The iPhone Photography Awards 2017 Prove You Don’t Need a Fancy Camera to Take an Amazing Photo

As far as professional photography goes the advantages of having an DSLR to shoot with are still far greater than what any smartphone can offer and yet the gap between the two continues to grow smaller year by year with manufacturers packing better camera sensors and technology into devices that most of us now carry all of the time.

Because of this a smartphone makes the perfect device for snapping an opportunistic photo whenever and wherever and people are taking full advantage as proven by the winners of this years annual iPhone Photography Awards.

Exclusively for photos taken on iPhone the competition received thousands of entries from more than 140 countries with categories that range from Portrait, Abstract, Still Life and many more. Most of the photos you see below were taken on the iPhone 6, 6s and iPhone 7 and just show that when it comes to taking a great photo it’s not the camera that matters most but the composition, lighting and narrative behind it.

Children of Qayyarah by Sebastiano Tomada, Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year

Sebastiano Tomada, IPPAwards

Dock Worker by Brendan O Se,  1st Place, Photographer of the Year

Branda O Se, IPPAwards

The Performer by Yeow-Kwang Yeo,  2nd Place, Photographer of the Year

Yeow-Kwang Yeo, IPPAwards

The City Palace by Kuanglong Zhang, 3rd Place, Photographer of the Year

Kuanglong Zhang, IPPAwards

Photo by Dina Alfasi From Israel, 1st Place, People

Dina Alfasi, IPPAwards

Photo by Joshua Sarinana From United States, 2nd Place, Travel

Joshua Sarinana, IPPAwards

Photo by Dongrui Yu From China, 2nd Place, Animals

Dongrui Yu, IPAAwards

Photo by Gabriel Ribeiro From Brazil, 1st Place, Portrait

Gabriel Ribeiro, IPPAwards

Photo by Vlad Vasylkevych From Ukraine, 3rd Place, Portrait

Vlad Vasylkevych, IPPAwards

Photo by Sergey Pesterev From Russia, 2nd Place, Landscape

Sergey Pesterev, IPPAwards

Photo by Magali Chesnel, France, 1st Place, Trees

Magali Chesnel, IPPAwards

Photo by Maria K. Pianu From Italy, 3rd Place, The America I Know

Maria K. Pianu, IPPAwards

Photo by Paddy Chao From Taiwan, 1st Place, Architecture

Paddy Chao, IPPAwards

Photo by Naian Feng From China, 3rd Place, Architecture

Naian Feng, IPPAwards

Photo by Smetanina Julia From Russia, 2nd Place, Floral

Smetanina Julia, IPPAwards

Photo by Kuanglong Zhang From China, 1st Place, Sunset

Kuanglong Zhang, IPPAwards

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