The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) has announced the winners of its 2022 contest. Believe it or not, the contest is celebrating its jubilee this year: it’s been 15 years since it’s been around, just like the iPhones. I feel kinda old now.
Anyhow, the 15th annual competition received thousands of submissions from all over the world, and it has selected the best of the best. Antonio Denti from Italy won the Grand Prize, but there are many other stunning photos among the category winners. So, let’s check them out!
Antonio Denti was pronounced the overall Photographer of the Year for his image The Kid of Mosul. It shows a “moment of tenderness in the dusty rubble of war.” In addition, many of this year’s winning shots depict human connection in various forms. I guess all of us have been fed up with isolation, illnesses, and wars.

© Antonio Denti/iPhone Photography Awards 2022
The First Place Photographer of the Year Award goes to Rachel Seda from Sweden for her image Anti-Social Distancing. This interesting image turns masking up into an act of theater. The Second Place prize is for Kelly Dallas from the US and his image Girl with the Violin. And the Third Place Photographer of the Year Award goes to Glenn Homann from Australia for his photo, Wasted.

© Rachel Seda/iPhone Photography Awards 2022

© Kelley Dallas/iPhone Photography Awards 2022

© Glenn Homann/iPhone Photography Awards 2022
Top-three winners in an additional 16 categories were awarded to photographers from almost every corner of the world. But other than shooting with an iPhone, they have one more thing in common: they all captured thought-provoking moments in their photos. Take a look at the category winners and runner-ups below, and see the full gallery on IPPAWARDS website.
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© Marcello Raggini/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© George Allen/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© William Ainger/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Animals

© Pier Luigi Dodi/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Sanjay Chauhan/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© TranHieu/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Architecture

© Kaustav Sarkar/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Chien Jay Sheu/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Judith Lopez/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Children

© Huapeng Zhao/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Yu Chen/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Anne Ziolo/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
City life

© Yongmei Wang/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Wei Dong Ran/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Yue Peng Mai/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Environment

© Yang Li/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© George Allen/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Shuo Li/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Landscape

© Linda Repasky/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Joshua Hollander/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Wenqin Hu/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Lifestyle

© Laila Bakker/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Kui Yang/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Dimpy Bhalotia/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Nature

© Andrea Buchanan/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Charlotte Mason/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Chuan Mu/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Other

Yingya Liu/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Becky Ashway/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Clay Peres/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
People

© Patricia Cancado/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Alina Li/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Clay Peres/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Portrait

© Arevik Martirosyan/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Erin Brooks/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Glenn Homann/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Series

© Rich Lemonie/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Julia Shatun/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Iakovos Draculis/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Still life

© Ayaka Takine/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Robin Robertis/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Reem Borhan/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Sunset

© Leping- Cheng/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Julia Shatun/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Robin Robertis/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
Travel

© Marina Klutse/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 1st

© Kuanglong Zhang/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 2nd

© Karolina Alama Maruta/iPhone Photography Awards 2022; 3rd
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