2022 Grand Prize Winners

Cal Fire's Copter 406 comes out of the dipsite and crosses a wall of flame as they position themselves and look for the best place to drop their load of water.

AS350 (OE-XME) of HeliAustria coming back to base after mountain working mission in Austria. HeliAustria is based in St. Johann / Pongau. There are a lot of different choppers based.

Niall Mclean on the winch line from the Southern Lakes Helicopters BK117, during winch training with Richie Hunter operating the winch during Queenstown Alpine Cliff Rescue training at Jacks Point in Queenstown

A Siller Helicopter Skycrane drops water at the Sheep Fire near Wrightwood, California. The fire was almost out and what seemed liked minutes, grew to over 1000 races. I drove on California Highway 2 with intense flames on both sides, following the fire and helicopters.

Georges Millet on the Long line with the Queenstown Alpine Cliff Rescue Team at the Remarkables Range, Queenstown. Heliworks NF squirrel Helicopter flown by Nick Nicholson

Photo on board an EC135 from the company MontBlanc Hélicoptère the operator is carrying out an approach and winching exercise before the rescue season in the ski resort of Avoriaz.

The Special Forces of the French police (GIGN) posing in front of the Airbus EC135 of the Gendarmerie Air Forces (CFAGN) after the night training near Paris.

Falling Angel - Hungarian Air Force SAAB JAS-39C Gripen, put to work by demo pilot Máté Majerik, falls from the sky on smoky wings in a stunning display at The Royal International Air Tattoo

Seymour Johnson visitor to Raf Lakenheath, arrives back in perfect conditions. November 2021.This was the first jet back, after he landed the jetwash blew the mist away! One chance!

After more than an hour waiting in the rain, the sun came through just before the USAF F-35A demo at the Sanicole Airshow this year. The scenes we got to see at the moment, are beyond words. Everything came together at the moment, absolutely crazy!

My company, C Co CrazyHawks 2-158AHB, was selected to fly the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Mark Milley and his staff around western Washington. We departed Joint Base Lewis-McChord and took him to a naval submarine station north of Seattle for a conference. After the conference we gave him a scenic tour of Seattle. That is when I took the picture of the aircraft he was in as we approached the Space Needle.

US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II providing air cover for a US Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during the combined arms demonstration at the 2022 Aviation Nation Airshow at Nellis AFB, Nevada, USA

Polish fighter force at its best. Pair of F-16 from 31st Tactical Air Base (note both flag ships - Tiger and Raven jets) accompanied by MiGs-29s from 22nd Tactical Air Base. Most likely the very last air to air photo shoot of ex-German Fulcrums in Polish service.

Israeli Air Force pair of an Ah 64's helicopters from the "magic touch" Squadron flying in a close formation and conducting a flares release during an amazing desert sunset

Approximately two hours of star trails over our Company Bell Longranger in Roma, Queensland, Australia. Roma is a regional town and in winter the nights are incredibly clear with little light pollution to spoil the images.

Miami Dade Fire Rescue's Air Rescue 2, is pictured here at the Southern District Air Station in Tamiami Airport, getting prepped to depart to conduct observation operations on a brush Fire nearby.

EC135T2+ Helicopter
F-HNLO SAMU LORRAINE
Mont Blanc helicopters company

Just before the Franklin storm.
The soaked ground of the FATO allowed me this mirror effect! For the colours ... luck at the right time!
On the roof of the central hospital in Nancy France