IPhone Photography Awards

The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS)
Awarded for	Outstanding photography captured with an iPhone
Country	International
Presented by	IPPAWARDS
First award	2007
Website	www.ippawards.com

The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) is an international photography contest for images captured with an iPhone. The award was founded in 2007, the same year the first iPhone was released. The contest is held annually, with one grand prize winner and three overall winners, as well as three winners for each of 19 subcategories. ^[1]

Prior winners

2015

• 1st Place - Michal Koralewski ^[1]
• 2nd Place - David Craik ^[1]
• 3rd Place - Yvonne Lu ^[1]

2016

• 1st Place - Siyuan Niu ^[2]
• 2nd Place - Patryk Kuleta ^[2]
• 3rd Place - Robin Robertis ^[2]

2017

• 1st Place - Sebastiano Tomada ^[3]
• 2nd Place - Yeow-Kwang Yeo ^[4]
• 3rd Place - Kuanglong Zhang ^[5]

2018

• 1st Place - Alexandre Weber ^[6]
• 2nd Place - Huapeng Zhao ^[6]
• 3rd Place - Zarni Myo Win ^[6]

2019

• 1st Place - Diogo Lage ^[7]
• 2nd Place - Yuliya Ibraeva ^[7]
• 3rd Place - Peng Hao ^[7]

2020

• Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year - Dimpy Bhalotia ^{[8] [9]}
• 1st Place - Artyom Baryshau ^{[10] [11]}
• 2nd Place - Geli Zhao ^{[12] [13]}
• 3rd Place - Saif Hussain ^{[14] [15]}

2021 ^[16]

• Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year - Istvan Kerekes
• 1st Place - Sharan Shetty (India)
• 2nd Place - Dan Liu (China)
• 3rd Place - Jeff Rayner (USA)

2022 ^[17]

• Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year: Anthony Tom (USA)
• 1st Place: Heicong Lin (China)
• 2nd Place: Xiaohua Zhao (China)
• 3rd Place: Kaijun Wang (China)

2023 ^[18]

• Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year: Yichen Wang (China)
• 1st Place: Yanhan Zhu (China)
• 2nd Place: Jingmin Chen (China)
• 3rd Place: Zeqiang Han (China)

2024 ^[19]

• Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year: Erin Brooks (USA)
• 1st Place: Glen Wilbert (USA)
• 2nd Place: Anthony Maureal (USA)
• 3rd Place: Wenlong Jiang (China)

2025 ^[20]

• Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year: Jarod Peraza (USA)
• 1st Place: Carol Addassi (USA)
• 2nd Place: Thiago Bernardes de Souza (Brazil)
• 3rd Place: Martha Nance (USA)

References

1. De Stefani, Lucia (15 June 2015). "iPhone Photography Awards Winners Revealed". Time Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
2. Sumra, Husain (11 July 2016). "iPhone Photography Awards Showcase Best Photos of 2016". Mac Rumors. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
3. Whitaker, Lenyon (28 June 2017). "Here are the 2017 iPhone Photography Awards winners". Metro. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
4. "The best photographs shot with an iPhone camera". The Telegraph. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
5. Yang, Lucy (28 June 2017). "43 stunning iPhone photos that prove you don't need a professional camera". Business Insider. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
6. "Photos: See All of 2018's iPhone Photography Award Winners". Esquire Magazine. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
7. Laurent, Olivier (25 July 2019). "These are the winners of the 12th annual iPhone Photography Awards". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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External links

• IPPAWARDS official website