Maksim is an award-winning aerial photographer who has traveled a lot in search of new perspective. It’s not enough for him just to change the angle of shooting by rising higher. To look for things hidden from us – that’s interesting.

His work has been exhibited worldwide and published by National Geographic, Time, BBC News, Esquire and other prestigious photography magazines. His photos were selected for publication in the book “Dronescapes” by Thames & Hudson – the first book to bring together the very best photographs taken by quadcopters around the globe.

The picture “The Eye” was included in the top ten of the best aerial photos of 2015 according to community “DRONESTAGR.AM”.

It’s not enough for me just to change the angle of shooting by rising higher. To look for things hidden from us – that’s interesting.

“Nature and world around us keep a lot of secrets. We got used to look at this world from the bottom up. Easily we can imagine anything from this perspective, even that we have never seen before. We got used to see things this way.

Drones give us an opportunity to rise to the sky and to see the world in a new way. To see it in the way birds see it. Join them and follow them in an exciting journey. Even well-known places look different from here. You need only rise in the sky!

At some point I realized that it’s not enough for me just to change the angle of shooting by rising higher. To look for things hidden from us – that’s interesting. To explore. To study. To turn every flight into discovery.“

2025 __________________________________________
The Golden Turtle International Festival 2025
Finalist in "Human And Nature" category

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SCENES FROM REAL LIFE - Rome, Italy.

2024 __________________________________________
HIPA - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award. Dubai U.A.E
Qualified in the Portfolio (Story-Telling) Category

2022 __________________________________________
The Golden Turtle International Festival 2022
Finalist in "Human And Nature" category

2021 __________________________________________
Xposure INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2021
2nd Prize in "Drone" category

2020 __________________________________________
The Photo Montier Festival 2020
1st Prize in "Human And Nature" category

2018 __________________________________________
DRONESTAGR.AM
50 TOP PHOTOS OF 2018

DIGITAL TRENDS 2018
The best drone photos from around the world

2017 __________________________________________
The Golden Turtle International Festival 2017
1st prize in NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN WILD NATURE PHOTOS

2016 __________________________________________
CNN
20 coolest drone photos of 2016

TIME.COM
The Best Drone Photographs of 2016
KUWAIT GRAND PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST 2016
Finalist in Landscape category

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY “PHOTOPARADE IN UGLICH” 2016
1st prize in DronePhoto

FEATURE SHOOT
12 Drone Photographers Changing The Way We See The World

DRONESTAGR.AM
20 TOP PHOTOS OF 2016

SOHU.COM
2016 CHINA INTERNATIONAL DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
3rd prize in Nature category

2015 __________________________________________
DRONESTAGR.AM
10 Of The Best Drone Photos Shot In 2015

2015 SKYPIXEL PHOTO CONTEST
1st prize in Enthusiast Group

Esquire.com
The Best Drone Photos of 2015
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