iPhone Photography Awards Announced, Showcasing Images Taken on Mobile Cameras
The 2015 IPPA winners have been announced, with Photographer of the Year Michał Koralewski of Poland, David Craik of the U.K., and Yvonne Lu of the U.S., plus 57 winners across 19 categories from 120 countries.
The Independent, June 2015
The winners of the iPhone Photography Awards have been announced — won by stunning images all taken from the phone's tiny camera.
The Photographer of the Year award went to Michał Koralewski of Poland. Second place was taken by British photographer David Craik and Yvonne Lu from the US won third place.
Two of the top three winners were professional photographers, and many of the thousands of entries — which came from 120 countries in all — were submitted by pros. The iPhone, already the most popular camera on photography site Flickr, is being increasingly used alongside other phone cameras by professionals.
Craik, the British runner-up, is a professional wildlife photographer, and his winning image shows a bird mid-flight. His photo was taken after starlings came to snatch breadcrumbs from his table at a coastal café.
In all, 57 photographers won first, second or third prizes in the 19 different categories. They came from various countries including Australia, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, and Portugal.
The three Photographer of the Year winners won an Apple Watch Sport. The winners of each of the categories won a gold bar.
The iPhone Photography Awards were founded in 2007, the year the phone was launched, and was the first iPhone photography competition.
Photographer of the Year
First Place: Michał Koralewski — Poland
Second Place: David Craik — United Kingdom
Third Place: Yvonne Lu — United States
Other — First Place
Jose Luis Saez Martinez
Seasons — First Place
Heather Goss
Animals — First Place
Sophie Bergerson
Lifestyle — First Place
Fabio Alvarez
Panorama — First Place
Andre Malerba
People — First Place
Song Han
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