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IN PICS | 'i' on the prize: winners in the 2021 iPhone Photography Awards

28 August 2021 - 08:00
By Elizabeth Sleith
This image, titled 'Bonding', won Sharan Chetty of India the title of Photographer of the Year in the 2021 iPhone Photography Awards.
Image: Sharan Chetty/IPPAWARDS This image, titled 'Bonding', won Sharan Chetty of India the title of Photographer of the Year in the 2021 iPhone Photography Awards.

An old man taking a quiet moment with his horse and a masked child dancing in shadows on a pavement are just two of the images that stood out for the judges from thousands of entries for this year's 14th annual iPhone Photography Awards.

The overall winner of the title — Grand Prize Winner and Photographer of the Year — went to Hungarian photojournalist Istvan Kerekes for his image, Transylvanian Shepherds. In it, two rugged shepherds traverse an equally rugged industrial landscape, bearing a pair of lambs in their arms. The grit of the men and the bleakness of their environment are a moving contrast to the hope and innocence of the animals in their care.

'Transylvanian Shepherds', taken in Targu Mures by Istvan Kerekes.
Image: Istvan Kerekes/IPPAWARDS 'Transylvanian Shepherds', taken in Targu Mures by Istvan Kerekes.

First Place Photographer of the Year went to Sharan Shetty of India for his image, Bonding, in which a man and his horse commune in an empty landscape.

The Second Place Photographer of the Year went to Dan Liu of China for his untitled image of an astronaut traversing a desolate landscape, while third place overall went to Jeff Rayner for his delightful shot of a child leaping in mid-air.

'A Walk on Mars', shot in Qinghai, China.
Image: Dan Liu/IPPAWARDS 'A Walk on Mars', shot in Qinghai, China.
'Side-Walking on Air' in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.
Image: Jeff Rayner/IPPAWARDS 'Side-Walking on Air' in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.
















Out of thousands of submissions, top-three winners were chosen in an additional 17 categories, awarded to photographers from almost every corner of the world, including Australia, Germany, Bangladesh, China, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, the UK and US.

Below are the first-place winners in some of the other categories.

Sunset

'A Dutch Morning' in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands.
Image: Claire Droppert/IPPAWARDS 'A Dutch Morning' in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands.

Landscape

'Flight from Iguazu', taken in Paraná River, Argentina.
Image: Lizhi Wang/IPPAWARDS 'Flight from Iguazu', taken in Paraná River, Argentina.

Abstract and Portrait

Untitled, taken in Queensland, Australia.
Image: Glenn Homann/IPPAWARDS Untitled, taken in Queensland, Australia.
Untitled, taken in Ohio, US.
Image: Krysten Crabtree/IPPAWARDS Untitled, taken in Ohio, US.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifestyle

'The Old Gym', taken in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Image: Mahabub Hossain Khan/IPPAWARDS 'The Old Gym', taken in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Panorama

'Over the Clouds', shot in Gruppo del Carega, Italy.
Image: Gabriele Rodriquez/IPPAWARDS 'Over the Clouds', shot in Gruppo del Carega, Italy.

Architecture and Children

'Candy', shot in Shanghai, China.
Image: IPPAWARDS 'Candy', shot in Shanghai, China.
Untitled, taken in Sichuan, China.
Image: Dong Wei/IPPAWARDS Untitled, taken in Sichuan, China.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

'New Clothes for the Pole', shot in in Luoyang, Henan, China.
Image: Zerry Song/IPPAWARDS 'New Clothes for the Pole', shot in in Luoyang, Henan, China.

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