The iPhone Photography Awards delivered their verdict on Wednesday. The demanding competition brings together millions of professionals and amateurs every year. The rules are simple, take the best photo possible with an iPhone or iPad, editing is only possible with the applications available on the App Store. Image processing software such as Photoshop is therefore prohibited. In 2020, British photographer Dimpy Bhalotia won the competition with her “Flying Boys” photo. Specialist in black and white photography, she took this shot with her iPhone X in Banaras, India.
© Dimpy Bhalotia / IPPAWARDS
Proof that there is no need to have an iPhone 11 Pro to take magnificent pictures, this year the first winner of the competition was awarded to Artyom Baryshau, a Belarusian photographer. Her photo was taken with an iPhone 6 in her home country and dubbed “no Walls”.
“No Walls” © Ayrtom Baryshau / IPPAWARDS
In third place of this great competition, the work of Geli Zhao, taken in China on the roofs of the city of Chendgu in the province of Sichuan, with his iPhone XS Max.
© Geli Zhao / IPPAWARDS
Among the winners of the competition, one photo stands out from the rest. It is that of the Peruvian Omar Lucas. He won first prize in the “People” category with this photo, but the most amazing thing is surely that this photo was taken with an iPhone 4. A dinosaur of technology. If when it was released in 2010 it was presented as the benchmark in terms of photography, it had largely been overtaken in a decade. But Omar Lucas knew how to draw all the capabilities and win the first prize in the category.
© Omar Lucas / IPPAWARDS
In all, the iPhone Photography Awards competition has rewarded and publicized the work of dozens of enthusiasts. If you wish to view all the photographs of the competition, it is possible on the IPPAWARDS site, the link is right here. Registrations for the big 2021 contest are already open, registration costs $ 5.50 for one photo, and $ 12.50 for 3.
