Winners of the 2023 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS)
The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) has announced the winners of our 16th annual competition. Chosen from thousands of submissions from every corner of the world, many of this year's winning shots celebrate photography’s power to capture the power and the joy of what comes next, whether a frond preparing to unfurl, a morning mist hovering over a sleepy farm, or a flock of gulls heading to their next destination.
Special congratulation to this year's Grand Prize Winner, Ivan Silva of Mexico, who receives the Photographer of the Year Award for his image, where a young boy feels on top of the world, and we are all in the wonderful position of rooting for him.
Ivan Silva, Mexico (Grand Prize Winner)
Shot on iPhone 12 Pro, Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico
The First Place Photographer of the Year Award goes to Thea Mihu of Germany for her image, Soy Sauce Village, which uses a formal approach to heighten the photo’s sense of solitude and focus.
Thea Mihu, Germany (1st Place, Photographer of the Year)
Shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max, Hung Yen Province, HaNoi, Vietnam
The Second Place prize is for Sasa Borozan of Bosnia and Herzegovina and his image, Taming Waves.
Sasa Borozan, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2nd Place, Photographer of the Year)
Taming Waves, Shot on iPhone 13 Pro, Sladjenovici, Croatia
The Third Place Photographer of the Year Award goes to Derek Hager of the United States for his photo, Tucson Morning.
Derek Hager, United States (3rd Place, Photographer of the Year)
Tucson Morning, Shot on iPhone X, El Pesidio, Tucson
Top-three winners in an additional 14 categories were awarded to photographers from all over the globe, from Sweden to Australia and from China to Brazil. Congratulations to all the winners for the amazing stories they managed to capture with such sensitivity, humor, and beauty.
Animals category
Skye Snyder, United States (1st Place – Animals)
Once en Rosa, Shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max, San Diego, California
George Allen, Australia (2nd Place – Animals)
The Birds, Shot on iPhone 12 Pro, Busselton, Western Australia
Scott Galloway, United States (3rd Place – Animals)
Top Down, Shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max, Columbus, Ohio
Abstract category
Tim Wheeler, Sweden (1st Place – Abstract)
The Long Wait, Shot on iPhone 7 Plus, Stockholm, Sweden
Neil Nesheim, United States (2nd Place – Abstract)
Abstract of Glacier, Shot on iPhone 7 Plus, Herbert Glacier, Alaska
Kaizhou Wang, Australia (3rd Place – Abstract)
The Red, Shot on iPhone XR, Beijing
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