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These 16 photos from the 2025 iPhone Photography Awards are a reminder that sometimes the best camera is the one in your pocket
DPReview News2025 iPhone Photography Awards
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The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) has announced the winners of its 18th annual photo competition, showcasing photos shot entirely on iPhones. This year's contest received submissions from more than 140 countries, and winners were selected across 14 categories, ranging from people to cityscapes, in addition to the overall Grand Prize and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize winners. We're sharing the overall contest winners and the 1st Prize winners of each category, but you can see the complete portfolio of winners, including 522 Honorable Mentions, on the contest's website.
The iPhone Photography Awards, founded in 2007, is the world's 1st and longest-running iPhone photography competition.
Photographer of the Year: Grand Prize
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Photographer: Jarod Peraza (USA)
Title: Viajero Nocturno
Equipment: iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Villa de Leyva, Colombia
© IPPAWARDS - Jarod Peraza
Photographer of the Year: 1st place
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Photographer: Carol Addassi (USA)
Title: Passage
Equipment: iPhone XS
Location: Central Park in Manhattan, New York City
© IPPAWARDS - Carol Addassi
Photographer of the Year: 2nd place
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Photographer: Thiago Bernardes de Souza (Brazil)
Title: Moto Cães
Equipment: iPhone 15 Pro Max
Location: Brasília, Distrito Federal
© IPPAWARDS - Thiago Bernardes de Souza
Photographer of the Year: 3rd place
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Photographer: Martha Nance (USA)
Title: Foggy morning on the Corrotoman
Equipment: iPhone 15 Pro
Location: Merry Point, Virginia
© IPPAWARDS - Martha Nance
Abstract: 1st place
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Photographer: Sunny Hsiao-Mei Cheng (Taiwan)
Title: Liminal
Equipment: iPhone 12 Pro
Location: San Francisco, California
© IPPAWARDS - Sunny Hsiao-Mei Cheng
Animals: 1st place
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Photographer: Jayne Parker (New Zealand)
Title: Close Encounter
Equipment: iPhone 15 Pro
Location: Vava’u Island group of Tonga
© IPPAWARDS - Jayne Parker
Architecture: 1st place
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Photographer: Aleksandra Debiczak (United Kingdom)
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Location: Burano, Italy
© IPPAWARDS - Aleksandra Debiczak
Children: 1st place
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Photographer: Julia Zyrina (The Netherlands)
Title: When the chestnut trees bloom
Equipment: iPhone 11
Location: Blitterswijck, the Netherlands
© IPPAWARDS - Julia Zyrina
Cityscape: 1st place
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Photographer: Adrian Beasley (United Kingdom)
Title: The Timeless Tyne Bridge
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
© IPPAWARDS - Adrian Beasley
Landscape: 1st place
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Photographer: Jens Petersen (Germany)
Title: Lübeck Amazonas
Equipment: iPhone 15 Pro
Location: Trave River, Lübeck
© IPPAWARDS - Jens Petersen
Lifestyle: 1st place
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Photographer: Leo Huang (Taiwan)
Title: Who lost the elephant balloon?
Equipment: iPhone 14 Pro
Location: Yilan, China
© IPPAWARDS - Leo Huang
Nature: 1st place
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Photographer: Mark Sarmiento (Australia)
Title: Winter Bamboos
Equipment: iPhone 14 Pro
Location: Japan
© IPPAWARDS - Mark Sarmiento
People: 1st place
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Photographer: Karolina Zielony (United Kingdom)
Title: Vibrant Colours of The Neighbourhood
Equipment: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
© IPPAWARDS - Karolina Zielon
Portrait: 1st place
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Photographer: Valeria Cammareri (Italy)
Title: I am the King
Equipment: iPhone 12 Pro
Location: La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
© IPPAWARDS - Valeria Cammareri
Series: 1st place
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Photographer: Dominic Dähncke (Spain)
Title: Puzzle
Equipment: iPhone XS
Location: La Palma, Canary Islands
© IPPAWARDS - Dominic Dähncke
Other: 1st place
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Photographer: André Skagervik (Sweden)
Title: Winter Lines
Equipment: iPhone 12
Location: Norrköping, Sweden
© IPPAWARDS - André Skagervik
