Thousands Entered, But Only These Photographers Won the iPhone Photography Awards
The Washington Post features the 2018 IPPA winners, with Grand Prize going to Jashim Salam for his image of Rohingya children in Bangladesh and First Place to Alexandre Weber for a portrait in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
The Washington Post, July 18, 2018
The iPhone Photography Awards were created 11 years ago when the popularity of taking photos with an iPhone started to increase. Every year, the competition receives thousands of submissions. Photographers can enter images in 20 categories, including news and events, landscape, still life and travel. In addition to the winners chosen from those categories, the judges also award two "photographer of the year" prizes: grand prize and first place.
The competition is the first and longest-running competition for people taking photos with their iPhones (or iPads).
Photographer of the Year — Grand Prize
Jashim Salam — Rohingya children watching an awareness film about health and sanitation near the Tangkhali refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh.
Shot with an iPhone 7
Photographer of the Year — First Place
Alexandre Weber — The woman wearing the traditional clothes of a "baiana" takes a work break in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
Shot with an iPhone 6S
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