61 amazing photos prove that the iPhone camera has transformed photography

The winners of the 9th annual iPhone Photography Awards, or iPPAwards, were just announced, and they're stunning.

Kenan Aktülün, founder and curator of the iPPAwards, tells Tech Insider the contest exists to celebrate the power of filling the world with simple, powerful point-and-shoot cameras. All images in the contest were shot with iPhones (no Androids or other camera allowed). The iPhone may not currently be the best smartphone camera in the world (that title goes to the Galaxy S7), but serious photographers still love the Apple devices for their consistency, simplicity, and color-accuracy.

Check out the 2016 winners below, along with captions from the photographers.