The winners of the most prestigious panoramic photo contest Epson International Pano Awards have been announced. Oleg Gaponyuk took first place in the VR/360 nomination with his split panorama of Jellyfish Bay. Oleg is the winner of the VR category for the third year in a row! Sergey Rumyantsev took the fifth place with his panorama of the Baikal Lake. Apart from that, 4 panoramas by Oleg and 1 panorama by Ivan Roslyakov are in the Top-20. AirPano has been winning in this contest since 2013.

1st place. Jellyfish Bay. Split panorama (Raja Ampat, Indonesia) — Oleg Gaponyuk

5th place. Milky Way above Baikal Lake (Russia) — Sergey Rumyantsev

12th place. Milky Way above Himalayas (Nepal) — Ivan Roslyakov

14th place. Southern Maldives from above (Mahaddhoo Island, Maldives) — Oleg Gaponyuk

15th place. Jellyfish Bay (Raja Ampat, Indonesia) — Oleg Gaponyuk

18th place. Manta Rays. Underwater panorama (Maldives) — Oleg Gaponyuk