22 award-winning photos that were captured on iPhones

Zoë EttingerJul 25, 2020, 01:56 IST

Fernando Merlo, from Spain, won the News & Events category for "Demons lighting the sky."Fernando Merlo/IPPAWARDS

The iPhone Photography Awards just announced its winners for 2020, and the photos are breathtaking.
Dimpy Bhalotia won the Grand Prize and was named iPhone Photographer of the Year for his photo of children jumping into the Ganges River in India.
The People category winner, Omar Lucas, shot his stunning image on an iPhone 4.

Don't assume you have to buy the most expensive camera equipment to take award-worthy shots — the iPhone Photography Awards just announced its 2020 winners, and the images are breathtaking.

The competition, which started in 2007, gives awards for the best images taken on an iPhone or iPad each year. The photos cannot have been published previously (except on personal social media accounts), and must not be edited in Photoshop, though the competition states that iOS editing apps are fine to use.

The competition announces a Grand Prize winner every year, as well as winners in 19 other categories, including Photographer of the Year, Abstract, Architecture, People, and Nature. Each winner receives a gold bar from a private gold mint.

This year, the Grand Prize-winning photograph came from a photographer from the UK, Dimpy Bhalotia, who took a stunning shot of boys jumping into the Ganges. Another incredible win, in the People category, came from Omar Lucas, a Peruvian photographer who used an iPhone 4 to take an image of three women knitting.

The full list of awards can be found on the iPhone Photography Awards site.

Take a look at 22 of the winning photos from the iPhone Photography Awards 2020.

Dimpy Bhalotia, from the United Kingdom, was named the Grand Prize Winner for "Flying Boys," taken in Banaras, India.

Flying Boys. Dimpy Bhalotia/IPPAWARDS

First place in the Photographer of the Year category went to Artsiom Baryshau, from Belarus, for a photo of a painter in India.

No Walls. Artsiom Baryshau/IPPAWARDS

Geli Zhao, from China, won second place in the Photographer of the Year category for an image of sheets blowing in the wind.

Untitled. Geli Zhao/IPPAWARDS

"Sheikh of youth" won Saif Hussain, from Iraq, third place in the Photographer of the Year category. It was taken on an iPhone X.

Sheikh of youth. Saif Hussain/IPPAWARDS

Tu Odnu won first place in the Abstract category for an image of paint on a construction site.

Untitled. Tu Odnu/IPPAWARDS

"Horses in the storm," taken on an iPhone X, won Xiaojun Zhang, from China, the Animals category prize.

Horses in the storm. Xiaojun Zhang/IPPAWARDS

Haiyin Lin, from China, is the Architecture category winner for "Duomo di Milano."

Duomo di Milano. Haiyin Lin/IPPAWARDS

Ekaterina Varzar, from the US, won the Children category for "Cotton Candy," which was shot on an iPhone 6.

Cotton Candy. Ekaterina Varzar/IPPAWARDS

Peiquan Li, from China, was the Floral category winner for an image of a single purple flower among green leaves.

Untitled. Peiquan Li/IPPAWARDS

The Landscapes category winner is Liu Dan, from China, for a photo of Arizona's Marble Canyon.

The Wave. Liu Dan/IPPAWARDS

Audrey Blake, from the US, took home the Lifestyle category win for "Culture Fusion."

Culture Fusion. Audrey Blake/IPPAWARDS

A photo of the Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland was the Nature category winner, and was shot by Lisi Li, from China.

The surface of the alien planet. Lisi Li/IPPAWARDS

The News & Events category winner was Fernando Merlo, from Spain, for "Demons lighting the sky."

Demons lighting the sky. Fernando Merlo/IPPAWARDS

The Other category winner was Danielle Moir, from the US, for "Beach Chair," taken on an iPhone 6.

Beach Chair. Danielle Moir/IPPAWARDS

The Panorama category winner is Bojan Pacadziev, from France, for "Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas," taken on an iPhone 8.

Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas. Bojan Pacadziev/IPPAWARDS

Omar Lucas won the People category for a photo of three women knitting in Ayacucho, Peru. It was taken on an iPhone 4.

Knitting to heal the wounds. Omar Lucas/IPPAWARDS

The Portrait category winner was Mona Jumaan, from Bahrain, for "Beautiful Isolation," which features a man sitting alone in a room.

Beautiful Isolation. Mona Jumaan/IPPAWARDS

An image of tattooed women in Mindat, Myanmar won Liu Dan, from China, the Series category win.

Tattooed Women. Liu Dan/IPPAWARDS

The Still Life winner was Joao Cabaco for a photo of hanging sausages and a wine bottle.

The Wine Bottle and the Seven Chouriços. Joao Cabaco/IPPAWARDS

Leo Chan, from Hong Kong, was the Sunset winner for an image of a parking lot with the sun setting over mountains in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy.

Nightfall at the Dolomites. Leo Chan/IPPAWARDS

Kristian Cruz, from the US, took home the Travel win for a photo of a man rowing a boat with birds in the background.

Free from the Past. Kristian Cruz/IPPAWARDS

The Trees winner was Glenn Homemann, from Australia, for a photo entitled, "Alone," shot on an iPhone 11 Pro.

Alone. Glenn Homann/IPPAWARDS

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