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Beyond Selfies: iPhone Photography Awards Announces its Winners for 2014

Words by Yatzer

While some may lament the impact smartphones have had on photography (with complaints ranging from the bad quality images produced through to the superficial approach to an otherwise complex craft), others have decided to approach the issue from a completely different angle; by looking for the very best of phone photography out there. An example is the iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS), the first and longest-running iPhone photography competition, which since 2007 has been presenting high-quality photography taken albeit only with an iPhone, iPad or iPod. With entry fees starting at $3 and the only rule being that the images cannot have gone through any editing via the use of a computer (using iPhone apps however is OK), the IPPAWARDS prove that everyday people, as well as professional photographers, can indeed produce beautiful and engaging images.

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photo © JULIO LUCAS Bradenton, FL United States / 1st Place - 2014 Photographer of the Year.

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photo © MICHAEL ONEAL San Francisco, CA United States 1st Place - Animals.

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    photo © CHUN WAI TO Hong Kong 2nd Place - Architecture.

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    photo © MICHAEL ONEAL San Francisco, CA United States 1st Place - Animals.

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    photo © JILL MISSNER Ridgefield, CT United States / 3rd Place - 2014 Photographer of the Year.

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    photo © BRANDON KIDWELL Jacksonville, FL United States 1st place - Lifestyle.

The iPhone Photography Awards has recently announced the winners of this year’s competition, and the results are truly amazing. Discover the stories behind all the winning entries by visiting the list of winners on the IPPAWARDS website.{YatzerTip}Attention iPhone photographers: the IPPA competition for 2015 is already open and accepting submissions! Find out more on IPPAWARDS.

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photo © FELICIA PANDOLA Providence, RI United States 1st Place - Nature.

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    photo © JOSE LUIS BARCIA FERNANDEZ Madrid, Spain / 2nd Place - 2014 Photographer of the Year.

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    photo © COCU LIU, IL United States 2nd Place - Others.

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    photo © LAUREN SMITH Pensacola, FL United States 1st Place - People.

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    photo © OLGA OTCHENASHEVA Geneva, Switzerland 2nd Place - Children.

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photo © ADRIENNE PITTS London, United Kingdom 1st Place - Travel.

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photo © COCU LIU Chicago, IL United States 1st Place - Seasons.