Look: Best aerial shots of the year 2022

A look at some of the top photos taken from above by Reuters photographers

Last updated: December 23, 2022 | 07:34

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An aerial view shows a tributary stream running through the dried-up flats of Poyang Lake that stands at record-low water levels as the region experiences a drought, outside Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, August 28.

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Fish farm cultivator Ioannis Ouzounoglou collects fish that died from low temperatures, at his fish farm in Richo lagoon, in Igoumenitsa, Greece, January 26.

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A train drives across the bed of a drained area near the salt harvesting site of the Burlinskoye salt lake in the Altai Region, Russia July 20.

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A view shows residential buildings destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, April 29.

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People walk at the art installation "Nowhere" by Gregory Orekhov at the Malevich park near the village of Razdory, outside Moscow, Russia February 6, 2022.

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The carcass of an elephant that died during the drought is seen in the Shaba National Reserve, Isiolo county, Kenya, September 22.

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An aerial view shows a man digging a pit to get water, in a dry river bed, near the village of Tata Bathily in Matam, Senegal March 30, 2022.

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Aerial view of the cemetery on Crkvicko hill during All Saint's Day in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina November 1.

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A view of the destroyed road between Matlacha and Pine Island after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Matlacha, Florida, October 2.

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Drone aerial view shows the irregular city growth in a water catchment area on the banks of the Billings dam, in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 2.

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People queue in their cars to be tested for the coronavirus as the country faces a surge in Omicron variant infections in Ashdod, Israel January 3.

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The Parthenon temple is seen atop the Acropolis hill, during heavy snowfall in Athens, Greece, January 24.

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A view of the damage caused by the overflow of the Sabinas river caused by heavy rains, in Sabinas, Coahuila state, Mexico, September 1.

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Kayakers paddle in Sudbury River in Lincoln, Massachusetts, March 18.

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A man walks on salt at the Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia, March 26.

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