20 Unbelievable winning photos from the Iphone photography awards

Now in it’s 9th year, the annual iPhone Photography Awards offers the opportunity for amateur and professional photographers to put their smartphone prowess to the test and send in their best snaps for a chance of acclaim.

The only stipulations? That all photos must be taken with an iPhone, iPod or iPad, and that none of the images are altered using desktop software. In keeping with spirit of the competition though, iOS apps are obviously allowed.

The winning results are genuinely brilliant. Let it never be said that your iPhone isn’t a real camera.

MICHAL KORALEWSKI – 1ST PLACE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

BEN SCHULER – 1ST PLACE – ABSTRACT

SEPHI BERGERSON – 1ST PLACE – ANIMALS

CHRISTIAN FRANK – 1ST PLACE – ARCHITECTURE

JEREMY KERN, 1ST PLACE – CHILDREN

AMY PATERSON – 1ST PLACE – FLOWERS

XU LIN – 1ST PLACE – FOOD

CHRIS BELCINA – 1ST PLACE – LANDSCAPE

DAVID CRAIK – 2ND PLACE – PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

YVONNE LU – 3RD PLACE – PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

FABIO ALVAREZ – 1ST PLACE – LIFESTYLE

YVONNE NAUGHTON – 1ST PLACE – NATURE

JESSE ALKIRE – 1ST PLACE – NEWS/EVENTS

JOSE LUIS SAEZ MARTINEZ – 1ST PLACE – OTHERS

ANDRE MALERBA – 1ST PLACE – PANORAMA

SONG HAN – 1ST PLACE – PEOPLE

DANIELE COLOMBERA – 1T PLACE – PORTRAIT

HEATHER GOSS – 1ST PLACE – SEASONS

ROBERT RADESI – 1ST PLACE – SUNSET

AHMED SOLIMANI – 1ST PLACE – TRAVEL

Source: http://www.shortlist.com/cool-stuff/photography/iphone-pictures#