Recent AirVuz Staff Picks

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 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.  

Washington, DC is one of the world's most restrictive spots for drones, which makes it all the more amazing that top AirVuz contributor Jay Christensen was able to secure permission to fly through - of all places - the White House!  Created as a Christmas greeting sent by departing President Joe Biden in late 2024, this stunning video will take you through one of the most famous (and secure) residents in the world.  Flying in through the East Wing entrance, the tour will take you through the White House decked out for the holidays.   

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. 

Legendary content creator Timelab.pro brings us this magnificent drone tour of the city of Kazan, one of Russia's largest and most historic cities.  Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers, Kazan is the capital of the republic of Tatarstan.  Much of the video was filmed over the Kazan Kremlin, the historic heart of the city, which was built on the orders of the Tsar Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century; shots from within the great fortress include the onion-domed Kazan Cathedral and the adjacent Kul Sharif Mosque.     

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).  

Top AirVuz contributor Fabio Knoll brings us this fantastic drone video from the ancient town of Uplistsikhe in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia.  Situated just a few miles/km from the town of Gori in east-central Georgia, Uplistsikhe sits above the banks of the Kura (Mtkvari) River.  Inhabited for thousands of years, Uplistsikhe became one of the most important political and religious centers in Georgia during the early decades of the first milennium AD, when Georgia became one of the first areas to adopt Christianity.  

Prepare to be blown away by this drone video of an airshow in Saudi Arabia, compliments of top AirVuz contributor dronujemy_com.  The 2025 Sand & Fun Air Show was held at the Thumamah Airport near Ryadh.  Filmed under strict safety measures, using both a gimbal-stabilized drone as well as a first person view (FPV) quad, the video captures some spectacular aerial maneuvers by aircraft including propeller-driven stunt planes, high speed jets, helicopters, and powered paragliders.  It also includes some amazing fly-by's of parked aircraft.  

Top AirVuz contributor Muhamad AbuShakra won another DVOW contest with this spectacular video from the fascinating southwest African country of Namibia.  Filmed over the course of a 14 day trek through the country, the video opens with shots of the Namib Desert, which runs parallel to its long Atlantic Ocean coastline.  At the :55 mark, you'll see how this desert runs right up to the waterfront, and at 1:30 you'll see the shipwreck Zella in Henties Bay.  Other highlights include shots of the country's abundant safari wildlife.  

Here's something you definitely don't see every day - a first person view (FPV) fly-through of a county jail!  Put together by top AirVuz contributor BlazeAir, the video will take you through the Crow Wing County Sheriffs Department and adjacent jail in Brainerd, Minnesota, a community located about a three hour drive north of the Twin Cities.  The first part of the video opens with a shot flying through an open sheriff car and into the sheriff's office, followed by a run through the jail located on the next block.  

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.  

Top AirVuz contributor nezartash brings us this spectacular drone video tour of Saudi Arabia.  Filmed with a DJI Inspire 3 drone as well as a Red Komodo camera mounted to a first person view (FPV) quad, the video will take you over this massive country, which is home to the two most important sites in the Islamic religion, the world's largest oil reserves, and some of the the Middle East's fastest-growing cities.  Locations include the massive skyscrapers of Ryadh, a giant oil refinery, the Arabian Desert, and much more.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner and pilot T - christ - T brings us this fantastic aerial video from the great city of Guanzhou, China.  Haizhu Lake is part of the Guanzhou Haizhu National Wetland Park, a major green space which lies between the Zhujiang and Hou Hangdao Rivers, in Guanzhou's Haizhu District.  The park serves as a sort of "green lung" for the city, which is the largest in its namesake province and the country's third-largest city overall, after Shanghai and Peking.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner mitevisuals brings us this excellent 2025 drone travel reel.  In addition to his home country of the Netherlands, the video features footage from the Indonesian island of Lombok; the Italian island of Sicily; Germany; Norway; the Faroe Islands archipelago (a territory of Denmark); Switzerland; and the sub-Saharan African countries of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania.  HIghlights include ancient ruins, massive fjords, gushing waterfalls, iconic windmills, and more.   

Top contributor nik.scherer brings us this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone tour of the Portugese island of Madeira.  The video opens with a spectacular dive down one of the island's coastal cliffs, and at the :53 mark there's a series of magnificent shots flying over cloud-covered mountains in Madeira's interior.  At 1:05, you'll fly through an improbably small gap in a giant offshore rock formation, followed by a dive down a waterfall.  Other highlights include the Fanal Rainforest (1:27) and some amazing ridge-skimming shots.  

Top AirVuz contributor Gizmo Drones brings us this excellent drone video of a pair of giant cruise ships docked in the harbor of Melbourne, Australia.  The first is the MS Noordam, a Vista class ship operated by Holland America Line.  Launched in 2006, the 936 foot long ship (285 m) displaces about 83k tons and carries a bit over 1.9k passengers.  The second ship is the somewhat smaller Viking Orion, which is operated by Viking Ocean Cruises.  Launched in 2018, the 48k ton ship carries about 900 passengers.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Cinelifter Media brings us this fantastic aerial video from a region of western Germany known as the Rheingau, which runs along a portion of the Rhine River near Frankfurt.  Locations featured in the video include the   Niederwald Monument, near Rüdesheim am Rhein at the :24 mark; Ehrenfels Castle (:58); Mouse Tower, in Bingen (1:39 ); Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (1:45); Johannisberg Palace (1:51); Eibingen Abbey (1:55); the Chapel of St. Roch (2:01); and Schönburg Castle, in Oberwesel (2:04).  

Top AirVuz contributor and pilot Fabio Knoll brings us this fantastic drone video following the Baker River in Chilean Patagonia.  While the waterway runs a relatively short course of about 110 mi. (around 170 km) before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, it is Chile's largest in terms of water discharge volume.  The river's source is Bertrand Lake, and its course takes it along the eastern side of the North Patagonian Ice Field, the northern (and now separated) part of the Great Patagonian Ice Sheet.

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Skynamic earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic FPV fly-through of the massive Thyssenkrupp steel factory in Duisberg, Germany.  Located on the Rhine River in the heart of the Ruhr region in northwestern Germany, the mill is the site of the company's headquarters and is considered one of the great heavy industrial facilities in all of Europe.  The facility produces about 11-12 million tons of steel annually, representing close to a third of total German output.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner T - christ - T brings us this fantastic travel video from the southern reaches of China.  The video was filmed over the southern part of the province of Yunnan, near the borders with Myanmar and Laos.  The video was produced in a "vlog" format, which combines aerial footage, ground camera shots, and helpful map diagrams.  While Yunnan has a substantial population of nearly 50 million, most live in the eastern and northeastern parts of the province.  

Top AirVuz contributor ArturCarvalho won the Drone Video of the Week contest in December, 2025 with this fantastic video of the legendary surfing scene at Nazaré.  Using a DJI Mavic Pro 4, he filmed top surfers Lucas Chumbo, Justine Dupont, Sebastian Steudtner plying the giant waves at this famous beach on Portugal's Central Coast.  Due to an offshore canyon and a unique pattern of offshore currents, Nazaré is home to some of the largest waves ever surfed, documented as tall as 86 ft. in height (26 m).  

Top AirVuz contributor Oz Straya Panoramas earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this excellent 2025 reel from Australia.  At the :39 mark, you;ll see the pier of Frankston, on Port Phillip Bay, a bit south of Melbourne.  From there you'll head to McRaes Beach Lighthouse, a bit further south.  At 1:05, you'll see Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane, and at 1:34 you'll see the area around Gold Coast, just south of Brisbane.  Other featured locations include Cabarita Beach in New South Wales (1:47), Brisbane's Kangaroo Point Bridge (2:15), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor giftforsenses earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding aerial video from Laos and Thailand in Southeast Asia.  The video opens with a shot descending through the clouds into mountainous jungle, and at the :30 mark you'll see what appears to be a temple built into a cave.  At 1:00, there's a magnificent shot of a river, with mountains in the background, and at 1:40 you'll see some rice terraces which are characteristic of the region.  Further on in the video you'll see the Thai coastline.  

Top contributor Droenscapes Ireland brings us this fantastic 2025 drone reel from Ireland.  The video opens with shots of the Rock of Cashel, in County Tipperary, and at :08 you'll see the Ross Errilly Friary in County Galway.  At :22, you'll see the ancient hill fortress of Lough Crew in County Meath, and at :27 the Dún Briste sea stack in County Mayo.  Other highlights include the Fanad Head Lighthouse in County Donegal (:31), the tiny chapel atop Croagh Patrick in County Mayo (:39), Trim Castle in County Meath (1:06), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET earned another Drone Video of the Week contest with this fantastic nighttime video of the city of Linyi, China.  Linyi is the largest city in Shandong, the country's second-most populous province and in many respects the cradle of Chinese civilization.  The video was filmed during a laser and light show over the Yi River, which flows southwards through the city.  It features some stunning shots (among others) of the city's giant television tower as well as its impressive riverfront.  

Top contributor Fabio Knoll returns to AirVuz with this fantastic video from southern  Chile, which was picked as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week contest.  The video was filmed over the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the second-largest contiguous non-polar ice field in the world.  The field covers an area of about 6.4k square mi. (around 16.5k square km), most of which lies in the Aysén Region of Chile (about 15% of the field is part of neighboring Argentina), the most sparsely populated region of the country.  

Top German aerial filming company HighVision earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic 2025 drone showreel.  The video opens with a nice nighttime shot of Frankfurt, Germany's financial capital.  At the :08 mark, there's a beautiful view of a lodge somewhere in the Alps, followed by a series of spectacular first person view (FPV) shots.  At :33, you'll see a shot of a cooling tower being imploded, and at 1:15 you'll fly through a fireworks display.  Other highlights include factory fly-through's, music concerts, and more.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Tadulea69 earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic aerial video of the city of Lisbon, Portugal and the surrounding region.  The video opens with shots of the 25 de Abril Bridge, which connects Lisbon with the opposite side of the Tagus River, followed by a view of Pena Palace in Sintra, a bit to the northwest of Lisbon.  At the :15 mark, you'll see Lisbon's Commerce Square, and at :20 you'll see the famous Christ the King statue in Almada, just south of Lisbon.  .  

Top AirVuz contributor Darrennina earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this excellent video of humpback whales wallowing in the waters of the South Pacific Ocean.  The video was filmed near the Matafonua Lodge Resort in the Kingdom of Tonga.  Tonga consists of about 170 islands, only about a quarter of which are inhabited.  They stretch out over 270k square mi. (around 700k square km) in Polynesia, a vast archipelago which encompasses over 1,000 islands in the South and Central Pacific.  

Top AirVuz contributor PANVELVET earned a DVOW Finalist spot with this fantastic video of a carnival atop China's Mt. Tai.  Mt. Tai is located just north of the city of Tai'an in Shandong, the giant northeastern province.  With a summit altitude of jsut over 5k ft. (1.5k m) above sea level (the highest point in Shandong), it's the easternmost of the Five Sacred Mountains, a group of peaks which have assumed great cosmological significance in Chinese culture for thousands of years.  The mountain is also a UNESCO World Heritage site.  

Top contributor T - christ - T won another DVOW contest with this excellent aerial video of Daocheng Yading National Nature Reserve in western China.  Its located in Daocheng County in the giant inland province of Sichuan.  Like most of the giant Tibet Autonomous Region, which lies immediately to the west, Daocheng Yading lies on the Tibetan Plateau, the vast highly elevated flat land which captures the massive runoff from the Himalayan Mountains (which lie to the south) and is the source of most of China's most important rivers.  

Top AirVuz contributor CG Films earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this fantastic aerial video from the Italian city of Agropoli.  Situated in an area that's been inhabited for thousands of years, the town lies at the mouth of the river on the Tyrrhenian Sea (an inlet of the Mediterranean Sea) in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, in the southern region of Campania.  The video, which includes first person view (FPV) drone footage, features the town itself as well as the surrounding hills and coastline.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of a prehistoric fortress in the Caucasus republic of Georgia, compliments of AirVuz contributor FLY'n'SKY.  Abuli Fortress is located on the slope of a mountain in the Lesser Caucasus  in the southern region of Samtskhe–Javakheti.  It was constructed during the Bronze Age, although its exact provenance is not firmly established.  Its elevation is about 8.8k ft. above sea level, or around 2.7k m.  It's listed among the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance of Georgia.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of Amsterdam, Netherlands, compliments of former DVOW Finalist dronesantana007.  The video opens with a shot of the EYE Film Institute and the adjacent A'DAM Lookout tower on the waterfront of the IJ River.  At the 1:40 mark, you'll head across the river to see the Centraal Station, the city's main railway hub.  At 3:13, you'll see the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the city's primary Roman Catholic church.  Starting at about 4:28, you'll fly along the Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal towards the Oude Kerk.  

Top AirVuz contributor LokmansIn earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video from the Turkish Riviera.  The video was filmed over and around the town of Fethiye, which is part of the province of Muğla in the country's southwestern corner.  The site of the ancient city of Telmessos, Fethiye has evolved in recent years into one of the most popular sailing and yachting centers in the Mediterranean, the heart of the stretch of Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea coastline now known as the Turkish Riviera.    

Top AirVuz contributor SKY DIRECTOR was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this excellent aerial video of the island of Hiiumaa, which is part of the Baltic republic of Estonia.  The island covers about 380 square mi. (just under a thousand square km), making it the country's second-largest island after Saaremma, which lies immediately to its south.  Featured locations include the Tahkuna Lighthouse (at the :20 mark), the harbor of Heltermaa (:34), Pühalepa Church (:54), Suuremõisa Mansion (1:03), the Orjaku Peninsula (1:14), and more.  

Top contributor T - christ - T earned another DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic drone video from China.  Some of the locations featured in the video include Lake Tai (at the :14 mark), on the border between two coastal provinces; Qinghai Lake, which lies in the western province of Qinghai (:17); Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, which lies in the Jiangxi (:21); the Lancang River, a Mekong River tributary (:43); the Tarim River, in Xinjiang Province; the Heilongjiang River in Northeastern China (:51); and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Somatic Cinema earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list with this fantastic "cinewhoop" style FPV video of top rapper T Pain performing at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater outside of Denver, Colorado.  With their light weight and ducted propellers, Cinewhoop drones are increasingly used to film high profile events such as music festivals and concerts in conditions carefully controlled by concert producers.  It goes without saying that only highly qualified pilots are hired for these occasions.  

Top AirVuz contributor escapewithmiguel won the Drone Video of the Week contest in November, 2025 with this inspiring travel video of the power of solitude.  Most of the video was shot in Portugal, with fantastic shots of the Douro River in the country's northern region, the spectacular rock formations of coastal Sintra, and its magnificent interior mountains.  You'll also be treated to some spectacular aerial views of the Bardenas Reales, an arid region of the Navarre region of neighboring Spain.  

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.    

Take an aerial tour of Montréal, Canada with this excellent drone video by YT Productions - Montréal.  The video opens with a shot of the Montreal Biosphere, which is located in Jean-Drapeau Park on an island of the St. Lawrence River.  At the :16 mark, you'll see the Clock Tower in the city's Old Port, and at :20 there's a great shot of the downtown skyline from the heights of Mount Royal Park.  and at :28 you'll see Mount Royal's Saint Joseph's Oratory.  Other highlights include Olympic Village (:40), Olympic Stadium (:43), and more.  
 

Former DVOW Finalist My Travels brings us this stunning drone video of Cagliari, the largest city on the Italian island of Sardinia.  Situated at the head of the Gulf of Cagliari on the southern coast of the island, Cagliari has been settled since Neolithic times, and was the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia for five centuries.  At the :09 mark, you'll see the medieval town, which sits on a hill overlooking the gulf.  At :18, you'll see the Capo Sant'Elia Lighthouse, and at :42 you'll see a windsurfer plying the city's waters.  

Check out this excellent video from the mountains of Quebec, Canada, compliments of AIrVuz contributor nicolas.xanthos.  The video was filmed over and around Mt. Valin, which is located about a half hour drive from the town of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, which lies north of Quebec City.  The mountain has a peak altitude of about 3.2k ft. above sea level (just under 1k m).  The video also includes shots of the nearby Bras de l'Enfer River, which is a tributary of the Saguenay River.  

Check out this stunning drone video of Poland's Wrocław Cathedral, compliments of AirVuz contributor belu-fly.  It's one of the most recognized landmarks in the city, which is Poland's third-largest and the capital of the historical region of Silesia.  The current structure dates to the 13th century.  The cathedral was badly damaged in the closing months of World War II when the city (then known as Breslau and part of Germany) was beseiged by the Red Army.  It was restored to its present condition over the ensuing decades.    

Check out this excellent drone video of Basel, Switzerland by former DVOW Winner DanielDrone123.  The video was filmed during the Basel Autumn Fair, a major annual event in Switzerland's third-largest city.  It opens with shots of the Roche Towers, the two tallest buildings in the country as of 2025.  At 1:09, there's a great shot of the giant Ferris wheel which is temporarily set up next to the Basel Minster in the Münsterplatz, the city's oldest square.   Other shots feature the Rhine River, which also serves as the border with Germany.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner Arnaud Lesueur brings us this fantastic drone video from the French Alps.  Shot primarily with a first person view (FPV) drone and supplemented with gimbal-stabilized drone shots as well as a ground camera, the video will take you around the fabled village of Chamonix, just to the north of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the alps at 15.8 ft. above sea level (4.8k m).  Chamonix hosted the 1924 Winter Olympics and is considered one of the world's finest skiing areas.  

Check out this fantastic drone video from Italy's Dolomite Mountains, which earned top contributor Javelin94 a DVOW Finalsit spot in November of 2025.  He used DJI Mini 3 Pro and a five inch first person view (FPV) quad to film these spectacular peaks, which are part of the Southern Limestone Alps and which cover parts of several provinces in northeastern Italy.  At the 1:28 mark, you'll look down on a road snaking through a mountain pass, and at about 3:30 you'll descend through a mist of clouds as you dive down a steep ridge.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Winner CG Films brings us this fantastic video of some magnificent mountains in southern Italy.  The video was filmed over the Alburni, which are located in the Cilento region of Salerno, one of the provinces of Campania in the southwestern part of the country.  They form part of the Appenine Mountains, a chain which runs down most of the Italian Peninsula.  They range up to about 5.7k ft. above sea level, or around 1.7k m.  The video was filmed with a drone as well as a ground camera.  

AirVuz contributor pioandreaperi brings us this stunning drone video of the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, Spain.  While it's the most recognized spot in the Catalan capital city, it's still unfinished - after over 140 years.  Construction on the great structure began in the 1880's and was interrupted by several design changes, the Spanish Civil War, and a myriad of technical issues - among other distinctions, it is the world's tallest church.  It is now expected to be completed sometime in 2026.  

Explore the fabled Spanish island of Mallorca with this outstanding drone video by former DVOW Finalist Michael Haubold.  At the :30 mark, you'll see the lighthouse of Capdepera, at the eastern tip of the island, and at :52 you'll see Cala Mesquida, a bit to the northwest of Capdepera.  Starting at 1:07, you'll get a fantastic view of Cap de Formentor, a long peninsula which forms the northernmost part of the island.  Other highlights include Cala Ratjada, just south of Capdepera (1:52), Cala Agulla, just to the north (2:33), and more.

AirVuz contributor JLjucan earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot in November of 2025 with this excellent international travel reel, which includes footage from first person view (FPV) drones.  Starting at about the :06 mark, there's a fantastic sequence involving a woman dancing in a field of sunflowers.  At :22, you'll chase a group of horsemen, and at :26 you'll dive a giant waterfall.  Other shots will take you through fireworks displays, past massive volcanoes, and over towering skyscrapers.  

Former DVOW Winner Bastien Nvs brings us this fantastic drone video from Indonesia.  At the :15 mark, you'll see the Tumpak Sewu waterfall on the island of Java and at :29 you'll see Java's Kawah Ijen volcanic crater lake.  At 1:12, there's a great shot of the smoking crater of Mt. Bromo (also on Java), and at 2:48 you'll see the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue on the island of Bali.  Other highights include the famed rice terraces on Bali, and at 3:44 there's a fantastic shot of one of the beaches of Nusa Penida, a satellite island of Bali.   

For a second upload to AirVuz, new contributor Anna.s.l.p brings us this short-but-stunning drone video from the mountains of China's Sichuan Province.  Mt. Siguniang is the highest of the Qionglai range, which covers the north-central part of this inland province.  Siguniang has a peak elevation of about 20.5k ft. above sea level (around 6.3k m), making it the easternmost 20k (ft.) peak on Earth.  The highest of the mountain's four peaks, Yāomèi Fēng, is considered one of the world's most difficult climbs and wasn't ascended until 1981.  

Top AirVuz contributor T-christ-T earned another Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot with this fantastic video from Tibet, which has the distinction (among others) of being the highest region on earth.  Covering most of the Tibetan Plateau, as well as the Himalayan Mountains to the southwest, Tibet has an average elevation of about 14k ft. above sea level, or around 4.4k m.  Tibet is the source of some of Asia's (and in fact the world's) most important waterways, including the Yellow, Yangtze, Indus, Ganges, and Mekong Rivers.  

Check out this fantastic DVOW-winning drone video from Iceland, compliments of onlythenico.  At the :42 mark, you'll see the Gulfoss waterfall, one of the island's largest by water volume.  At :55, you'll see the Dynjadi waterfall, in the Wetsfjords region on Iceland's western side, and at 1:29 you'll see the Vatnajökull icecap, the second-largest in Europe.  Other highlights include the the Dyrhólaey rock arch on the southern coast (1:52), the famous Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon (2:15), and the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano (2:58).  

Drone Video of the Week Finalist D.H. Productions brings us this fantastic drone video of a glacier in the western part of Norway.  It's called  Bøyabreen, and it's located near the town of Bøyum within Jostedalsbreen National Park in Vestand County.   Bøyabreen a side glacier of Jostedalsbreen, which covers an area of 188 square miles (about 487 square km) and is the largest glacier in continental Europe.  This glacier is maintained by high snowfall rather than low temperatures, and thus has a naturally high melting rate.  

New contributor D.H. Productions earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video of a well-known glacier in the Austrian Alps.  It's called the Hintertux Glacier, and it's located in the Tuxertal valley, itself part of the Zillertal valley in the western state of Tyrol.  One of only two spot in the entire Alps region which is open for skiing all year, the glacier is up to 390 ft. thick (120 m) and reaches an altitude of up to about 10.7k ft. above sea level (around 3.25k m).  

Check out this fantastic drone video of the Stilluptal valley in Austria, compliments of AirVuz contributor D.H. Productions.  The valley, which runs in a roughly northwest-to-southeast direction, is formed by the peaks of the Zillertal Alps, a subchain of the Central Eastern Alps which lies primarily in the western Austrian state of Tyrol.  The video was filmed during the Fall colors season with a DJI Air 3S drone.  Lying within the Zillertal Alps Nature Park, the valley is about ten miles (around 17 km) in length.  

Prepare to be blown away by this DVOW Finalist video from the Portuguese island of Madeira, compliments of goncaloafranco.  Filmed primarily with an FPV drone, the video opens with an epic single shot sequence flying through a gap in the coastal rocks, up a waterfall, and under a series of bridges.  From there, you'll head into the island's mountainous interior, and at the :55 mark there's a stunning shot of the coastal village of Seixal.    Other highlights include some spectacular shots of Madeira's giant offshore rock formations.  

Top AirVuz contributor sinaysky earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this fantastic video from the Prokletije Mountains in Montenegro.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 4 over National Park Prokletije in the southern part of the country.  The Prokletije, also known as the Albanian Alps, form a part of the Dinaric Alps range which runs through the western side of the Balkan Peninsula.  The park is home to some of the most beautiful alpine scenery in the Southeast European country.  

Top AirVuz contributor davetke2002 brings us this fantastic drone video from the highest mountain in Vietnam.  The video was filmed over and around Fansipan, which is located near the town of Sa Pa in Lào Cai, one of the country's northernmost provinces.  The mountain has a summit elevation of about 10.3k ft. above sea level (a bit over 3.1k m) making it the highest peak not only in Vietnam but on the entire Indochina peninsula.  The video includes spectacular shots of the giant Buddha statue which sits near the mountains's summit.  

Top AirVuz contributor denisbarbas used a DJI Mini 5 Pro drone to create this stunnin gvideo from Iceland.  The video opens with a spectacular shot of the Skógafoss waterfall, near the southern tip of the island.  At the :10 mark, you'll see the Háifoss, which lies a bit to the north.  From there, you'll head into the Highlands, a mountainous area which covers much of south-central Iceland.  Just after 1:00, you'll fly through the famous Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon, and at 1:29 you'll see some of Iceland's native horses.  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Ninja earned a spot as a DVOW Finalist for this outstanding one-shot FPV video from Turkey's Uçhisar Castle.  It's technically not a castle but rather a small (now uninhabited) settlement built into one of the rock formations in its namesake town in Nevşehir Province, in the Cappadocia region in the middle of the country.  The "fairy tale" formations here have made Cappadocia famous, both in and of themselves and also for the hot air balloons which fly over them.   

Check out this fantastic drone video from Kazakhstan by top contributor be_mesmerized.  The video was filmed over the region of Mangystau, which covers the southwestern portion of this giant Central Asian republic.  As you'll see in the video, the landscape here is other-wordly, with spectacular rock formations rising hundreds of feet above the desert floor.  This part of the country is extremely lightly populated: most of its population of about 750k lives along the Caspian Sea to the west, with much of the interior virtually uninhabited.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of a famous fortress in the Caucasus republic of Georgia, compliments of AirVuz contributor FLY'n'SKY.  Ksani Fortress overlooks the confluence of the Ksani and Mtkvari Rivers in the northeastern region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti.  Originally built in the early 16th century, it took on its current form when it was rebuilt in the mid-18th century.  The fortress is listed in Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance in recognition of its importance in Georgian history.  

Multiple DVOW Finalist timoksanen bings us this outstanding Fall drone video from northern Finland.  It was filmed near the village of Hetta in the municipality of Enontekiö in the northwestern part of Lapland (Finland's northern region).  Popular with cross-country skiers, this is some of the most remote territory in continental Europe: the nearest airport with all-season service is about a two hour drive away.  Hetta is the "gateway" to Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, Finland's third-largest national park.  

Top AirVuz contributor eCKsplorer used a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone to create this fantasti drone video of Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city.  At the :09 mark, you'll see Aarhus Cathedral, which dates to the 12th century and is Denmark's tallest and longest church.  At :16 (and further on) you'll see the new (since 2004) home of the ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, one of Denmark's oldest art museums. At :33, you'll see Aarhus Custom House, and at 4:59 you'll circle the Church of Our Lady, which also dates to the medieval period.  

Former DVOW Finalist eCKsplorer brings us this fantastic drone video from Galway, Ireland.  Situated at the mouth of the River Corrib on Galway Bay, Galway is the largest city on the island's western coast.  At the :23 mark, you'll see Galway Cathedral, which was completed in 1965 and is the last stone Cathedral built in Europe.  Other highlights include the Quadrangle building of the University of Galway (first seen at 1:23), the Galway City Museum (5:50), and more.  The video was filmed with a DJI Air 2 drone.  

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist eCKsplorer brings us this excellent drone video from the town of Furore on Italy's Amalfi Coast.  It's located roughly halfway out the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula, roughly halfway between the towns of Positano (to the west) and Amalfi to the east, on the Tyrrhenian Sea (part of the Mediterranean Sea) in the province of Salerno (one of the provinces which make up the Campania region of southern Italy).  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Air 2 drone.  

Check out the brilliant Fall colors of the Wasatch Mountains in the USA state of Utah, compliments of top AirVuz contributor montesinosdroneworld.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone, and picked as a Finalist for the Drone Video of the Week contest, the video will take you over the following locations in the range, which runs through the north-central part of the state and is part of the greater Rocky Mountains system: Big Cottonwood Canyon, Guardsman Pass, Pine Canyon Road, and the town of Midway.  

Top contributor ravs earned a Drone Video of the Week Finalist spot for this outstanding travel video from Namibia, the giant country of southwestern Africa.  Filmed with a drone supplemented by ground camera footage, the video will take you over this fascinating land, which has become one of the up-and-coming destinations for safari travel.  In addition to some spectacular shots of the country's diverse wildlife and native people, highlights include the vast Namib Desert, its magnificent coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Makhorov was picked as a DVOW Finalist for this fantastic drone video of polar bears in Russia's Far East.  The video was filmed at an abandoned polar station on (now uninhabited) Koluchin Island, which is located in the Chukchi Sea (an inlet of the Arctic Sea) just north of the Chukchi Peninsula, Russia's easternmost land mass.  The polar station was established in 1943 and abandoned in the early 1990's following the dissolution of the USSR.  This video footage appeared in a September, 2025 BBC news story.  

Former DVOW Finalist Gizmo Drones brings us this fantastic Fall aerial video from the great city of Melbourne, Australia.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 3, the video opens with shots around the distinctive white spire of the Arts Centre Melbourne in the Soutbank district just south of the Yarra River.  Starting at :32, you'll fly over the Royal Botanic Gardens, with the the Shrine of Remembrance on the left and the Government House on the right.  Other highlights include the Melbourne Cathedral (1:59), the Boulte Bridge (2:35), and more.  

Top AirVuz contributor Hayden Kast earned a spot as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist for this fantastic drone video of a ski trip to Norway's Lofoten Islands.  While the islands lie within the Arctic Circle, due to the unusual ocean currents along this portion of Norway's western coastline they have an extremely mild winter climate, with daily mean temperatures remaining above freezing throughout the year.  This results, somewhat paradoxically, in a short skiing season: generally between early February and late April.  

Top AirVuz contributor escapewithmiguel used a DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone to create this fantastic video from Portugal.  At the :43 mark, you'll see the canyon of the Douro River in the northern part of the country, and at 1:00 you'll see Ursa Beach on the Portuguese Riviera.  At 1:18, you'll see the Cabo de Roca Lighthouse, the westernmost point of Europe, and at 2:15 you'll see the iconic village of Monsaraz, deep in the interior of the Alentejo region.  Other highlights include the beaches of Algarve, the Alqueva and Montargil dams, and more.

Top contributor Postandfly won the DVOW contest with this fantastic drone video of Mexico's (very active) Popocatépetl volcano.  Filmed with a DJI Mini 5 Pro, the video was filmed over Mexico's most famous mountain, which is located about 45 mi (around 75 km) southeast of Mexico City, near the eastern end of the great volcanic belt that runs on an east-west axis through the middle of the country.  It has a peak elevation of about 17.8k ft. above sea level (just over 5.4k meters) and has made numerous appearances in literature and art.  

The USA's New England region is famous for its Fall colors, attracting tourists from all over the world to enjoy the brilliant Autumn foliage.  In this video by top AirVuz contributor HamptonsDrone, you'll be treated to some brilliant aerial views of New England's seasonal splendor.  The video was filmed in multiple spots throughout the region, including the White Mountains in New Hampshire, the fog-tinged forests of Maine, and the marshes of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.  You'll also see the Fall cranberry harvest in Massachusetts.  

Top AirVuz contributor AndreaSagui was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in September, 2025 for this fantastic wintertime drone video of the Dolomite Mountains in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy.   Part of the Southern Limestone Alps, the Dolomites are spread across seven provinces in the (west to east) Trentino-Alto-Adigio, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions.  Known for their distinctive sharp peaks, the Dolomites range in height up to about 11k ft. above sea level (just over 3.3k m).  

Former Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner davetke2002 brings us this fantastic video of a well-known Buddhist statue in Vietnam.  The Lady Buddha Tay Bo Da Son sits atop Black Virgin (BA Den) Mountain near Tay Ninh, a provincial city located about 55 mi. (around 90 km) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City.  Cast from pure copper, the statue stands about 235 ft. tall (around 70 m).  Ba Den Mountain, which stands just under 3.3k ft. above sea level (996 m) and is the peak in southern Vietnam, is part of a complex of five mountains in the area.

Check out these iconic aerial views of the Netherlands, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Finalist Mehmet AKYÜZ.  While tulips are believed to have been first cultivated in what is now modern-day Iran during the 10th century AD, they came to the Netherlands via the Ottoman Empire sometime in the 16th century.  Tulip production in the Netherlands is concentrated in the province of Flevoland in the centrer of the country, as well as the Bollenstreek region between the cities of Amsterdam, the Hague, and Leiden.  

Top AirVuz contributor timoksanen brings us this fantastic drone video from an island in the northern part of Norway.  It's called Kvaløya, and it's located north of the better-known Lofoten Islands in Troms County, well inside the Arctic Circle.  Covering an area of about 285 square miles (737 square km), it's Norway's fifth-largest island by area.  Kvaløya is connected to three neighboring islands as well as the mainland by bridge or underwater tunnel.  Most of its roughly 13k permanent residents live on its eastern side.  

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 mikereidphotography used a DJI Mavic Pro 4 to create this stunning drone video from a remote island in Indonesia.  The video was filmed over and around Piaynemo Island, which forms part of the Raja Ampat archipelago.  Piaynemo is much smaller than the four main islands of Raja Ampat, which consists of over 1,500 islands and cays (many of which are uninhabited) in the province of Southwest Papua, west of the giant island of New Guinea in the eastern part of the massive Indonesian archipelago.  

Top AirVuz contributor Drone Eye Perspective brings us this fantastic drone video of one of the largest football (soccer) stadiums in Italy.  It's the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and it's located in Naples, the country's third-largest city.  The home field of SSC Napoli, which competes in the top league of Italian football, the stadium was completed in 1959.  It normally seats about 55k fans, making it the fourth-largest stadium in the country after the San Siro (in Milan), Stadio Olimpico (Rome), and San Nicola (Bari).