These Are the Winners of the Annual iPhone Photography Awards
The Washington Post covers the 2019 IPPA, reflecting on how far iPhone photography has come since the awards launched in 2007, from low-resolution novelty to a globally respected medium.
The Washington Post, July 25, 2019
When the iPhone Photography Awards were launched in 2007, photo-capable telephones were still in their infancy — with very low resolution and heavy pixelation. That was the time when stylized filters were commonplace, and the idea of a professional photographer using an iPhone was considered a faux pas.
Since then, the IPPAWARDS has grown into the first and longest-running iPhone photography competition, receiving thousands of submissions annually from photographers around the world. The 2019 edition continued this tradition, recognizing outstanding images captured entirely on iPhones across 20 categories including news and events, landscape, still life, travel, portrait, and more.
In addition to the category winners, the judges award two top "Photographer of the Year" prizes — a grand prize and first place — representing the best of mobile photography for the year.
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