piazza della Rotonda to see the Fontana del Pantheon and the ancient Pantheon.  Other featured locations include Mausoleum of Hadrian (2:51), the VE II Monument (3:19), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Chris Jeon was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this fantastic 2025 drone showreel.  Featuring several of his "trademark" dronelapse sequences, the video was filmed in South Korea, Japan, Norway, and the United Kingdom.  At the :09 mark, you'll see the massive port of Busan, South Korea, followed (at :14) by London's Tower Bridge.  Other featured locations include the Belle Tout Lighthouse at Beach Head in East Sussex, on England's southern coastline (:23); Japan's Shogawa Gorge (:28); and much more.  

Top AirVuz contributor MICHAEL GISSELERE won the DVOW contest with this fantastic 2025 highlight reel.  One of the top commercial drone pilots in France, his reel includes shots from some of his high-profile assignments in that country, as well as from other spots like Hawaii.  The reel includes a stunning mix of landscape, urban, and "action" type shots, including some fantastic first person view (FPV) sequences.   Highlights include iconic French villages, FPV waterfall dives, stunning mountain vistas in the Alps, and more. 

AirVuz contributor Sidsmith85 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this excellent video from the Mediteranean island of Cyprus.  The focus of the video is the large migratory flamingo population on Paralimni Lake, which is located a bit north of the Ayia Napa area on the southeastern side of the island.  The small lake is one of the few wetlands areas left on Cyprus, as development has consumed much of the island's habitats which have helped to sustain bird life in the eastern Mediterranean.  

Top AirVuz contributor Dark Yellow Horizons earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from the southern part of Thailand.  The video was filmed around the town of Ao Nang in the province of Krabi.  The area lies along the Andaman Sea (part of the Indian Ocean), near the southeastern entrance to Phang Nga Bay.  The video includes footage from Dragon Crest Mountain in Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, which has a summit at about 1.9k ft. (565 m) and overlooks the Andaman Sea.  

Top AirVuz contributor Gustavo Quiroga earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent video from the Andes Mountains in Argentina.  The video was filmed over the district of Potrerillos in the Luján de Cuyo Department of Mendoza, one of the states which borders Chile to the West and much of which is covered by the great mountain chain.  The peaks in this area reach over 20k ft. in altitude (about 6k m).  THe video was filmed with three different DJI drones: the Mini 3 Pro, Air 3, and Air 3S.  

Top AirVuz contributor VAlsoiapg earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding drone video from Rome, Italy.  The video opens with a shot looking over the dome of the Pantheon, which is still considered one of the greatest structural engineering feats in history.  At the :08 mark, you'll see St. Peters Basilica in Vatican City, and at :25 you'll take an FPV spin around the famous statue atop the VE II Monument.  Other featured locations include the Colosseum (:53), Trevi Fountain (1:02), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Fabio Knoll earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in January, 2026 for this fantastic video from Africa.  The video was filmed in numerous countries in the southern part of the continent, including South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, and Tanzania.  Featured locations include the great Victoria Falls, on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; the plain of Serengeti in northern Tanzania; the Loisaba Conservancy in the central part of Kenya; ad more.  

Top contributor Mauro Pagliai earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic 2025 drone reel from Italy.  At the :08 mark, you'll see the great Colosseum of Rome, and at :11 you'll see St. Peters Basilica in adjacent Vatican City.  Next stop is the rolling hills of Tuscany, followed by the Appenine Mountains.  At :20, you'll see the Mole Antonelliana landmark in Turin..  At :41, you'll fly over a giant outdoor music festival, followed by Turin's Basilica di Superga.  Other highlights include the Castle of Rocca Calascio (:58) and more.   

Top AirVuz contributor Jay Christensen brings us this fantastic "cinewhoop" style FPV video created while filming the legendary Backstreet Boys in concert at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The Back Street Boys formed in the early 1990's and have sold 130 million albums, making them the top-selling boy band of all time.  Opened in 2023 at a cost of $2.3 billion (the city's most expensive project ever), the Sphere is located just east of the  Strip.  It seats about 17,600 for concerts and features the world's largest video display. 

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner zimydakid returns to AirVuz after a multi-year absence with this fantastic international travel piece entitles the Great Outdoors.  Using a DJI Mavic Pro 4, he films himself trekking through some of the most spectacular natural surroundings.  The video does a fantastic job of showcasing the capabilities of DJI's flagship product, which sports three separate onboard cameras, including a 1x main camera that shoots 25 megapixels and a 6,5x telephoto lens.  

Check out this magnificent drone reel from Jay Christensen, one of the pioneers of the art of cinematic first person view (FPV) content creation.  Through his company JayByrd Films, he has flown some of the highest-profile events and venues ever filmed by drone, ranging from the Major League Baseball All-Star Game to the White House to U2 concerts at the Las Vegas Sphere.  His work has appeared on all major broadcasting networks and his groundbreaking bowling alley video is one of the most-watched drone videos ever made.  

Legendary content creator Florian Ledoux brings us this brilliant video from the Canadian Far North.  Created with drone and ground camera footage, the video was filmed along the Labrador Sea, which separates Greenland from Nunavut, the northernmost Canadian territory.  The video features some stunning footage of polar bears, which are found only in the Arctic and adjacent areas.  Ledoux has become a prominent photojournalist, and his works from the Arctic have appeared in numerous international publications and documentaries. 

Top AirVuz contributor Timelab.pro brings us this magnificent drone video from the great city of Shenzen, China.  Located in the southeastern province of Guangdong, Shenzen has 461 buildings over 492 ft. (159 m) in height as of the end of 2025.  By this measure, it has the second-most number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, fully 30% more than New York City; only nearby Hong Kong has more.  The tallest of these, which you'll see clearly in the video starting at about the 1:50 mark, is the 118 story Ping An Finance Centre.   

Top AirVuz contributor Valsoiapg brings us this fantastic FPV tour of the magnificent City of Arts and Sciences complex in Valencia, Spain.  Built in stages over a decade beginning in the mid-1990's, the complex consists of a half-dozen buildings dedicated to the arts and sciences as well as a number of groundbreaking bridges.  The buildings include the L'Hemisfèric, an IMAX cinema, planetarium, and laserium; the interactive science museum Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe; the L'Oceanogràfic oceanographic park; and an opera house.  

Check out this magnificent international drone reel by top AirVuz contributor be_mesmerized.  The video features stunning shots from three continents, including Kazakhstan, Croatia, Iceland, Mauritania, China, Switzerland, the Uniterd Kingdom, Egypt, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Yemen.  Specific locations include the Mangystau Region of southwestern Kazakhstan, Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park, Iceland's Vatnajokull ice cap and Skogafoss waterfall, the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Yemen's Socotra island, and more. 

Check out this inspiring international travel drone video by top AirVuz contributor onlythenico.  The video opens with shots from the Fanal Forest on the Portuguese island of Madeira, followed by an overhead view of one of Iceland's famous black sand beaches.  At the :25 mark, you'll see Iceland's Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon, followed by its Vatnajökull ice c ap.  Further on in the video, you'll see a mountain pass and a shimmering lake in the Alps Mountains, stunning Asian rice terraces, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Makhorov won another Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic video from one of the most forbidding places on Earth - the North Pole.  The video was filmed from a Russian icebreaker, which is about the only way to reach the northernmost point on the planet.  Unlike the South Pole, which sits on a continental landmass, the North Pole is covered by a constantly-shifting blanket of ice floating atop the Arctic Ocean, which is nearly 14k ft. deep (a bit under 4.3k m).  

Enjoy these amazing drone videos from Italy in this incredible 2025 highlight reel by top AirVuz contributor Marco Miele.  The first stop is Lake Garda, in the northern part of the country, where you'll see the San Biagio and Garda Islands, Sirmione Castle, and more.  At the 1:43 mark, you'll head to the city of Orvieto in the central region of Umbria, followed at 1:51 by the Tuscan lake Bolsena and its islands.  Other locations include the island of Sardinia and the Bolognese Appenine Mountains in Emilia Romagna.  

Top AirVuz contributor T - christ - T earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this outstanding highlight reel from China.  The first part of the video features footage from China's mountainous interior, and at the :41 mark you'll see the Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai.  At about :53, you'll see some spectacular rock formations, and at 1:44 there's a nice shot of some wind turbines arrayed upon a ridge.  Further on, you'll be treated to some wildlife/sealife shots as well as a fireworks show fly-through.  

Top AirVuz contributor AndreaSagui earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding video from the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy.  The video was filmed in Cadore, a historical region in the province of Belluno (itself part of the northeastern region of Veneto).  The Dolomite Mountains, which are part of the Southern Limestone Alps and which have peaks ranging up to about 11kft. above sea level (around 3.3k m), are spread out over several provinces in the Trentino-Alto-Adigio, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions.  
 

Top AirVuz contributor and German first person view (FPV) pilot HighVision earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic 2025 FPV reel.  The video opens with a shot descending through a cloud in the mountains, followed by a car tracking shot and chase sequences involving a train and then a group of bikers.  Next up are some cinewhoop style indoor shots, followed by a highly cinematic sequence skimming over a farmer's field.  Further on, you'll dive a skyscraper, buzz around a music act, and chase race cars and skiers.  

Top AirVuz contributor Daniel Chong earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic 2025 drone reel, which features shots from around the world.  The video opens with a shot from the Portuguese island of Maderia, followed by a that of a giant waterfall in Iceland.  From there, you'll head into the Alps, both in Switzerland and the Dolomite subchain in northeastern Italy.  Other highlights include a geothermal "hot spot" in Iceland (at the :30 mark), Madeira's Fanal Forest (1:01), Iceland's Skogafoss waterfall (1:22), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor and pilot davidpardo71 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this excellent drone video of an annual celebration in central Spain.  It's an annual harvest-related festival in honor of the Most Holy Christ of the Threshing Floors (Santísimo Cristo de las Eras y la Misericordia), and it's held every year in the town of Carcelén in Albacete, one of the provinces of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.  The origins of the festival go back hundreds of years.  

Top AirVuz contributor Boyanoo was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this fantastic international travel drone reel.  Some of the (many) featured locations include the Portguese island of Madeira (first seen at the :05 mark); Denmark's Faroe Islands (:06); Jordan's Wadi Rum Desert (:10); Istanbul, Turkey (:11); the island of Nusa Penida in the Indonesian province of Bali (:25); the historic bridge of Ronda, Spain (:39); the Ijen volcanic crater on the island of Java, Indonesia (:50); and much more.   

Top contributor DanielDrone123 earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this fantastic international travel drone reel.  Some of the locations featured in the video include the city of Berne, Switzerland (at the :29 mark); the port city of Naples, Italy (:49); Italy's Amalfi Coast (1:07); the town of Smögen, in western Sweden (1:19); the Swedish island of Gullholmen (1:37);  Thailand (1:58); the Matterhorn Mountain, in the Swiss Alps (:29); Switzerland's Rhine Falls (3:50); Aarburg, Switzerland (4:02); Berne, Switzerland (4:27); and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Dronescapes Ireland brings us this excellent video of some of the churches of Ireland.  The first stop is the Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church near Dublin, followed by the former Scot's Church (now the Cobh Museum) in Cobh, County Cork.  At the :22 mark, you'll see the Catholic Church of Mary of the Rosary in Nenagh County Tipperary, and at :33 (and again at 1:01) you'll see St. Fethlimidh's Cathedral in Kilmore, County Wexford.  Another featured location is St. Brendan's Church in Birr, County Offaly (1:10).  

Check out this fantastic "cinewhoop" style first person view (FPV) drone video of the Neon City Festival on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, compliments of top AirVuz contributor BlazeAir.  BlazeAir was the first drone piloting company to be approved to fly over the Fremont Street Experience, an open-air pedestrian mall which has served to revitalize the downtown area.  The second annual Neon City Festival was held from November 21-23, 2025 and featured headliners Good Charlotte, De La Soul, Deadmau5, Breaking Benjamin, and more.  

In this video, top contributor Fabio Knoll takes us on an aerial tour of the Transylvania region of Romania.  At about the 1:12 mark, there's a great shot of Poenari Castle, which sits atop Mount Cetatea, just west of the Transfăgărășan road.  At 2:01, you'll see the Neo-Renaissance treasure Peleș Castle, followed (at 2:09) by the hilltop Rupea Citadel.  At 2:24, you'll see the famous Clock Tower of Sighișoara, and at 2:41 you'll see the famous Bran Castle, closely associated with Bram Stoker's Count Dracula.  

Check out this excellent drone video of one of the most well-known peaks in Italy's Dolomite Mountains, compliments of top AirVuz contributor Luca T.  The video was filmed over and around Monte Pelmo, which visually resembles a giant block (partly due to its relative isolation from other peaks) and which has a peak altitude of about 10.4k ft. above sea level (a little under 3.2k m).  It's located in Belluno, one of the provinces which make up the Veneto region in the northeastern part of the country.    

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist and pilot Pierre brings us this fantastic drone video from northern Italy.  The first part of the video was filmed over Lake Como, which is located in the Lombardy region and is Italy's third-largest lake by surface area (after Lakes Garda and Maggiore).  With maximum depth of 1.3k m (around 400 m), it's also one of the deepest lakes in Europe.  From there you'll head to the area around the Cogne, which is in the Aosta Valley, close to the borders with France and Switzerland.  

Top AirVuz contributor Airviewstudio brings us this outstanding drone video of an important church in northern Spain.  It's called the athedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, and it's located in Zaragoza, the capital of its namesake province (one of the three which make up the region of Aragon).  Believed to be the first church dedicated to Mary, the Baroque structure dates to the 17th century, although the original church on the site was consecrated near the dawn of Christianity in the first century AD.  

Top contributor Airviewstudio brings us this excellent aerial tour of a number of important sites in the Aragon region of northern Spain.  First stop is the village of Rodén in the province of Zaragoza.  Next stop is the Orwell Trenches, where the British author George Orwell fought during that conflict.  The video will then take you to (in order) the Ibero Site of Cabezo de Alcalá archaelogical site in the province of Teruel, Val del Zafán Greenway, Montearagón Castle, the Aguarales de Valpalmas, and the Basilica del Pilar in Zaragoza.  

In this outstanding drone video by LokmansIn, you'll explore the city of Brașov in the Romanian region of Transylvania.  At :14, there's a great shot of Council Square, the town's central meeting space, and at :25 you'll get a great view of the city center from a higher altitude.  At :29, you'll see the city's famous Black Church (Biserica Neagră), one of Romania's most important Lutheran churches, and at :52 there's a nice view of the city's famous citadel.   At 1:13, you'll see Bran Castle, about 16 mi. (25 km) southwest of Brașov.