The winners of the 14th annual iPhone Photography Awards have officially been announced, showcasing an incredible range of images. While the best iPhones for photography are impressive pieces of tech in their own right, their cameras still can’t quite compete with the best professional cameras. However, the wildlife, portrait, documentary and landscape photography shown in this year’s competition truly prove that it’s not the kit you have – it’s how you use it.
As the first and longest-running iPhone photography competition, the iPhone Photography Awards allows photographers to submit photos taken with any iPhone or iPad. You’re also allowed to edit the images in an iOS app and use add-on lenses – but the photos can’t be altered in any desktop image processing software, such as Photoshop CC.
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The iPhone Photography Awards sifted through thousands of submissions from all over the world to whittle down to a selection of winners and honorable mentions. The Grand Prize Winner and Photographer of the Year Award was given to photojournalist Istvan Kerekes of Hungary for his photograph ‘Transylvanian Shepherds’, which was shot on iPhone 7.
The iPhone Photography Awards says, “In it, two rugged shepherds traverse an equally rugged industrial landscape, bearing a pair of lamps in their arms. The grit of the men and the bleakness of their environment are a moving contrast to the hope and innocence of the lambs in their care.”
As one of the category winners, Istvan Kerekes won a gold bar from “the most recognizable private gold mint in the world”. Meanwhile, second and third place winners for each category are each awarded a platinum bar. The work of the grand prize winner and the first, second and third place winners for each category will be published on the iPhone Photography Awards online gallery and any subsequent published materials.
You can check out the all of the winners and honorable mentions on the iPhone Photography Awards website.
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