as the cameras on our phones get better and better, it seems amateur photographers get better and better too. perhaps more than any other company, apple has done a lot to promote beautiful photography "shot on an iphone." and the iphone photography awards do just that - celebrate this new breed of photographer. below are some of this year's winners, spanning everything from landscapes and portraits to street scenes.
michal koraleski, 1st place, photography of the year
yvonne yu, 3rd place, photography of the year
song han, 1st place, people
xu lin, 1st place, food
yvonne naughton, 1st place, nature
chris belcina, 1st place, landscape
ruairidh mcglynn, 1st place, trees
jose luis saez martinez, 1st place, places-other
via creative boom