Mobile Photography Awards 2020 winners prove that phone camera is enough for a great photo

Apr 9, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

Mobile Photography Awards is one of those contests which prove that you can take a stunning photo even with just your smartphone. The winners of the 2020 contest have been announced, showing some of the best, most intriguing, and most interesting shots people took with their phone cameras.

The contest celebrates an important milestone, considering that this was the 10th year in a row that it selected the best mobile shots. I believe it was interesting for the judges to observe how smartphone cameras and photos have improved in quality over the past decade. But it’s the story that counts, and the winners sure captured some wonderful photo stories in their winning shots.

For the 2020 contest, there were over 5,700 submitted photos from more than 75 countries. The grand prize winner and MPA Photographer of the Year 2020 is Dan Liu from China, who received a cash prize of $3,000. The jury also selected winners in 20 categories, and each of them is beautiful in its own way.

: © Dan Liu/Mobile Photography Awards

: © Dan Liu/Mobile Photography Awards

: © Dan Liu/Mobile Photography Awards

: © Dan Liu/Mobile Photography Awards

: © Dan Liu/Mobile Photography Awards

: © Dan Liu/Mobile Photography Awards

You can take a look at more photos below. The 2021 contest is now open, and you can register and submit your photos here.

© Queenie Cheen/Mobile Photography Awards, Eyes of the World category winner

© Roger Clay, Water/Mobile Photography Awards, Snow and Ice category winner

© Rohan Sajeev/Mobile Photography Awards, People category winner

© Stephanie Calabrese/Mobile Photography Awards, Photojournalism category winner

© Alessandra Manzotti/Mobile Photography Awards, Black and White category winner

© Chen Ma/Mobile Photography Awards, Transportation category winner

© Dan Liu/Mobile Photography Awards, Silhouettes category winner

© Fabio Sartori/Mobile Photography Awards, Macro Details category winner

© George Koutsouvelis/Mobile Photography Awards, The Darkness Noir category winner

© Jeff Larason/Mobile Photography Awards, Street Photography category winner

© Jen McKenzie/Mobile Photography Awards, Visual FX category winner

© Jian Cui/Mobile Photography Awards, Nature and Wildlife category winner

© Jinyi He/Mobile Photography Awards, Travel and Adventure category winner

© John Nieto/Mobile Photography Awards, Digital Fine Art category winner

© Juan Zas/Mobile Photography Awards, Landscape category winner

© Leigh Darilek/Mobile Photography Awards, Self-Portraits category winner

© Michelle Simmons/Mobile Photography Awards, Portraits category winner

© Mona Jumaan/Mobile Photography Awards, Architecture and Design category winner

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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