Grand Prize winner

Thousands of iPhone photos, photographers from 120 countries; the results of the 2015 iPhone Photography Awards are in...The ubiquitous iPhone is deserving of its own photo competition. The winners of the 2016 iPhone Photography Awards showcase great imagery from the camera in your pocket. Winners for the 9th annual IPPAAWARDS were selected from 139 countries.

The Grand Prize Winner Photographer of the Year Award goes to Siyan Niu of China for his entry, “Man and Eagle,” of a 70-year-old eagle hunter in the mountains near Xinjiang Province. The hunters regard eagles as their children and train them for many years to hunt.

Check out are more of the winning images from 19 categories in the contest.

Credit: Siyuan Niu

Seasons - 2nd Place

Chicago - Cocu Liu, San Francisco

Credit: Cocu Liu

Landscape - 2nd Place

Norway - Nazaret Sanchez, Tarragona, Spain

Credit: Nazaret Sanchez

Photographer of the Year - 2nd Place

“She Bends with the Wind” - Robin Robertis, Carlsbad, California

Credit: Robin Robertis

Photographer of the Year - 3rd Place

“Wonderland” - Carolyn Mara Borlenghi, Coral Gables, Florida

Credit: Carolyn Mara Borlenghi

Animals - 1st Place

Miyagi zao fox village, Japan - Erica Wu, San Francisco

Credit: Erica Wu

Architecture - 1st Place

“China Red,” Beijing Olympic Park - Jian Wang, Bejing

Credit: Jian Wang

Children - 3rd Place

Felipe in Vargem Grande, Rio - Bruno Dreux, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Credit: Bruno Dreux

News Events - 3rd Place

Explosions at toxic goods depot in Tianjin port caused 165 deaths and injured nearly 800 people - Liang Huang, Shanxi, China

Credit: Liang Huang

Abstract - 1st Place

The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia - Jiayu Ma, Dallas, Texas

Credit: Jiayu Ma

Animals - 3rd Place

Yellow Bristle Goose, Yangjiang City, China - Dong Jun Zhang, Guangdong, China

Credit: Dong Jun Zhang

Flowers - 3rd Place

Blooming magnolias, Wilmington, Delaware - Qinglan Qu, Newark, Delaware

Credit: Qinglan Qu

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Squid, Kyushu Island, Japan - Kuankuan He, Shanghai, China

Credit: Kuankuan He

Lifestyle - 1st Place

Iceland - Yuki Cheung, Hong Kong

Credit: Yuki Cheung

Photographer of the Year - 1st Place

“Modern Cathedrals” - Patryk Kuleta, Warsaw, Poland

Credit: Patryk Kuleta

Nature - 1st Place

White Sand National Monumen, New Mexico - Junfeng Wang, Shanghai, China

Credit: Junfeng Wang

Nature - 3rd Place

Tree in Xiamen - Lei Yuting, Fujian, China

Credit: Lei Yuting

Food - 1st Place

Rhubarb - Andrew Montgomery, Hampton Wick, UK

Credit: Andrew Montgomery

News-Events - 1st Place

Syrian and Afghan migrants stranded in in Greece at Athen’s Piraeus port - Loulou d’Aki, Säter, Sweden

Credit: Loulou d’Aki

Seasons - 3rd Place

Hancock Tower and Charles River - Matthew Sullivan, Westwood, Massachusetts

Credit: Matthew Sullivan

Others - 1st Place

Botany Bay, Sydney - Kevin Casey, Pemulwuy, Australia

Credit: Kevin Casey

Others - 3rd Place

Lai Kung - Tsz Kwan Lai, Hong Kong

Credit: Tsz Kwan Lai

People - 1st Place

Ganges River - Xia Zhenkai, Guangdog

Credit: Xia Zhenkai

Portrait - 1st Place

Charlie - Elaine Taylor, Leeds, UK

Credit: Elaine Taylor

Seasons - 1st Place

Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn - Valencia Tom, Short Hills, NJ

Credit: Valencia Tom

Travel - 1st Place

Xiapu, Fujian - Fugen Xiao, Guangdong, China

Credit: Fugen Xiao

Trees - 1st Place

Wax apple tree, Argao, Cebu - Victor Kintanar, Cebu City, Philippines

Credit: Victor Kintanar

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Coldest morning of the year - Glenn Homann, Ipswich, Australia

Credit: Glenn Homann

1st Place

Indoor garden - Wen Qi, Guangdong, China

Credit: Wen Qi

Trees - 2nd Place

Hundred year old tree, Galicia - Concepcion Muño, Tarragona, Spain

Credit: Concepcion Muño

Landscape - 1st Place

Ponte 25 de Abril Bridge, Portugal - Vasco Galhardo Simoes, Lisbon, Portugal

Credit: Vasco Galhardo Simoes

Flowers - 1st Place

Red poppies, London - Lone Bjørn, Zurich, Switzerland

Credit: Lone Bjørn

Sunset - 1st Place

Swimmers at sunset - Nicky Ryan, Sydney, Australia

Credit: Nicky Ryan

Children - 1st Place

Frozen Songhua River, Harbin City, China - KK, Changsha, China

Credit: KK