Professional Drone Photographer Picks His Favourite Photographs of 2025

Photographer Chris Gorman tells PetaPixel that drones are the “biggest game changer since the advent of digital.” And it’s troublesome to argue together with his portfolio of images taken up to now 12 months.

The British photographer, whose work repeatedly graces the entrance pages of U.Ok. newspapers, says that every one photographers ought to think about taking to the skies.

“If you’re a photographer now and you don’t have a drone in your bag, you get less work,” Gorman causes.

This 12 months DJI launched the Mavic 4 Pro, which Gorman has been utilizing. “It’s much more optically capable,” he says.

The Mavic 4 comes with a 168mm full-frame equal focal size on a 50-megapixel kind 1/1.5 sensor with a set f/2.8 aperture. Gorman says this has been a wonderful addition as a result of he now doesn’t should fly so near his topics.

“The Mavic 4 Pro RAW files taken at night are outstanding,” Gorman says. “The detail that you can pull out of them.”

Gorman operates drone pictures masterclasses throughout the U.Ok. “The main thing that people are worried about with drones is confidence flying one,” Gorman says. “And then it’s also what people are worried about; where you can fly, and all of the legislation.”

For extra on that, head to his website, Instagram, and Facebook.

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Image credit: Photographs by Chris Gorman / Big Ladder