10 incredibly striking photos from the iPhone Photography Awards

The notion that brilliant photography needs to be shot on fancy cameras with outrageous lenses and multiple apertures is finally at rest.

The IPPAWARDS, or iPhone Photography Awards, prove that the simple smartphone is capable of poetry, documentary and visual excellence.

The 2017 crop of winners, drawn from submissions from all corners of the world, show how a small device can create huge visual impact.

Image: IPPAwards Kuanglong-Zhang, who took this picture, came third in the Photographer of the Year category.

Image: IPPAwards Third in The America I Know category was this photo by Maria K Pian.

Image: IPPAwards First in the Children category was Szymon Felke's photograph.

Image: IPPAwards This photo by Jones Lee came third place in the Abstract category.

Image: IPPAwards This photo by Varvara Vislenko took second place in the Children category.

Image: IPPAwards Magali Chesnel's photo came first place in the Trees category.

Image: IPPAwards Dongrui Yu's photo came second place in the Animal category.

Image: IPPAwards Dina Alfasi's photo took first place in the People category.

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Image: IPPAwards Joshua Sarinana's photo came second place in the Travel category.