This year's winners of the iPhone Photography Awards were just announced, and the photos are incredible.
A jury chose the winners from iPhone photos submitted by photographers from more than 80 countries around the world.
The annual competition started in 2007, when the first iPhone was released. Today there are multiple categories, ranging from Abstract to Food to Flowers, as well as overall winners.
The rules are simple: All photos must be taken by an iPhone, iPad or iPod; the photographer can use add-on lenses and photo editing iOS apps, but no desktop software like Photoshop.
Looking at these gorgeous photos, it's hard to believe they were taken with the same phone many of us use on a daily basis, but the jury can (and sometimes does) verify that the photos were taken with the proper device. The locations listed are from the Awards website and indicate where the photographer is based.
Here are the 2015 winners:
Category: Photographer of the Year, first place
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Category: Photographer of the Year, second place
Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
Category: Photographer of the Year, third place
Location: New York, United States
Category: Abstract, first place
Location: Seattle, WA United States
Category: Animals, first place
Location: Goa, India
Category: Architecture, first place
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: Children, first place
Location: Washington, DC United States
Category: Flowers, first place
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Category: Food, first place
Location: Qing Dao City, China
Category: Landscape, first place
Location: Cooper City, FL United States
Category: Lifestyle, first place
Location: Pichincha, Ecuador
Category: Nature, first place
Location: La Conner, WA United States
Category: News Events, first place
Location: Chicago, IL United States
Category: Panorama, first place
Location: Woodstock, VT United States
Category: Sunset, first place
Location: Pula, Croatia
Category: Seasons, first place
Location: Grand Haven, MI United States
Category: People, first place
Location: Chengdu, China
Category: Trees, first place
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Category: Still Life, first place
Location: Lynnwood, WA United States
Category: Travel, first place
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Category: Portrait, first place
Location: Los Angeles, CA United States
Category: Others, first place
Location: Valencia, Spain
This story has been updated to include location details for the photos.
