Photography

The Best & Winning Entries To The iPhone Photography Awards 2018

Thousands of people from more than 140 countries submitted their iPhone pictures to the annual iPhone Photography Awards. Here’s a selection of the winning entries.

Displaced – Jashim Salam, Bangladesh, Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year
“Rohingya children watching an awareness film about health and sanitation near Tangkhali refugee camp in Ukhiya.”

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Baiana in yellow and blue – Alexandre Weber, Switzerland, 1st Place, Photographer of the Year
“The picture was taken in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, spontaneously, after a truck drove by. The woman with traditional clothes of a “baiana”, was looking after the truck, during her work break.”

Eye to eye – Huapeng Zhao, China, 2nd Place, Photographer of the Year
“I met this boy while walking at the seaside. When I was trying to take a picture of him, he put the fish he caught in front of his eye.“

I want to play – Zarni Myo Win, Myanmar, 3rd Place, Photographer of the Year
“A young boy who lost his leg was watching his friends play soccer, and he said he wanted to play soccer if he could.”

Corrugations – Glenn Homann, Australia, 1st Place – Abstract
“I was looking to take some photos in a rather cluttered, messy industrial space. As I became more frustrated at the lack of interesting images, my eye honed in on smaller details. A simple and striking black and white image of cardboard scraps resulted.”

The Union of Colors – Edwin Loyola, Philippines, 2nd Place – Abstract
“Taken in one of Philippines biggest malls. I was strolling around the mall, and was amazed with the colors and patterns”

Collapcity – Jedrzej Franek, Poland, 3rd Place – Abstract
“This photo is a facade of one of the most recognizable buildings in Pozna, the former Polonez Hotel (closed, and re-opened as a student dormitory center). Considered very modern and luxurious in the 80’s it has fallen in disrepair in the 2000’s.”

“Django” Old man baby dog – Robin Robertis, United States, 1st Place – Animals
“Django is a Shaolin Temple Terrier, born and raised in a Buddhist monastery in the northern province of Hunan China. Django likes long walks on the beach and listening to Miles Davis.”

0 to not-quite-Seagull-speed in 60 seconds – Katie Wall, United Kingdom, 2nd Place – Animals
“Enjoying a near empty beach on a particularly windy day, our whippets were enjoying the wide open spaces to zoom around us in huge circles, chasing distant seagulls.”

Smiling Fox – Erica Wu, Taiwan, 3rd Place – Animals
“This fox was sleeping inside the box and poked his head out to enjoy the sunshine during the snowing season.”

Aleksander Jezierski

Chang Tingwei

Chelsea Peterson

Yosuke Suda

Rampage – Massimo Graziani, Italy, 1st Place – Architecture
“A stair ramp from Rome in Via Allegri.”

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan – KuangLong Zhang, China, 2nd Place – Architecture
“This one of the oldest mosques in Iran and is the result of continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations on the site from around 771 C.E. to the end of the 20th century.”

Burj Khalifa Dubai – Nasra Al Sharji, Oman, 3rd Place – Architecture
“I took this picture around 6:48 am from my hotel window as I was getting ready to head to work.”

Beata Krowicka

Burton Rast

Spray Fury – Melisa Barrilli, Canada, 1st Place – Children
“My daughter was wearing her ballet leotard and she was spraying her siblings and herself.”

Air – Dina Alfasi, Israel, 2nd Place – Children
“Part of a series taken at Skate park. I was captivated by these young children, who spend hours, training continuously to improve and achieve greater things.”

Twins – Savadmon Avalachamveettil, Ireland, 3rd Place – Children
“I took this photo last year, in August of 2017. I couldn’t resist taking few pictures as the sky and the light on the field looked extraordinary and the girls on top of the hay bale made it super special.”

Gabriel Ribeiro

Katie Wall

Julia Nathanson

Kelly Wolter

Light – Alison Helena, United States, 1st Place – Floral
“I was parking to do my weekly grocery shopping and saw the amazing light on the wall and flowers”

R(ed).G(reen).B(loom) – Zhendi Zhang, United States, 2nd Place – Floral
“Taken during a road trip to Princeton University. It was a rainy, cloudy day with very soft and dim light, which emphasized the contrasting colors of the red fruit and green leaves.”

Orchid – Hongjun Ge, China, 3rd Place – Floral

Human vs. Nature – Charles Thomas, United States, 1st Place – Landscape
“I’ve always been fascinated with the view out of an airplane window. On this afternoon, I was lucky enough to get a window seat on a return trip from Las Vegas. I watched the landscape slowly transform from cityscape to rows of identical suburban houses, to surreal desert- scape.”

At Sycamore Gap – Asuman Robson, Turkey, 2nd Place – Landscape
“Taken on a hike along Hadrian’s Wall in the North East of England. It was a typical moody day and I liked how the tree and hikers looked in front of the clouds in this dramatic dip of the Roman wall.”

The Kerid – Naian Feng, China, 3rd Place – Landscape
“This is a photo of Kerid mount in southern Iceland. Kerid is a dead volcano and in the middle there is a blue volcanic lake. I took this photo during winter when the lake was frozen. The black spots on the surface of the lake are tourists.”

Jessy Lin

He Zhao

Marina Sivakova

Anthony Tulliani

Mrs. Sancheski – Natalia Garcés, Spain, 1st Place – Lifestyle
“This day I opened my second exhibition, there was a lot of atmosphere and good friends. Mrs. Sancheski is the mother of three children, unique, urban and stylish.“

Dreams in the basket – 泳桥黄, China, 2nd Place – Lifestyle
“On the way back after work I see a little baby lies in the basket. I really want to stop to adjust the baby’s sleeping position that makes her more comfortable, but I can’t bear to disturb her dreams.”

Enjoy the Summer – Paolo Mestriner, Italy, 3rd Place – Lifestyle
“Last summer my family took a short break by the sea.”

Luciana Ciuffini

Caroline Michel

RQ W

Morning Fog – Sukru Mehmet Omur, France, 1st Place – Nature

The Sand-snow river – Anton Kruglov, Russia, 2nd Place – Nature
“The photo was taken on May 23 in Sochi at the ski resort “Rosa Khutor” at an altitude above 1600 m. On this day, there was a storm which had previously passed through the island of Crete, and so on the mountain the snow was covered wtih sand from the storm.”

Serenity – Peng Ju Tang, China, 3rd Place – Nature
“Icebergs of Qaasuitsup Kommune.”

Danielle Frakes

Qiu Yu

Ted Silveira

Thibault Mokuenko

Iftar Amongst the Ruins – Mohammed Badra, Syria, 1st Place – News/Events
“During a lull in the bombings, Syrians gather, seated on a long 1200-meter row of tables set up amongst the ruins of Douma, for a public Iftar, the evening meal at the end of the daily Ramadan fast.”

The Heat – Moises Silva, Bazil, 2nd Place – News/Events

Refugee Caravan – Verónica G. Cárdenas, United States, 3rd Place – News/Events
“Members of the Refugee Caravan 2017 climb the border fence dividing Mexico and the U.S. to celebrate their arrival in Tijuana.”

Sky Portal – Amy Nelson, United States, 1st Place – Other
“I took this photo at the 39th Annual Wright Kite Festival in Kill Devil Hills, NC, where 30-100 foot kites were on display amidst clouds and drizzle.”

Lo de Gómez – José Ignacio De Rocco, Argentina, 2nd Place – Other
“The entrance of a friend’s house.”

Landing – Magda Lates, France, 3rd Place – Other

Adrienne Cragnotti

Evgeny Andreev

Li TzuYing

Maria Buenaventura

Thin Aung

Yueshu Chen

Icebergs – Mateusz Piesiak, Poland, 1st Place – Panorama
“In summer the sun is above the horizon nearly all day where Vatnajökull glacier meets the Atlantic Ocean.”

Frozen Central Park – Burcu Ozturk, United States, 2nd Place – Panorama
“On a cold February day walking in the city, I saw fog over Central Park. It felt like a frozen moment, almost a daydream. I knew it was the perfect time to use my iPhone’s panorama feature.”

Sunrise in Monument Valley – Clifford Pickett, United States, 3rd Place – Panorama
“This image was taken during a month long road trip throughout the American West, part of a project shooting with iPhone. Having spent much time on the road, I wanted to capture that feeling of wide-openness on the road that I experience so often.”

Posers – Jonas Wyssen, Switzerland, 1st Place – People
“Brazilian tourist posing in front of a small catholic chapel taking a tourists photo.”

Waiting – Lee Yu Chieh, Taiwan, 2nd Place – People
“I took this shot of a woman in traditional clothes, in a baren landscape.”

Night at the beach – Pascal Desapio, Switzerland, 3rd Place – People
“The picture shows a snapshot of a extended family picnicking on the beach promenade, “la barceloneta”.”

Ian Calleja

Adam Wright

Salamah – Scott Woodward, Singapore, 1st Place – Portrait
“Moken village elder, Salamah, wearing his hand- carved wooden dive goggles on the beach at Au Bon Yai, a tiny island community of about 300 sea gypsies off the coast of Phang Nga, Thailand.”

The Tibetan Woman – KuangLong Zhang, China, 2nd Place – Portrait
“Every year, there are a lot of Tibetans going to Lhasa in Tibet for pilgrimages from distant places. It takes a very long time
to reach Lhasa, several months or even several years. After arriving in Lhasa, some people have no money to return to their hometowns.”

Women of Gavoi – Marina Spironetti, Italy, 3rd Place – Portrait
“Part of a long-term project about century- long traditions in the region of Barbagia. Barbagia is the inland-most region of the island of Sardinia, Italy – an area proud of its heritage and still faithful to its costumes and traditions.”

Urban Impressionism – Cocu Liu, United States, 1st Place – Series
“This series of photos express the sensations of energy and poetic feelings in the urban scene.”

Ashura – Laith Zaied, Iraq, 2nd Place – Series
“The ritual of seasonal grief, which is the phrase to hear the melody and the sad words of a person called the narrator, or Radod. Everyone participates in a rhythmic beating on the chest. These rituals are called latmia.”

Sulphur Miners – Chen Lin ,China, 3rd Place – Series
“In Indonesia’s izhen volcano, clouds and sulphur smoke are mixed, slowly rising over the lakes of the crater. The mine has been dug for 30 years. The miners who collect natural sulphur are exposed to highly toxic gases without any protection.”

Conohar Scott

Shusen Jia

Diner – Fiona Bailey, United Kingdom, 1st Place – Still Life

Half and half – Song Han, China, 2nd Place – Still Life
“In Akureyri, Iceland, the sun shines on the balcony, creating a triangle of light separated from the darkness.”

Green in a Corner – XiangQi Kong, China, 3rd Place – Still Life
“A discarded chair among some neglected wild plants, near an underground garage. Nature and manufactured in a bustling metropolis.”

Dandelion sunset – Sara Ronkainen, Finland, 1st Place – Sunset
“In central Finland, where summer days are long and sunsets beautiful. I was out walking by a lake one evening, and saw dandelions floating in the breeze. Feeling inspired, I picked one, held it up and used it as a filter through which to capture the last rays of the day’s sun.”

Chasing Light – Cocu Lui, United States, 2nd Place – Sunset
“This photo was taken in the Financial District of San Francisco before sunset.
I was fascinated by the street scene with busy commuters, low angle lights and long shadows of people.”

Sunset vibes – Ruslan Zabulonov, Ukraine, 3rd Place – Sunset
“Children are having fun in the fountain on a hot summer day.”

Sophie Albert

Yijun Zhao

Silk Road – Anna Aiko, Japan, France, 1st Place – Travel
“This photo was taken on the first day of my departure for the desert of Gobi, on the Silk Road. On the road I got lost with my two Mongolian men, driver and guide, and we found ourselves in this area known for the very first traces of dinosaurs. The atmosphere was magical, in the vast desert with plains and mountains.”

The Sculptor – Zarni Myo Win, Myanmar, 2nd Place – Travel
“A man sculpted a Buddha statue near Ayerwaddy river bank.”

Red Stripes – Soha Ghandour, Lebanon, 3rd Place – Travel
“Tanning by the coast in Tyre on a hot summer day.”

Road of Tuscany – Lidia Muntean, Romania, 1st Place – Trees
“This photo was taken near Pienza and Montalcino.”

Church Tree – Brian Grasso, United States, 2nd Place – Trees
“This photo was taken near Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, in an area where Kenya’s famous Maasai tribe lives. On the left side of the tree, a small house is present, fenced in by a wall of assembled acacia branches.”

Be like Wes Anderson – Magdalena de Jonge Malucha, Spain, 3rd Place – Trees
“During a winter morning walk. When I saw this old fashion farmhouse with this twisted orange tree, I simply couldn’t resist, and for a moment I felt like I was in a Wes Anderson movie…”