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2025 iPhone Photography Award Winners Prove Any Phone Can Create Stunning Images

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The winners of the 18th annual iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS), a competition that showcases stunning photos captured worldwide by photographers using an iPhone or iPad, were announced on Friday.

The full collection of this year's winners and their photos -- along with which Apple device they used to take their masterful shot -- is now available at the IPPAWARDS site. You might be surprised to learn you don't need the latest iPhone models to capture great images.

In the Photographers of the Year category, Jarod Peraza took the grand prize for his photo "Viajero Nocturno." The US-based photographer captured the nighttime scene in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, using an iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Enlarge Image Viajero Nocturno

Villa de Leyva, Colombia

Shot on iPhone 16 Pro Max Jarod Peraza/IPPAWARDS

In first place, US photographer Carol Addassi won for "Passage," a black-and-white night shot of Central Park in New York City taken using a 7-year-old iPhone XS.

Enlarge Image Passage

Central Park in Manhattan, New York City

Shot on iPhone XS Carol Addassi/IPPAWARDS

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