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The Year's Best iPhone Photos
The IPPAWARDS has announced the winners of its 19th annual competition. Chosen from thousands of entries across more than 140 countries, this year's images are a reminder that good photography comes down to the eye behind the camera, not the equipment.
Robyn Jensen of the Cayman Islands takes the Grand Prix, Photographer of the Year, for a nature image shot on iPhone 15 Pro. Gellert Gombai of Hungary wins the Gold Award, Photographer of the Year, for a candid portrait. Arnold Plotnick of the United States earns Silver, and Catherine Wang, also of the U.S., takes Bronze.
Winners and Honorable Mentions span 12 categories, including Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Children, City Life, Landscape, Nature, Portrait, and Series. The images move from sunlit street corners to remote wilderness, playful portraits to sweeping cityscapes.
This year also marks a milestone: nearly two decades since the first iPhone put a capable camera in millions of pockets and changed who gets to call themselves a photographer.
Photograph of the Day
Manhattan
Joelle Hoverson
New York
Shot from a plane window on the approach into New York, this monochrome aerial looks straight down the spine of Manhattan. The George Washington Bridge threads across the Hudson at right, the Harlem River curls away at left, and the island narrows into a haze of towers before…
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Robyn Jensen
Arnold Plotnick
Barry Mayes
Windshield on a frosty morning
Abstract
Ziwen Chen
Architecture
Adrian Beasley
Citylife/Cityscape
Bertram Greenhough
Lifestyle
Deniss Aksjonovs
Other
Brice Picard
To Go Up In Smoke
Portrait
Gellért Gombai
Catherine Wang
Peter Crome
Animals
Krystal Rountree
Children
Anthony Ginns
Landscape
Tianjiao Zhang
Nature
Jenny Dang
People
Robyn Jensen
Catherine Wang
Ziwen Chen
Architecture
Anthony Ginns
Landscape
Deniss Aksjonovs
Other
Gellért Gombai
Barry Mayes
Windshield on a frosty morning
Abstract
Krystal Rountree
Children
Bertram Greenhough
Lifestyle
Jenny Dang
People
Arnold Plotnick
Peter Crome
Animals
Adrian Beasley
Citylife/Cityscape
Tianjiao Zhang
Nature
Brice Picard
To Go Up In Smoke
Portrait
Robyn Jensen
Barry Mayes
Windshield on a frosty morning
Abstract
Adrian Beasley
Citylife/Cityscape
Deniss Aksjonovs
Other
Gellért Gombai
Peter Crome
Animals
Anthony Ginns
Landscape
Jenny Dang
People
Arnold Plotnick
Ziwen Chen
Architecture
Bertram Greenhough
Lifestyle
Brice Picard
To Go Up In Smoke
Portrait
Catherine Wang
Krystal Rountree
Children
Tianjiao Zhang
Nature
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