Elena Buenrostro

Elena is a Licensed Drone Pilot and the visionary founder and CEO of Women Who Drone, an organization dedicated to inspiring, educating, and empowering women and girls through drone technology. Combining her passion for storytelling with her expertise in drones and marketing, Elena has rapidly expanded the organization on a global scale. She is a sought-after international speaker, sharing her...

Sally French

Sally French She is a world-renowned expert in drones. She has been quoted as an expert in publications including The New York Times and Consumer Reports. She is also a public speaker and has appeared at South by Southwest (SXSW), Harvard Business School's Making Robotics Fly” event, and has led multiple seminars at conferences including InterDrone and the Commercial UAV Expo. Sally was also...

Mike Israel

Mike Israel is the founder, President and CEO of AirVuz, LLC. He is an avid drone enthusiast and RC pilot who founded AirVuz in 2015. He is also an enthusiast of geography and history, and loves writing about all of the amazing places where AirVuz community members fly. Prior to founding AirVuz, Mike was a Managing Director and co-founder of Mill City Capital L.P., a leading private equity firm...

Adam Juniper

Adam Juniper, once a commercial drone operator, is now drone reviewer and Managing Editor at Digital Camera World, leading photography and video site. He has been flying drones since the Parrot AR.Drone, with an enthusiasm taking off from excitement in a new tech, through building drones, to launching a career. He has built his fair share (and crashed one or two - you live and learn!) but has...

Kara Murphy

Kara Murphy is a Part 107-certificated remote pilot, writer, and marketing consultant. Her work has appeared in DPReview, Pilot Institute, and The Wall Street Journal. She is an admin for the popular and long-established Amelia Dronehart and Drone Community forums. Her drone imagery has earned multiple awards, including Director’s Choice at AZDrone Fest. Born and raised in California, she now...

Miriam McNabb

Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE.com, a leading news and information site focused on the commercial drone industry. With a passion for technology and innovation, Miriam has established herself as a trusted voice in the drone and uncrewed systems space, covering topics ranging from regulatory developments to emerging applications in defense, public safety, and industrial...

Jay Seidel

Jay Seidel is professor and director of the Fullerton Drone Lab at Fullerton College. He has always had a passion for aviation, even as a member of the Civil Air Patrol as a teenager where he flew gliders and immersed himself in all things aviation. This, coupled with a passion for visual storytelling, is what led him to drones and to create the Fullerton Drone Lab at Fullerton College. Jay also...

Ray Weng

Founded in 2017 a by group of passionate, creative FPV enthusiasts, CADDX is the global FPV technology innovator and ecosystem builder, focusing on creating first-person view immersive image experience and...

Jingu Kim

Jingu Kim is the Director of the Jeju International Drone Film Festival (JDFF) Secretariat. JDFF is Korea's first film festival dedicated to drone footage, and the festival selects and awards outstanding works worldwide in categories such as DroneTact in Cityspace, Humanity and Nature, Breath of JEJU, Genre, and Drone Still Photography. Jingu Kim leads the JDFF festival with extensive industry...

Community Vote

We've invited our most engaged members of our AirVuz community to participate in our Drone Video of the Year voting as well! These content creators are actively sharing their own great content, and they also actively engage on other profiles to share inspiration, offer constructive comment, and generally contribute to the enthusiasm for stunning drone dootage! AirVuz thanks these valued members...