iPhone Photography Awards 2017 – The best photos taken on an iPhone

by John_A

The Apple iPhone always has an incredibly good camera, no matter which version you have. With the very latest iPhone 7 Plus, Apple used a dual-lens camera for the first time to offer greater zoom and effective bokeh effects.

Photographers often turn to the iPhone to take professional-style photos, ditching the need for ‘proper’ DSLR cameras and expensive kit. Apple’s smartphone has become so popular for taking photos, that the term iPhoneography was coined, which refers to an image that has been shot and processed solely on the phone.

It’s with that in mind that the iPhone Photography Awards were born, and have been going since 2008. There are 20 categories in total, which include:

Photographer of the Year
The America I Know
Abstract
Animals
Architecture
Children
Floral
Landscape
Lifestyle
Nature
News/Events
Other
Panorama
People
Portrait
Series
Still Life
Sunset
Travel
Trees

The winners of this year’s competition are in, and the successful photos are better than ever.

Children of Qayyarah – Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year

Sebastiano Tomada

Sebastiano Tomada, from Brooklyn New York, United States. Children of Qayyarah was shot on an iPhone 6s.

Dock Worker – 1st Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year

Branda O Se

Branda O Se, from Cork, Ireland. Dock Worker was shot on an iPhone 6s.

The Performer – 2nd Place, Photographer of the Year

Yeow-Kwang Yeo

Yeow-Kwang Yeo, from Singapore. The Performer was shot on an iPhone 6 Plus.

The City Palace – 3rd Place, Photographer of the Year

Kuanglong Zhang

Kuanglong Zhang, from Shenzhen, China. The City Palace was shot on an iPhone 7.

1st Place – The America I Know

Juan Carlos Castañeda

Juan Carlos Castañeda from Astoria NY, United States. This photo was shot on an iPhone 7 Plus.

2nd Place – The America I Know

Davis Bell

Davis Bell, from Los Angeles CA, United States. This photo was shot on an iPhone 6.

3rd Place – The America I Know

Maria K. Pianu

Maria K. Pianu, from Pordenone, Italy. This photo was shot on an iPhone 6s.

1st Place – Abstract

Christopher Armstrong

Christopher Armstrong from Sydney, Australia.

2nd Place – Abstract

David Redhill

David Redhill from Sydney, Australia. This photo was shot on an iPhone 7 Plus.

3rd Place – Abstract

Lee Jones

Lee Jones from Shanghai, China. This photo was shot on an iPhone 7.

1st Place – Animals

Francesca Tonegutti

Francesca Tonegutti from Milan, Italy. This photo was shot on an iPhone 6.

2nd Place – Animals

Dongrui Yu

Dongrui Yu from Yunnan, China. This photo was shot on an iPhone 6s Plus.

3rd Place – Animals

Shuo Li

Shuo Li from Beijing, China. This photo was shot on an iPhone 7 Plus.

1st Place – Architecture

Paddy Chao

Paddy Chao, from Taipei, Taiwan. This photo was shot on an iPhone 7 Plus.

2nd Place – Architecture

Patryk Kuleta

Patryk Kuleta from Warsaw, Poland.

3rd Place – Architecture

Naian Feng

Naian Feng from Shanghai, China. This photo was shot on an iPhone 6s Plus.

1st Place – Children

Szymon Felkel

Szymon Felkel from Poznan, Poland.

2nd Place – Children

Varvara Vislenko

Varvara Vislenko from St. Petersburg, Russia. This photo was shot on an iPhone 6s.

3rd Place – Children

Barry Mayes

Barry Mayes from Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

1st Place – Floral

Sidney Po

Sidney Po from Cebu, Phillipines.

2nd Place – Floral

Smetanina Julia

Smetanina Julia from Moscow, Russia.

3rd Place – Floral

Laura Warren

Laura Warren from Putney, VT, United States.

1st Place – Landscape

Christian Horgan

Christian Horgan from Freemantle, Australia.

2nd Place – Landscape

Sergey Pesterev

Sergey Pesterev from Mendeleevo, Russia.

3rd Place – Landscape

Alexandra Maldonado

Alexandra Maldonado from Quito, Ecuador.

1st Place – Lifestyle

Nick Trombola

Nick Trombola from Pittsburgh, PA USA.

2nd Place – Lifestyle

YuMing Guan

YuMing Guan from Guangdong, China.

3rd Place – Lifestyle

Chung Hung

Chung Hung from Taipei, Taiwan.

1st Place – Nature

Aaron Sandberg

Aaron Sandberg from Chicago IL, United States. This photo was shot on an iPhone 6s.

2nd Place – Nature

Dongrui Yu

Dongrui Yu from Yunnan, China.

3rd Place – Nature

Joseph-Cyr

Joseph-Cyr from Tucson AZ, United States.

1st Place – News/Events

Samuel Nacar

Samuel Nacar from Albacete, Spain.

2nd Place – News/Events

Thea Mihu

Thea Mihu from Sibiu, Romania.

3rd Place – News/Events

Xirui Huang

Xirui Huang from Hunan, China.

1st Place – Other

Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd from London, United Kingdom.

2nd Place – Other

Zarni Myo Win

Zarni Myo Win from Yangon, Myanmar.

3rd Place – Other

Glenn Homann

Glenn Homann from Ipswich Queensland, Australia.

1st Place – Panorama

Nick Trombola

Nick Trombola from Pittsburgh PA, USA.

2nd Place – Panorama

Andrew McCausland

Andrew McCausland from Abbotsford BC, Canada.

3rd Place – Panorama

Brian Marchuck

Brian Marchuck from Lancaster PA, United States.

1st Place – People

Dina Alfasi

Dina Alfasi from Israel.

2nd Place – People

Jiabing He

Jiabing He from Guangdong, China.

3rd Place – People

Marina Spironetti

Marina Spironetti from Milano, Italy.

1st Place – Portrait

Gabriel Ribeiro

Gabriel Ribeiro from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

2nd Place – Portrait

Dan Liu

Dan Liu from Sichuan, China

3rd Place – Portrait

Vlad Vasylkevych

Vlad Vasylkevych from Kiev, Ukraine

1st Place – Series – Image of Structure

Joshua Sarinana

Joshua Sarinana from Cambridge MA, United States

2nd Place – Series – Hidden Parts

Javier Wandosell

Javier Wandosell from Madrid, Spain

3rd Place – Series – Alzheimer

Pierfrancesco Ajroldi

Pierfrancesco Ajroldi from Roma, Italy

1st Place – Still Life

David Hayes

David Hayes from Milford OH, United States

2nd Place – Still Life

Deena Berton

Deena Berton from Weston MA, United States

3rd Place – Still Life

Waldemar Nowak

Waldemar Nowak from Gdańsk, Polan

1st Place – Sunset

Kuanglong Zhang

Kuanglong Zhang from Guangdong, China

2nd Place – Sunset

Xiaoying Tang

Xiaoying Tang from Zhejiang, China

3rd Place – Sunset

Joseph Cyr

Joseph Cyr from Tucson AZ, United States

1st Place – Travel

Jen Pollack Bianco

Jen Pollack Bianco from Seattle WA, United States

2nd Place – Travel