The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) have named the winners of the 2018 competition, with documentary photographer Jashim Salam of Bangladesh winning the grand prize for his entry entitled 'Displaced', showing Rohingya children watching an awareness film about health and sanitation near Tangkhali refugee camp in Ukhiya.
Grand Prize winner, 'Displaced' by Jashim Salam
With thousands of entries from more than 140 countries, categories include Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Children, Floral, Landscape, Lifestyle, Nature, News-Events, Panorama, People, Portrait, Series, Still Life, Sunset, Travel, and Trees.
Brisbane photographer Glenn Homann won the Abstract category, with his striking image 'corrugations' shot on an iPhone X.
1st Place – Abstract: Corrugations by Glenn Homann, Australia
“I was looking to take some photos in a rather cluttered, messy industrial space. As I became more frustrated at the lack of interesting images, my eye honed in on smaller details. A simple and striking black and white image of cardboard scraps resulted,” he said.
“iPhone users have become very fluent in visual storytelling. This year’s photos were technically impressive and many of them were very personal,” said IPPAWARDS founder, Kenan Aktulun.
You can see all 64 winning images below.
Photographer of the year, first place: The woman wearing the traditional clothes of a “baiana” takes a work break in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Shot with an iPhone 6S. (Alexandre Weber/IPPA)2nd Place, Photographer of the Year: Eye to eye by Huapeng Zhao, China “I met this boy while walking at the seaside. When I was trying to take a picture of him, he put the fish he caught in front of his eye.“ Location: Yantai Shandong province, China. Shot on iPhone 63rd Place, Photographer of the Year: I want to play by Zarni Myo Win, Myanmar “A young boy who lost his leg was watching his friends play soccer, and he said he wanted to play soccer if he could.” Location: Yangon, Myanmar. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus2nd Place – Abstract: The Union of Colors by Edwin Loyola, Philippines “Taken in one of Philippines biggest malls. I was strolling around the mall, and was amazed with the colors and patterns” Location: Mall of Asia, Philippines. Shot on iPhone X3rd Place – Abstract: Collapcity by Jedrzej Franek, Poland “This photo is a facade of one of the most recognizable buildings in Pozna, the former Polonez Hotel (closed, and reopened as a student dormitory center). Considered very modern and luxurious in the 80s, it fell into disrepair in the 2000s.” Location: Pozna, Poland. Shot on iPhone 6S1st Place – Animals: “Django” Old man baby dog by Robin Robertis, United States “Django is a Shaolin Temple Terrier, born and raised in a Buddhist monastery in the northern province of Hunan China. Django likes long walks on the beach and listening to Miles Davis.” Location: Carlsbad, California. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus2nd Place – Animals: 0 to not-quite-Seagull-speed in 60 seconds by Katie Wall, United Kingdom “Enjoying a near empty beach on a particularly windy day, our whippets were enjoying the wide open spaces to zoom around us in huge circles, chasing distant seagulls.” Location: New Brighton, Wirral, UK. Shot on iPhone 73rd Place – Animals: Smiling Fox by Erica Wu, Taiwan “This fox was sleeping inside the box and poked his head out to enjoy the sunshine during the snowing season.” Location: Miyagi Zao Fox Village, Japan. Shot on iPhone X1st Place – Architecture: Rampage by Massimo Graziani, Italy “A stair ramp from Rome in Via Allegri.” Location: Rome, Italy. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus2nd Place – Architecture: Jameh Mosque of Isfahan by KuangLong Zhang, China “This one of the oldest mosques in Iran and is the result of continual construction, reconstruction, additions and renovations on the site from around 771 C.E. to the end of the 20th century.” Location: Ispahan, Iran. Shot on iPhone 73rd Place – Architecture: Burj Khalifa Dubai by Nasra Al Sharji, Oman “I took this picture around 6:48 am from my hotel window as I was getting ready to head to work.” Location: Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai. Shot on iPhone 61st Place – Children: Spray Fury by Melisa Barrilli, Canada “My daughter was wearing her ballet leotard and she was spraying her siblings and herself.” Location: Toronto, Canada. Shot on iPhone 5S2nd Place – Children: Air by Dina Alfasi, Israel “Part of a series taken at a skatepark. I was captivated by these young children, who spend hours, training continuously to improve and achieve greater things.” Location: Skate park, Haifa, Israel. Shot on iPhone X3rd Place – Children: Twins by Savadmon Avalachamveettil, Ireland “I took this photo last year, in August of 2017. I couldn’t resist taking few pictures as the sky and the light on the field looked extraordinary and the girls on top of the hay bale made it super special.” Location: Fermoy, Cork. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus1st Place – Floral: Light by Alison Helena, United States “I was parking to do my weekly grocery shopping and saw the amazing light on the wall and flowers” Location: Santa Barbara, California. Shot on iPhone 72nd Place – Floral: R(ed).G(reen).B(loom) by Zhendi Zhang, United States “Taken during a road trip to Princeton University. It was a rainy, cloudy day with very soft and dim light, which emphasized the contrasting colors of the red fruit and green leaves.” Location: Princeton, New Jersey. Shot on iPhone X3rd Place – Floral: Orchid by Hongjun Ge, China Location: Nanjing Shi, China. Shot on iPhone 61st Place – Landscape: Human vs. Nature by Charles Thomas, United States “I’ve always been fascinated with the view out of an airplane window. On this afternoon, I was lucky enough to get a window seat on a return trip from Las Vegas. I watched the landscape slowly transform from cityscape to rows of identical suburban houses, to surreal desertscape.” Location: Between Nevada and Arizona. Shot on iPhone 8 Plus2nd Place – Landscape: At Sycamore Gap by Asuman Robson, Turkey “Taken on a hike along Hadrian’s Wall in the North East of England. It was a typical moody day and I liked how the tree and hikers looked in front of the clouds in this dramatic dip of the Roman wall.” Location: Northumberland, UK. Shot on iPhone 73rd Place – Landscape: The Kerid by Naian Feng, China “This is a photo of Kerid mount in southern Iceland. Kerid is a dead volcano and in the middle there is a blue volcanic lake. I took this photo during winter when the lake was frozen. The black spots on the surface of the lake are tourists.” Location: Kerid, Iceland. Shot on iPhone X.1st Place – Lifestyle: Mrs. Sancheski by Natalia Garcés, Spain “This day I opened my second exhibition, there was a lot of atmosphere and good friends. Mrs. Sancheski is the mother of three children, unique, urban and stylish.“ Location: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. Shot on iPhone 72nd Place – Lifestyle: Dreams in the basket by 泳桥 黄 “On the way back after work I saw a little baby in a basket. I really wanted to stop to adjust the baby’s sleeping position to make her more comfortable, but I couldn’t bear to disturb her dreams.” Location: HeYuan, Guangdong, China. Shot on iPhone 5S3rd Place – Lifestyle: Enjoy the Summer by Paolo Mestriner, Italy “Last summer my family took a short break by the sea.” Location: Novalja – Hrvatska. Shot on iPhone SE1st Place – Nature: Morning Fog by Sukru Mehmet Omur, France Location: Toulouse France. Shot on iPhone 6S2nd Place – Nature: The Sand-snow river by Anton Kruglov, Russia “The photo was taken in Sochi at an altitude above 1600m. On this day, there was a storm which had previously passed through the island of Crete, and so on the mountain the snow was covered with sand from the storm.” Location: Rosa Khutor Ski Resort, Sochi, Russia. Shot on iPhone SE3rd Place – Nature: Serenity by Peng Ju Tang, China “Icebergs of Qaasuitsup Kommune.” Location: Ilulissat, Greenland. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus1st Place – News/Events: Iftar Amongst the Ruins by Mohammed Badra, Syria “During a lull in the bombings, Syrians gather, seated on a long 1200-meter row of tables set up amongst the ruins of Douma, for a public Iftar, the evening meal at the end of the daily Ramadan fast.” Location: Douma, Syria. Shot on iPhone 72nd Place – News/Events: The Heat by Moises Silva, Brazil Location: Betim, Brazil. Shot on iPhone 5S3rd Place – News/Events: Refugee Caravan by Verónica G. Cárdenas, United States “Members of the Refugee Caravan 2017 climb the border fence dividing Mexico and the U.S. to celebrate their arrival in Tijuana.” Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Shot on iPhone 6S1st Place – Other: Sky Portal by Amy Nelson, United States “I took this photo at the 39th Annual Wright Kite Festival in Kill Devil Hills, NC, where 30-100 foot kites were on display amidst clouds and drizzle.” Location: Wright Brothers National Park, North Carolina. Shot on iPhone SE2nd Place – Other: Lo de Gómez by José Ignacio De Rocco, Argentina “The entrance of a friend’s house.” Location: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Shot on iPhone 6S3rd Place – Other: Landing by Magda Lates, France Location: Sucy-en-Brie, Île-de-France. Shot on iPhone SE1st Place – Panorama: Icebergs by Mateusz Piesiak, Poland “In summer the sun is above the horizon nearly all day where Vatnajökull glacier meets the Atlantic Ocean.” Location: Iceland. Shot on iPhone 6 Plus2nd Place – Panorama: Frozen Central Park by Burcu Ozturk, United States “On a cold February day walking in the city, I saw fog over Central Park. It felt like a frozen moment, almost a daydream. I knew it was the perfect time to use my iPhone’s panorama feature.” Location: Central Park, New York City. Shot on iPhone 73rd Place – Panorama: Sunrise in Monument Valley by Clifford Pickett, United States “This image was taken during a month-long road trip throughout the American West, part of a project shooting with iPhone. Having spent much time on the road, I wanted to capture that feeling of wide-openness on the road that I experience so often.” Location: Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus1st Place – People: Posers by Jonas Wyssen, Switzerland “Brazilian tourists posing in front of a small catholic chapel taking a tourist photo.” Location: Praia de Carneiros Pernambuco, Brazil. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus2nd Place – Portrait: The Tibetan Woman by KuangLong Zhang, China “Every year, there are a lot of Tibetans going to Lhasa in Tibet for pilgrimages from distant places. It takes a very long time to reach Lhasa, several months or even several years. After arriving in Lhasa, some people have no money to return to their hometowns.” Location: Lhasa City, Tibet. Shot on iPhone 73rd Place – Portrait: Women of Gavoi by Marina Spironetti, Italy “Part of a long-term project about century-long traditions in the region of Barbagia. Barbagia is the inland-most region of the island of Sardinia, Italy—an area proud of its heritage and still faithful to its costumes and traditions.” Gavoi, Sardinia, Italy. Shot on iPhone 81st Place – Series: Urban Impressionism by Cocu Liu, United States “This series of photos express the sensations of energy and poetic feelings in the urban scene.” Location: San Francisco, Paris. Shot on iPhone X1st Place – Series: Urban Impressionism by Cocu Liu, United States1st Place – Series: Urban Impressionism by Cocu Liu, United States2nd Place – Series: Ashura by Laith Zaied, Iraq “The ritual of seasonal grief, which is the phrase to hear the melody and the sad words of a person called the narrator, or Radod. Everyone participates in a rhythmic beating on the chest. These rituals are called latmia.” Location: Baghdad, Iraq. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus2nd Place – Series: Ashura by Laith Zaied, Iraq2nd Place – Series: Ashura by Laith Zaied, Iraq3rd Place – Series: Sulphur Miners by Chen Lin, China “In Indonesia’s izhen volcano, clouds and sulphur smoke are mixed, slowly rising over the lakes of the crater. The mine has been dug for 30 years. The miners who collect natural sulphur are exposed to highly toxic gases without any protection.” Location: Izhen volcano, Indonesia. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus3rd Place – Series: Sulphur Miners by Chen Lin, China3rd Place – Series: Sulphur Miners by Chen Lin, China1st Place – Still Life: Diner by Fiona Bailey, U.K. Location: London, England. Shot on iPhone 72nd Place – Still Life: Half and half by Song Han, China “In Akureyri, Iceland, the sun shines on the balcony, creating a triangle of light separated from the darkness.” Location: Akureyri, Iceland. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus2nd Place – Still Life: Green in a Corner by XiangQi Kong, China “A discarded chair among some neglected wild plants, near an underground garage. Nature and manufactured in a bustling metropolis.” Location: Beijing Shi, China. Shot on iPhone 61st Place – Sunset: Dandelion sunset by Sara Ronkainen, Finland “In central Finland, I was out walking by a lake one evening, and saw dandelions floating in the breeze. Feeling inspired, I picked one, held it up and used it as a filter through which to capture the last rays of the day’s sun.” Location: Jyväskylä, Finland. Shot on iPhone 5s2nd Place – Sunset: Chasing Light by Cocu Lui, United States “This photo was taken in the Financial District of San Francisco before sunset. I was fascinated by the street scene with busy commuters, low angle lights and long shadows of people.” Location: San Francisco, United States. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus3rd Place – Sunset: Sunset vibes by Ruslan Zabulonov, Ukraine “Children are having fun in the fountain on a hot summer day.” Location: Ukraine, Kiev. Shot on iPhone 61st Place – Travel: Silk Road by Anna Aiko, France “This photo was taken on the first day of my departure for the desert of Gobi, on the Silk Road. On the road I got lost with my two Mongolian men, a driver and a guide, and we found ourselves in this area known for the very first traces of dinosaurs.” Location: Mongolia. Shot on iPhone 6S2nd Place – Travel: The Sculptor by Zarni Myo Win, Myanmar “A man sculpting a Buddha statue near Ayerwaddy river bank.” Location: Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus3rd Place – Travel: Red Stripes by Soha Ghandour, Lebanon “Tanning by the coast in Tyre on a hot summer day.” Location: Tyre, Lebanon. Shot on iPhone 51st Place – Trees: Road of Tuscany by Lidia Muntean, Romania “This photo was taken near Pienza and Montalcino.” Location: Val D’Orcia. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus2nd Place – Trees: Church Tree by Brian Grasso, United States “This photo was taken near Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, in an area where Kenya’s famous Maasai tribe lives. On the left side of the tree, a small house is present, fenced in by a wall of assembled acacia branches.” Location: Maasailand in southern Kenya. Shot on iPhone 73rd Place – Trees: Be like Wes Anderson by Magdalena de Jonge Malucha, Spain “During a winter morning walk. When I saw this old-fashioned farmhouse with this twisted orange tree. I simply couldn’t resist, and for a moment I felt like I was in a Wes Anderson movie.” Location: Santa Agnès de Corona, Ibiza. Shot on iPhone 7 Plus
