Joanna Steidle

Hamptons Drone Art, LLC
220 Middle Line Hwy, Southampton, NY – (631) 838-3477 hamptonsdrone @gmail.com
FAA remote Pilot Certificate #4010778

2025

Winner- International Aerial Photographer of the Year. - bit.ly/4mJIduJ
Published, 12 page spread, Cranberry harvest photos, Smithsonian Magazine Sept/Oct
Nominated for Emmy Award for my marine life drone footage featured by Newsday
Diving featured in “"SEA" aka "Mer" Exhibit on board the Sailboat La Duchess Anne in Dunkirk France- In partnership with Reporters Without Borders and the BITL Agency July-September
Paving the Way included in “Edition Hope" Prints For Wildlife Sale
Featured in Professional Photographer magazine. - bit.ly/3JbOssN
Represented by Yellow Korner Fine Art Photography in over 80 galleries worldwide.
Published in the German weekly newspaper, DIE ZEIT.
5 awards in the Exposure One Awards 2025 for my photos, Another World, Admiral Cobras, and Two Trees. - bit.ly/4mBJpQF
American Photography 41 Award for my photo, Hanging Fruit, published in their 2025 winner book. - bit.ly/4mLl2QR
Sea Me included in Vital Impact 2025 Print Sale for Amazon conservation efforts.
Top 10 Photo Award in the DJI Skypixel 10th Annual Photo Contest (130k submissions) for my photo, Another World. - bit.ly/45wrNib
Featured article- Our aNarratives. - bit.ly/468LFIT

2024

Published- National Geographic World From Above book by Jeffrey Kerby - The Swing & Another World
Editor’s Pick for both the Open Call Photography Award (for my photo, Diving II) & the Travel Photography Award (for my photo, Concerto) held by The Independent Photographer - bit.ly/4lvxVxo & bit.ly/46UHSAT
Winner- Nature Photography Award & Best in Show Award at the Thunderbird Drone Film Festival for my photo, Diving II.
Siena Drone Awards 2024 -, The Gateway & Down Under, were displayed in the Natural History Museum in Tuscany, Italy in the “Above Us Only Sky” exhibit. - bit.ly/4lpoGOY
Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards 2024 for my photo,
Emerald Riders. - bit.ly/4mf2cS9
Featured in The East Hampton Star paper. - bit.ly/3JpoXUZ
Best Short Video Award for my Marine Life Showreel at the Nyack Phone & Drone Film Festival, and also won their Best Photo Award for my photo, Diving.
Live TV interview on PIX11 NYC. - bit.ly/41PDkrX
Featured in National Geographic’s SharkFest 2024.
Solo exhibit: "Over the Sea” at the East End Seaport Museum.
Featured article by “The Drone Girl” https://tinyurl.com/ymh3etp8
Published & interviewed The Independent Photographer magazine. - bit.ly/4mRs1Ix
Received an honorable mention in the AirVūz 2023 video contest. - bit.ly/463vlKp
Named “Pilot of the Year” by the Droning Company. - bit.ly/4mGrKr6

2023

Another World, was on display at Guild Hall’s 84th Artist Members Exhibition.
Best Photography Award Another World, at the Arizona Drone Film Festival 2023.
I did a live panel discussion and had three of my photos, Diving, Another World, and Blue Crush, on display at the Offshore Art & Film Festival 2023.
Featured by The Independent. - bit.ly/4p0j5lx
Published by Forbes magazine for my photo, Paving the Way. - bit.ly/4ovvXzT
Winner in “Art Photography” & “Nature Photography” categories at the International Cinematography & Photography Awards in London for my photos, Diving & Sea Me.
Winner “Still Photography” category at the SoCal Drone Film festival for the second year in a row for my photo, Another World.
Headlining feature in a BBC News story. - bbc.in/4mqgK1e
Featured footage and interview in National Geographic’s SharkFest 2023.
DJI Top Creator of the month in June 2023.
Received three Siena Drone Awards for my photos, Streaming, Paving the Way, and Vibrant Speckled Way, which were displayed in the Natural History Museum in Tuscany, Italy in the “Above Us Only Sky” exhibit.
Published in 100 Photos Around the Globe 2023 book by Reporters Without Borders.
My photo, Blue Crush, was on the cover of the Hamptons Social Summer Book 2023, and my photo, Diving, was published alongside their whale article in the book.
Featured by The Epoch Times. - bit.ly/3UHD6PT
I had the cover photo for Dan’s Papers magazine (February 24th issue), and they also did a feature article on me. - bit.ly/41oqn8x

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