Drone Video of the Month - January 2025

Top contributor denisbarbas brings us this stunning drone video of the city of Shanghai, China.  At the :16, you'll get a great view of the trapezoidal opening atop the Shanghai World Financial Center, which was the second-tallest building in the world when it opened in 2008 and remains Shanghai's second-tallest as of 2025.  Starting at :27, you'll get a close-up of the spherical Oriental Pearl Tower, one of Shanghai's most iconic sites.  At :48, you'll see Shanghai Tower, Shanghai's tallest and the third-tallest in the world as of 2025.  

Top AirVuz contributor ArturCarvalho won the Drone Video of the Week contest in early 2025 with this fantastic first person view (FPV) drone tour from Angola in southwestern Africa.  The video was filmed over and around the city of Luanda, which is located on the northern part of the country's long western (Atlantic Ocean) coastline and is one of the largest cities on the continent.  Filmed with a DJI Avata 2 drone, the video features shots from the city and its beaches as well as of the birds which ply its important nearby wetlands.

AirVuz contributor gianluigipalomba won the Drone Video of the Week contest in early January, 2025 with this fantastic drone video from Namibia.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic 3 drone and a Sony FX3 ground camera over the course of a two week trip through the southwest African country.  It features extensive footage of the Namib Desert, the vast coastal desert which covers virtually all of Namibia's western (Atlantic Ocean) coastline.  You'll also see some views of the country's interior and its extensive safari wildlife.