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By Tucker Bowe

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The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPA) has been selecting the best iPhone photos of the year every year since the first iPhone was released in 2007. 17 years later, the competition is still in full swing — and the results for the 17th annual competition are in.

This year, thousands of participants sent photos from around the globe, ranging in categories such as travel, landscape, nature, portrait and architecture. All photos were taken on iPhone, both new and old, and could be edited using an iOS app.

According to the IPPA, this year’s winners showcase “the unique ability of iPhone photography to connect us to the world in profound ways.” Below, we’ve highlighted some of the best-winning photos across 14 categories from this year’s competition.

(These are not all the 2024 IPPA winners. To see even more amazing iPhone photos across even more categories, check out IPPA’s website.)

Grand Prize Winner

2024 IPPAward winner for grand prize
The title of the photo is “Boy Meets Shark.”
Erin Brooks
  • Photographer: Erin Brooks
  • Location of photo: Tampa, Florida
  • Shot on: iPhone 15 Pro Max

Winner: Abstract

2024 IPPAward winner for best abstract
The title of the photo is “Pita Pinta.”
Jose Manuel Garcia Gonzalez
  • Photographer: Jose Manuel Garcia Gonzalez
  • Location of photo: Pravia, Asturias, Spain
  • Shot on: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Winner: Lifestyle

2024 IPPAward winner for best lifestyle
The title of the photo is “Lifeguard Camp, SoCal.”
Glen Wilbert
  • Photographer: Glen Wilbert
  • Location of photo: Huntington Beach, California
  • Shot on: iPhone 11 Pro Max

Winner: Architecture

2024 IPPAward winner for best architecture
The title of the photo is “Entrance to the Fancy Land .”
Leping Cheng
  • Photographer: Leping Cheng
  • Location of photo: Xiamen, China
  • Shot on: iPhone 12 Pro Max

Winner: Animals

2024 IPPAward winner for children
The title of the photo is “Huntsman, Horse & Hounds.”
Colin Hoskins
  • Photographer: Colin Hoskins
  • Location of photo: Cirencester, England
  • Shot on: iPhone 7 Plus

Winner: People

2024 IPPAward winner for people
The title of the photo is “Oompa Loompa.”
Brooke Wilen
  • Photographer: Brooke Wilen
  • Location of photo: Bates Motel, Silver Lake, Los Angeles
  • Shot on: Shot on iPhone 6S

Winner: Cityscape

2024 IPPAward winner for best cityscape
The title of the photo is “Paradise.”
Yanzhou Chen
  • Photographer: Yanzhou Chen
  • Location of photo: Chongqing, China
  • Shot on: iPhone 15 Pro Max

Winner: Still Life

2024 IPPAward winner for still life
The title of the photo is “Sweet Summer.”
Dai Fushun
  • Photographer: Dai Fushun
  • Location of photo: Tongliao City, Mongolia, China
  • Shot on: iPhone 15 Pro Max

Winner: Travel

2024 IPPAward winner for travel
The title of the photo is “Sahara Surfing.”
Khalid Mahmood
  • Photographer: Khalid Mahmood
  • Location of photo: Erg Chebbi, Northern Sahara, Morocco
  • Shot on: iPhone 13 Pro

Winner: Landscape

2024 IPPAward winner for best landscape
The title of the photo is “Night Sky in Lake Tekapo .”
Paddy Chao
  • Photographer: Paddy Chao
  • Location of photo: Tekapo, New Zealand
  • Shot on: iPhone 15 Pro Max

Winner: Nature

2024 IPPAward winner for best nature
The title of the photo is “Stream.”
Shinya Itahana
  • Photographer: Shinya Itahana
  • Location of photo: Tottori, Japan
  • Shot on: iPhone 15 Pro

Winner: Portrait

2024 IPPAward winner for portrait
The title of the photo is “Grace.”
Artem-Koleganov
  • Photographer: Artem-Koleganov
  • Location of photo: St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Shot on: iPhone X

Winner: Series

2024 IPPAward winner for best series
The title of the photo is “Jumping into Dreams.”
Xingping Zhou
  • Photographer: Xingping Zhou
  • Location of photo: Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia
  • Shot on: iPhone 13 Pro

Winner: Children

2024 IPPAward winner for children
The title of the photo is “On the Swing of Childhood.”
Daniel de Cerqueira
  • Photographer: Daniel de Cerqueira
  • Location of photo: Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Shot on: iPhone 11

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