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David Craik Surrey United Kingdom 2nd Place
 1. The only restriction on a photographer is the photographer s own imagination according to David Craik. This philosophy shines through in his photo of Starlings that had come to snatch the crumbs off his table at a coastal caf? in the United Kingdom. While a photo of birds may seem ordinary the compelling image Craik created is astonishingly unique. After the first bird landed and I saw the shadow on the white wall behind it he explained I k .....
Amazing Pictures from the iPhone Photography Awards
 2. The winners of the 8th annual iPhone Photography Awards have been announced and wow are some of the shots absolutely stunning. Founded in 2007 soon after the iPhone first launched the awards looks to reward photographers who've ditched their camera in favour of the Apple smartphone. This year saw thousands of images submitted by iPhone photographers from 120 countries around the world. Winners are selected by jury members in a multi step proces .....
Micha Koralewski Kozieg owy Poland 1st Place
 3. You can find a striking moment when you least expect it if your eyes are open to it. Michal Koralweski came across one of those moments as he strolled through a market square in Warsaw and spotted an accordionist playing traditional Polish songs. As soon as he saw the bearded musician he knew he had to take the photo. His face was the first thing I noticed Koraweski says so expressive and beautiful in it s own way. It was like an open book. .....
Yvonne Lu New York United States 3rd Place
 4. It s all about those unique and sometimes surprising moments along the journey for Yvonne Lu who captured a quiet yet captivating image of a couple on a train. She noticed the pair as she travelled along the Hudson Valley River on her way home to New York City. Lu was taken by the beauty of this scene just a few seats away from her own and silently snapped the shot. The couple she explains looks like they don t need anything else in the wor .....
Ben Schuyler Seattle WA United States 1st Place Abstract
 5. There are times when two disparate images like this natural setting and the woman in the blue robe come together to form a beautiful image. Ben Schuyler took this photo as part of a series called Come All Ye Saints. Born and bred in the Pacific Northwest Schuyler has reportedly spent his life drinking coffee hiking the Cascade Mountains and breathing in the salty air of the Puget Sound. He is currently traveling America to document life on th .....
Sephi Bergerson Goa India 1st Place Animals
 6. After more than 10 years as an advertising and commercial photographer Sephi Bergerson closed his studio in 2002 and moved to India with his wife and 10 month old baby girl to follow his dream to be a documentary photographer. Sephi s work has been featured in books and publications worldwide and has won international acclaim. His most inspiring photo projects address cultural and humanitarian issues from polio and HIV to rural development and e .....
Christian Frank Stuttgart Germany 1st Place Architecture
 7. Originally from Bavaria Christian Frank is studying Interior and Products Design in Germany at the Academy of Arts in Stuttgart. This photo shows the central library of Stuttgart. You can often find photographers there trying to catch the beautiful light coming through the book shelves. On this evening I was able to bring together the light inner architecture and the best position. .....
Jeremy Kern Washington DC United States 1st Place Children
 8. Originally from Rochester New York Jeremy Kern is a hobbyist photographer and pediatric hospitalist at Children s National Medical Center in Washington DC. He lives in the DC area with his wife two daughters and their Golden Retriever Abby. Once a year Kern travels to a medical facility in rural Haiti with a group through Project MediShare. The group is composed of several physicians along with many nursing and medical students. It offers an .....
Amy Paterson Cape Town South Africa 1st Place Flowers
 9. Amy Paterson is a 23 year old writer born and bred in Cape Town South Africa. She loves her home city and is constantly inspired by its natural beauty and the boundless creativity of the people who live in it. I took this photo at Silvermine Nature Reserve while surveying the charred aftermath of the fires that ravaged Cape Town in March of this year. These are proteas which is our national flower and a type of fynbos that has adapted to fire .....
Xu Lin Qing Dao City China 1st Place Food
 10. This photo was taken in the middle of Yangtze River where people dry the fish they catch and transform them into delicious cuisine. Taking pictures is a daily routine to me?like a diary. I hope my pictures can let people see a different world. .....
Chris Belcina Cooper City FL United States 1st Place Landscape
 11. A nurse by profession Chris Belcina is a self taught photographer. His winning photo was taken while visiting the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. iPhone Photography has taught me to find my own style and helped me think creatively turning ordinary moments into magical ones capturing details that we often take for granted. .....
Fabio Alvarez Pichincha Ecuador 1st Place Lifestyle
 12. Fabio Alvarez is an Ecuadorian based designer and iPhone photographer. I was enjoying one of the most perfect afternoons of my life with my best friend in Rio de Janeiro. We where surprised to see men playing soccer at the beach all day long. I wanted to capture the passion that Brazilians have for that sport with this image. .....
Yvonne Naughton La Conner WA United States 1st Place Nature
 13. Originally from Wexford Ireland Yvonne Naughton made Washington State her home few years ago. In addition to being an accidental photographer as she calls herself she is a part time pediatrician aspiring ultra runner and mom of two busy pre teens and three energetic hounds. The photo was taken on one of my daily morning dog walks on Snee Oosh beach last October. It was a moody Pacific Northwest day with a thick fog lingering on the beach. .....
Jesse Alkire Chicago IL United States 1st Place News/Events
 14. Jesse Alkire is a freelance ACD/Writer/Art Director in Chicago. He grew up in Colorado writing drawing and shooting videos for fun all of which he now happily does for a living. I get inspired creatively when I see something different something daring something with a unique point of view. This photo was shot at the Chicago Air and Water Show which I attend every year (mostly just to take photos). The planes fly so close to the beach that .....
Jose Luis Saez Martinez Valencia Spain 1st Place Others
 15. Jos? Luis an architect living on a beautiful beach town of Spain has been a converted iPhone photographer since 2011. In his photography he strives to capture his architectural surroundings with distinctive mediterranean lights. .....
Andre Malerba Woodstock VT United States 1st Place Panorama
 16. Based in Yangon Myanmar Andre Malerba is a photographer focused primarily on human rights issues. He specializes in long term projects and strives to create strong and straightforward documentary images that are relevant to a wide variety of applications and publishing platforms. His work has appeared in Time.com The Washington Post and Pro Photographer Magazine among others. .....
Song Han Chengdu China 1st Place People
 17. What inspires me most is the whole context of a city rather than a single scene.Taking photos with the iPhone makes it more convenient and flexible to observe and create. .....
Heather Goss Grand Haven MI United States 1st Place Seasons
 19. Heather Goss of Grand Haven MI races bikes and takes many of her photographs while she trains. This particular shot was during one of the craziest winters we ve seen here in Grand Haven in awhile. Over twelve feet of snow for the season and Lake Michigan iced over all the way across to Chicago. I spent a lot of time riding along the frozen shores of Lake MI in the brutal cold to admire the beauty of it all.The Grand Haven pier is one of my stop .....
Cindy Buske Lynnwood WA United States 1st Place Still Life
 20. Cindy Buske is a Seattle based nurse who is passionate about photography. For her photography is an important creative outlet and counterbalance to the structured world of medicine. Her images have been featured in Snap and Mobiography Magazines as well as on Hipstography and in various group exhibitions. As a mobile photographer I love capturing the world around me literally anything that draws my attention can become a subject. I also ha .....
Robert Radesic Pula Croatia 1st Place Sunset
 21. Robert Radesic is an art director from Istria a region in the northern Adriatic Coast that extends from Croatia to Slovenia and Italy. Traveling the world and taking photos of the special moments of life is his passion. This shot was taken at sunset in the town of Triest Italy which is noted for its architecture from the Austrian Empire and for the bora a strong north wind that blows clouds from the sky after a rain. .....
Ahmed Saeed Cairo Egypt 1st Place Travel
 22. An Interior Designer/Fine Arts Graduate Ahmed Saeed is also a hobbyist photographer. He enjoys taking and processing his photos with his iPhone while he travels. In December 2014 a friend and I spent a few days in Aswan s Nubian village Gharb Sehel. It s a beautiful place with colorful houses kind warm people and mesmerizing views of the Nile. We were exploring the outskirts of the village when I stumbled upon this one of so many beautiful ho .....
Ruairidh McGlynn Edinburgh United Kingdom 1st Place Trees
 23. Ruairidh McGlynn is a mobile photographer specializing in landscapes. When not at work he can often be found exploring the mountains. While on a trip to Qatar earlier this year I met up with a photographer that I d connected with on Instagram. We ventured out into the desert bordering Saudi Arabia. As the light faded and the mist set in we passed lone outposts and camels in search of the perfect tree. Faint outlines grabbed our attention. Thi .....
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