21 stunning beach photos captured with a drone

 By 
Brian Koerber
 on 
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As one drone photographer put it, "Everything looks better from the air."

Novice photographers now have an easy way to capture stunning scenes from a bird's-eye-view. The recent surge in consumer drones has brought the Instagram community to a new level.

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Following in the footsteps of popular hashtags #FromWhereIStand and #FromWhereIRun, drone pilots with a desire to share their shots have taken to the hashtag #FromWhereIDrone.

So if you haven't visited the beach yet this year or you're in need a mental getaway, you can visit some of the world's most beautiful beaches vicariously through these drone photographers -- all without getting any sand between your toes.

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