This morning, the iPhone Photography Awards, the first and oldest iPhone photography contest, announced the winners of its 13th annual contest. As usual, these images represent the best of smartphone photography from around the world, and show what’s possible with just a phone, an understanding of light, and a good eye.
The awards recognized a Grand Prize; First, second and third place Photographer of the year; as well as winners in a total of 18 categories, separate categories such as Summary, Landscapes, People, News and Events, and even ‘Trees’.
For 2020, the iPhone Grand Prize and Photographer of the Year title went to Dimpy Bhalotia of the UK for her photo. Flying boys, captured with an iPhone X in Banaras, India:
Scroll down to see the first, second, and third place winners in the Photographer of the Year contest, as well as the rest of the category winners for 2020. There are some really impressive and creative shots among the winners, which were filmed with a Wide variety of Apple smartphones. In fact, a champion of a category is still shooting with an iPhone 4.
First Place – Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Artyom Baryshau
Location: India
Camera: Iphone 6
Second Place – Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Geli Zhao
Location: Chengdu, Sichuan
Camera: iPhone XS Max
Third Place – Photographer of the Year
Photographer: Saif Hussain
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Camera: iPhone X
Summary category winner
Photographer: Your Odnu
Location: Not specified
Camera: iPhone 7 Plus
Animal category winner
Photographer: Xiaojun Zhang
Location: Iceland
Camera: iPhone X
Architecture category winner
Photographer: Haiyin Lin
Location: Milano, Italy
Camera: iPhone X
Children’s category winner
Photographer: Ekaterina Varzar
Location: Vorontsovsky Park, Moscow
Camera: Iphone 6
Floral category winner
Photographer: Peiquan Li
Location: Not specified
Camera: iPhone 8 Plus
Landscape category winner
Photographer: Liu Dan
Location: Marble Canyon, Arizona
Camera: iPhone XS Max
Winner of the Lifestyle category
Photographer: Audrey Blake
Location: Cancun, Mexico
Camera: iPhone X
Winner of the nature category
Photographer: Lisi Li
Location: Skógafoss, Iceland
Camera: iPhone 7 Plus
Winner of the news and events category
Photographer: Fernando Merlo
Location: Spain
Camera: iPhone X
Another category winner
Photographer: Danielle Moir
Location: Westhampton Beach, New York
Camera: Iphone 6
Panorama category winner
Photographer: Bojan Pacadziev
Location: Madrid Spain
Camera: iPhone 8
People Category Winner
Photographer: Omar Lucas
Location: Ayacucho, Peru
Camera: Iphone 4
Winner of the portrait category
Photographer: Mona Jumaan
Location: Ouarzazate, Morocco
Camera: iPhone XR
Series category winner
Photographer: Liu Dan
Location: Mindat, Myanmar
Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Max
Winner of the Still Life category
Photographer: Joao Cabaco
Location: Santa Maria dos Olivais, Portugal
Camera: iPhone XR
Sunset category winner
Photographer: Leo Chan
Location: Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
Camera: iPhone 11 Pro
Travel category winner
Photographer: Kristian Cruz
Location: Varanasi, India
Camera: iPhone X
Trees category winner
Photographer: Glenn Homann
Location: Queensland, Australia
Camera: iPhone 11 Pro
To see all the winners, including the second and third place finalists in each of the above 18 categories, head over to the IPPA website, where you can also learn more about the winning photographers or submit your own images for the fourteenth iPhone next year’s annual. Photography awards.
Image credits: All photos are individually credited, used courtesy of the iPhone Photography Awards
