2016 iPhone Photography Awards
Thousands of iPhone photos, photographers from 120 countries; the results of the 2015 iPhone Photography Awards are in...The ubiquitous iPhone is deserving of its own photo competition. The winners of the 2016 iPhone Photography Awards showcase great imagery from the camera in your pocket. Winners for the 9th annual IPPAAWARDS were selected from 139 countries.
The Grand Prize Winner Photographer of the Year Award goes to Siyan Niu of China for his entry, “Man and Eagle,” of a 70-year-old eagle hunter in the mountains near Xinjiang Province. The hunters regard eagles as their children and train them for many years to hunt.
Check out are more of the winning images from 19 categories in the contest.
Seasons - 2nd Place
Chicago - Cocu Liu, San Francisco
Landscape - 2nd Place
Norway - Nazaret Sanchez, Tarragona, Spain
Photographer of the Year - 2nd Place
“She Bends with the Wind” - Robin Robertis, Carlsbad, California
Photographer of the Year - 3rd Place
“Wonderland” - Carolyn Mara Borlenghi, Coral Gables, Florida
Animals - 1st Place
Miyagi zao fox village, Japan - Erica Wu, San Francisco
Architecture - 1st Place
“China Red,” Beijing Olympic Park - Jian Wang, Bejing
Children - 3rd Place
Felipe in Vargem Grande, Rio - Bruno Dreux, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
News Events - 3rd Place
Explosions at toxic goods depot in Tianjin port caused 165 deaths and injured nearly 800 people - Liang Huang, Shanxi, China
Abstract - 1st Place
The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia - Jiayu Ma, Dallas, Texas
Animals - 3rd Place
Yellow Bristle Goose, Yangjiang City, China - Dong Jun Zhang, Guangdong, China
Flowers - 3rd Place
Blooming magnolias, Wilmington, Delaware - Qinglan Qu, Newark, Delaware
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Squid, Kyushu Island, Japan - Kuankuan He, Shanghai, China
Lifestyle - 1st Place
Iceland - Yuki Cheung, Hong Kong
Photographer of the Year - 1st Place
“Modern Cathedrals” - Patryk Kuleta, Warsaw, Poland
Nature - 1st Place
White Sand National Monumen, New Mexico - Junfeng Wang, Shanghai, China
Nature - 3rd Place
Tree in Xiamen - Lei Yuting, Fujian, China
Food - 1st Place
Rhubarb - Andrew Montgomery, Hampton Wick, UK
News-Events - 1st Place
Syrian and Afghan migrants stranded in in Greece at Athen’s Piraeus port - Loulou d’Aki, Säter, Sweden
Seasons - 3rd Place
Hancock Tower and Charles River - Matthew Sullivan, Westwood, Massachusetts
Others - 1st Place
Botany Bay, Sydney - Kevin Casey, Pemulwuy, Australia
Others - 3rd Place
Lai Kung - Tsz Kwan Lai, Hong Kong
People - 1st Place
Ganges River - Xia Zhenkai, Guangdog
Portrait - 1st Place
Charlie - Elaine Taylor, Leeds, UK
Seasons - 1st Place
Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn - Valencia Tom, Short Hills, NJ
Travel - 1st Place
Xiapu, Fujian - Fugen Xiao, Guangdong, China
Trees - 1st Place
Wax apple tree, Argao, Cebu - Victor Kintanar, Cebu City, Philippines
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Coldest morning of the year - Glenn Homann, Ipswich, Australia
1st Place
Indoor garden - Wen Qi, Guangdong, China
Trees - 2nd Place
Hundred year old tree, Galicia - Concepcion Muño, Tarragona, Spain
Landscape - 1st Place
Ponte 25 de Abril Bridge, Portugal - Vasco Galhardo Simoes, Lisbon, Portugal
Flowers - 1st Place
Red poppies, London - Lone Bjørn, Zurich, Switzerland
Sunset - 1st Place
Swimmers at sunset - Nicky Ryan, Sydney, Australia
Children - 1st Place
Frozen Songhua River, Harbin City, China - KK, Changsha, China