These Award Winning Pictures Are Clicked With An iPhone And I Can't F#*cking Believe It

Have you ever looked at a photograph and marvelled at how amazing its composition, angle, and lighting is? And then have you refused to believe that it has been clicked from an iPhone? I’m sure all of us have been there once, questioning those “Shot by iPhone” billboards all over our city.

But this is no joke, neither is this a drill. The iPhone Photography Awards are a real competition for photography done solely through an iPhone. And the results of the 2016 iteration are out.

Here are the winners.

Grand prize winner: Man and the Eagle by Siyuan Niu

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“The brave and wise Khalkhas live along the mountains in the south of Xinjiang and are companions with the eagles. They regard eagles as their children and train them for many years to hunt. This 70 year old man is rigid and solemn in front of family and friends, but when he is with his beloved eagle, the corner of his mouth would curve up. When the eagles reach mating age, although he is very reluctant, the man releases the eagles back into nature so that they can thrive. A mild heart and exquisite love are covered by his weather-beaten face. He is a tough man with a tender heart.”

1st place overall winner: Modern Cathedrals by Patryk Kuleta

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“Most of my shots come from Warsaw and one from Strasbourg. The idea was to make it more impressionistic, to show architecture in a completely different way that combines my background in graphic design and painting.”

2nd place overall winner: She Bends with the Wind by Robin Robertis

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“I was on a iPhone workshop and reunion with a friend and teacher in Cape Cod. We all went out to photograph the the perfect sunset. I tend to bring a few things when I travel, one being this wonderful red umbrella. When others shoot the sunsets and beautiful scenery, I like to photograph some human aspects in these scenes.”

3rd place overall winner: Wonderland by Carolyn Mara Borlenghi

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“This image was taken as part of a series I did for instagram’s #WHPwonderland. Each weekend when the hashtag project comes out I try to come up with an idea and this particular weekend, the weekend before Christmas, was wonderland. For this one I went on a little adventure with my son to the beach and we wore the reindeer masks.”