AeroXplorer Screener's Choice Photo Awards 2023

In 2023, AeroXplorer has screened over 11,000 photos with over half of them being accepted. That's 2,000 photos more than in 2022! Now, the time of the year has come for the screening team to review every photo screened and pick out their favorites.

Here are the top screener's choice photos from each month. 

January: Andrew Seong

Coming in at first place for January is this amazing photo of Icelandair's "80 Years of Aviation" livery Boeing 757 departing Orlando International Airport on a clear evening!

February: Ricardo Mungarro

February's number one spot goes to this air-to-air photo of one of Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8s landing at LAX Airport! 

March: NewYorkAviationSpotter

The photo that takes first place for March is this beautiful night exposure of a private Agusta Westland AW-139 starting up on the ramp at West 30th Street Heliport!
 

April: Steven Larson

April's number one photo goes to United's "Her Art Here" livery 757 taxiing at Tampa International Airport during golden hour! The palm trees add a chill ambience, coupled with a setting sun to create an all-around perfect photo.

May: Brady Noble

Our favorite photo from May goes to this Cathay Pacific Cargo 747-8 touching down on a beautiful day at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport. Look at those stunning Alaska mountains in the background!

June: Luca Masaro

The best photo for June is a low-level shot of this US Air Force F-35 pulling some vapes in the California mountains on a calm summer morning!

July: Yusuf A

July's number one photo goes to this shot of a Finnair A350 landing at Helsinki Vantaa Airport. The gloomy dark clouds in the background add an interesting ambiance, contrasting the lightness of the aircraft.

August: William Pierre

August's best photo is this stunning golden hour photo of a Qantas Freight 767 departing Christchurch International Airport during a beautiful partly-cloudy day!

September: Peter Cuthbert

The number one photo for September is a beautiful photo of this rare NASA WB-57 Canberra taxiing at Patrick Air Force Base during golden hour!

October: Collin Smits

October's number one photo is this spectacular photo of a Malta Air 737 MAX 8 landing at Eindhoven Airport during golden hour with wing vapes as a plus!

November: Jeroen Stroes

Our favorite photo from November is this Turkish Airlines A330-300 raising its landing gear during its departure from Dusseldorf International Airport.

December: Mark M

And last but not least, December's number one photo goes to a U.S. Air Force F-16 with the 177th Fighter Wing's special black tail. This aircraft was captured performing a missed approach at Atlantic City International Airport on a sunny New Jersey morning!

Happy New Year from all of us at AeroXplorer! We look forward to seeing your amazing submissions in 2024.

Which photo is your favorite? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!