The illustrious winners of the latest edition of the iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) have been unveiled. Their photos were selected from thousands of entries across 14 categories, including travel, lifestyle, architecture, nature, and animals. In its 16th year, the annual competition not only celebrates photographers' talent but also illustrates the remarkable progress of camera phones since the inception of the iPhone in 2007.
Ivan Silva of Mexico won the Grand Prize this year. His photograph, "Heroe", shows a young boy jumping for joy in a Lionel Messi soccer jersey. IPPAWARDS was founded in 2007 and is the first and longest-running iPhone photography competition. It recognizes the power of mobile devices to capture exceptional images.
Scroll down to see a selection of winners from this year’s competition.
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1. Grand prize winner - "Heroe" by Ivan Silva | Location: Arandas, Mexico
2. Photographer of the year, first place - "Soy Sauce Village" by Thea Mihu |Location: Hưng Yên province, Vietnam
3. People, first place - "Sunset Years" by Daniel Heilig |Location: Torbole, Italy
4. Portrait, second place - "Ba Jia Jiang" by Surong Zhu |Location: Fujian, China
5. Architecture, third place - "Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana" by Leon Wang |Location: Rome, Italy
6. Children, third place - "Duet" by Zhang Xiaojun |Location: Zhejiang, China
7. Series, second place - "Kapkungkap Tadau" by Juan Castaneda |Location: Phuket, Thailand
8. Nature, first place - "Wonder Wheel" by Scott Galloway|Location: Columbus, Ohio, US
9. Photographer of the year, second place - "Taming Waves" by Sasa Borozan|Location: Slađenovići, Croatia
10. Travel, first place - "Last Night Before Xmas" by Long Nguyen|Location: Cour du Commerce Saint-André, Paris, France
11. Landscape, first place - "Early Morning Farm" by Ton Ensing|Location: Thesinge, Netherlands
12. Landscape, second place - "Castles in Nature" by Di Lu|Location: Karamay, Xinjiang, China
13. Animals, first place - "Once en Rosa" by Skye Snyde|Location: San Diego, California, US
14. Animals, second place - "The Birds" by George Allen|Location: Busselton, Western Australia
15. Animals, third place - "Top Down" by Scott Galloway|Location: Ohio, USA
16. Nature, third place - "Majestic Bald Cypress Stand" by|Pamela Jones-Morton Location: Lake Bradford, Tallahassee, US
