Spectacular Winning Photos From The 13th Annual Mobile Photography Awards

Grand Prize Winner: Yajun Hu

In the smartphone age, everyone can be a photographer. The 13th Mobile Photography Awards celebrated this, displaying stunning images taken with mobile devices. Yajun Hu from Shanghai won the Grand Prize. Mobile photography continues to thrive as a powerful medium for self-expression and storytelling.

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We’re excited to announce Yajun Hu from Shanghai, China, as the 2023 Grand Prize Winner and the 13th Annual MPA Photographer of the Year. Yajun Hu’s mobile photography showcases a consistent and compelling vision.

Their mastery lies in skillfully using shadows, silhouettes, color, and shapes to infuse depth and emotion into compositions. Capturing fleeting moments of human interaction, ironic juxtapositions, and subtle gestures, Yajun offers a unique perspective on our daily surroundings.

Each photograph contributes to a larger narrative, weaving a rich tapestry of urban storytelling.

Photo Essay – 1st Place: Firecracker Symphony by Victor Tan KH

Photo Essay – 2nd Place: Dancing Flowers by Ren Shi

Photo Essay – 3rd Place: Builders by Julian Lisek

Architecture – 1st Place: The Void by Wei Wei

Black & White – 1st Place: Broken Portrait by Yajun Hu

Black & White – Honorable Mention: Whispering Trees by Sean Feehan

Black & White – Honorable Mention: Free as a Bird by Douwe Dijkstra

Black & White – Honorable Mention: 3 Horses against 3 Trees by Krasimir Matarov

Black & White – Honorable Mention: Oriole in the Post by Enhua Ni

Landscape & Wildlife – 1st Place: Golden Mountains by Di Lu

Landscape & Wildlife – Honorable Mention: Good Day by Shirley Drevich

Macro & Details – 1st Place: Beyond the Green by Hollyn Johnson

Macro & Details – Honorable Mention: Ready to Fly by Tim Creamer

Macro & Details – Honorable Mention: Perfect Spider Web by Li Wang

Macro & Details – Honorable Mention: Dragon Eye by Zhengjie Wu

People – 1st Place: Cadet Obstacle Course by Elliot Ferguson

People – Honorable Mention: Lady of The Rings by Dina Alfasi

Portraits – 1st Place: The Violinist Returning Home at Night by Queenie Cheen

Portraits – Honorable Mention: Memories by Dina Alfasi

Portraits – Honorable Mention: Pretty Smile by Himanshu Roy

Portraits – Honorable Mention: Zanzibar Girl by Arnold Plotnick

Silhouettes: 1st Place: Tetris by Roy Pan

Silhouettes: Honorable Mention: Girl with a Red Hat by Saša Prižmic

Street Photography – 1st Place: Playground by Chang Nianzu

Street Photography – Honorable Mention: Blue Umbrella by Luis Rodriguez

Street Photography – Honorable Mention: ACB by Luis Rodriguez

Street Photography – Honorable Mention: Golden Moment by Yuepeng Bao

Street Photography – Honorable Mention: Tracing Shadow by Qinfeng Yao

Street Photography – Honorable Mention: The Wall by Enhua N

The Darkness – 1st Place: Light Up by Wai Ying Kwok

Travel – 1st Place: Wonder Kelingking Beach by Yuepeng Bao

Travel – Honorable Mention: Dune (Oman) by Anna Kadysheva

Water/Snow – 1st Place: The Falls by Ryan Cardone

Water/Snow – Honorable Mention: Arctic Trip by Liang Liu