The 2018 iPhone Photography Awards Prove You Don't Need A Fancy Camera To Take Amazing Photos

Ever since the release of the first iPhone, the iPhone Photography Awards have honored the true masters of mobile photography. Now in its 11th year, we’re seeing just what some photographers can do with a camera they probably carry around all the time. While this competition is limited to those who use iPhones, there is a competition for mobile phone users as well, if you’re interested.

This year’s winners were selected from thousands of entries and from photographers in 140 countries. The winning image, taken by Jashish Salam of Bangladesh and titled “Displaced,” shows a crowded refugee camp with Rohingya children watching a film about sanitation. Other awards included prizes for photographer of the year and 18 other categories like Nature, Children and Travel.

Check out some of the winning images below and head over the iPhone Photography Awards site to see more.

Grand Prize

Jashim Salam/iPhone Photography Awards

"Displaced"
Rohingya children watching an awareness film about health and sanitation near Tangkhali refugee camp in Ukhia.
Shot on iPhone 7

Photographer Of The Year

Alexandre Weber/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Baiana in yellow and blue"
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.
Shot on iPhone 6S.

Huapeng Zhao/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"Eye to eye"
Yantai Shandong province, China
Shot on iPhone 6

Zarni Myo Win/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"I want to play"
A young boy who lost his leg was watching his friends play soccer, and he said he wanted to play soccer if he could.
Yangon, Myanmar
Shot on iPhone 7 Plus

Abstract

Glenn Homann/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Corrugations"
Brisbane, Australia
Shot on iPhone X

Edwin Loyola/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"The Union of Colors"
Mall of Asia, Philippines
Shot on iPhone X

Jedrzej Franek/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"Collapcity"
Pozna, Poland
Shot on iPhone 6S

Animals

Robin Robertis/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
“Django”
Carlsbad, California
Shot on iPhone 7 Plus

Katie Wall/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"0 to not-quite-Seagull-speed in 60 seconds"
New Brighton, Wirral, U.K.
Shot on iPhone 7

Erica Wu/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"Smiling Fox"
Miyagi Zao Fox Village, Japan
Shot on iPhone X

Architecture

Massimo Graziani/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Rampage"
Rome, Italy
Shot on iPhone 7 Plus

KuangLong Zhang/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"Jameh Mosque of Isfahan"
Isfahan, Iran
Shot on iPhone 7

Nasra Al Sharji/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"Burj Khalifa Dubai"
Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai
Shot on iPhone 6

Children

Melisa Barrilli/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Spray Fury"
Toronto, Canada
Shot on iPhone 5S

Dina Alfasi/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"Air"
Skate park, Haifa, Israel
Shot on iPhone X

Savadmon Avalachamveettil/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"Twins"
Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
Shot on iPhone 7 Plus

Landscape

Charles Thomas/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Human vs. Nature"
Between Nevada and Arizona
Shot on iPhone 8 Plus

Asuman Robson/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"At Sycamore Gap"
Northumberland, U.K.
Shot on iPhone 7

Naian Feng/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"The Kerid"
Kerid, Iceland
Shot on iPhone X

Lifestyle

Natalia-Garcés/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Mrs. Sancheski"
Alcalá de Henares , Madrid, Spain
Shot on iPhone 7

泳桥黄/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"Dreams in the basket"
Heyuan, Guangdong, China
Shot on iPhone 5S

Paolo Mestriner/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"Enjoy the Summer "
Novalja, Croatia
Shot on iPhone SE

Nature

Sukru Mehmet Omur/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Morning Fog"
Toulouse, France
Shot on iPhone 6S

Anton Kruglov/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"The Sand-snow river"
Rosa Khutor Ski Resort, Sochi, Russia
Shot on iPhone SE

Peng Ju Tang/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"Serenity"
Ilulissat, Greenland
Shot on iPhone 7 Plus

News and Events

Mohammed Badra/iPhone Photography Awards

First Place
"Iftar Amongst the Ruins"
During a lull in the bombings, Syrians gather, seated on a long 1200-meter row of tables set up among the ruins of Douma, for a public Iftar, the evening meal at the end of the daily Ramadan fast.
Shot on iPhone 7

Moises Silva/iPhone Photography Awards

Second Place
"The Heat"
Betim, Brazil
Shot on iPhone 5S

Verónica G. Cárdenas/iPhone Photography Awards

Third Place
"Refugee Caravan"
Members of the Refugee Caravan 2017 climb the border fence dividing Mexico and the U.S. to celebrate their arrival in Tijuana.
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Shot on iPhone 6S

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