The winners from the iPhone Photography Awards prove that stunning images are just a quick touch away
See the winning images here...
While Californian-based company Apple hold its own ‘Shot On iPhone Challenge‘, the official iPhone Photography Awards (IPPA) is the longest running competition since it inception in 2007. Announced from New York this week, after sifting through thousands of entrants from over 140 countries, 22 finalists were chosen.
The Grand Prize Winner and Photographer of the Year Award went to Gabriella Cigliano of Italy for her entry Big Sister. First, Second and Third Place Photographers of the Year Awards also went to Diogo Lage of Portugal for his image Sea Stripes, Yuliya Ibraeva of Russia for her entry of Sorry, no movie today and Pend Hao of China for his image Come Across.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in 18 categories were awarded to photographers who represented countries spanning around the globe and included Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Peru, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
From stunning landscapes to abstract light work, scroll below to see the captivating images.
"Big Sister", photographer Gabriella Cigliano from Italy, Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year.
"Segla Mountain at Sunrise", photographer Vincent Chen from China, 1st Place – Panorama
"The Proud Peacock", photographer Diogo Lage from Portugal, 1st Place – Animals
"Sea Stripes", photographer Diogo Lage from Portugal, 1st Place, Photographer of the Year
"Sorry, no movie today", photographer Yuliya Ibraeva from Russia, 2nd Place, Photographer of the Year
"Come Across", photographer Peng Hao from China, 3rd Place, Photographer of the Year
"Blue light", photographer Jiangying Guo from United States, 1st Place – Abstract
"Janta Manta Observatory", photographer Kuanglong Zhang from China, 1st Place – Architecture
"Jasper the Raptor", photographer Neri Rivas from United States, 1st Place – Children
"Cactus under the Scorching Sun", photographer Dan Liu from China, 1st Place – Floral
"Petra Wadi", photographer Hsueh Isan from Taiwan, 1st Place – Landscape
"Fishing", photographer Biao Peng from China. 1st Place — Lifestyle
"The Womb", photographer Huei Jiuan Wang from Taiwan, 1st Place – Nature, Location: Iceland
"Fire Dragon", photographer Lianyu Lu from Guangdong, China 1st Place – News/Events
"Sky scaffolding", photographer Sari Sutton from Australia, 1st Place – Other
"Untitled", photographer Wei Xiong from China, 1st Place – People
"A Future Eagle Hunter",photographer Mona Jumaan from Bahrain, 1st Place – Portrait
"In the Wind", photographer Clarita Phiri Beierdoerffer from Germany, 1st Place – Still Life
"Piercing the Sky", photographer Sreekumar Krishnan from India, 1st Place – Sunset
"Lonely Boat", photographer Liu Bo from China, 1st Place – Travel
"Snowshadow", photographer Christian Helwig from Germany, 1st Place – Trees
"Young Survivors", photographer Carol Allen Storey from United Kingdom, 1st Place – Series
