Ever wondered what it takes to get the very best out of your iPhone's camera? The entrants of The iPhone Photography Awards (or IPPAWARDS as they're snappily known on the official site) certainly seem to know how with some truly stunning shots taken on everything from an iPhone 7 Plus to a snazzy new iPhone 15 Pro Max.
If you've ever felt like you need to see exactly what your iPhone camera can do, then a quick glance at the winners of the IPPAWARDS is a surefire way to 1. show you iPhone cameras are truly excellent, and 2. your shots will never compare to some of the camera wizzes out there.
And the winner is...
Shot in black and white at (one would presume) an aquarium, Grand Prize Winner Erin Brooks has shot an image of a lad, hand planted firmly on the glass as sharks swim on the other side.
A stunning picture to be sure, but if I was someone who had to clean that glass I wouldn't be best pleased to see the boy and greasy mitts smothering my gleaming window to the artificial deep. At least he's not tapping on it.
The image was taken on iPhone 15 Pro Max, making use of the iPhone's incredible camera on the back — and proves that to get the best shots, one has to break some rules. like touching the glass.
The other photos in the list don't seem to break any rules, although they are particularly incredible to look at. My favorite is Paddy Chao's Night Sky in Lake Tekapo, which won 1st place in the landscape category. The sky is expansive, the forest in its shadow unnerving and dark — something I'd happily mount on the wall. And, perhaps more pertinently, there's no flagrant ignoring of aquarium rules. Check out the winners on the IPPAWARDS winners webpage.
